The_Four_Toed_Edward
Well-Known Member
I have been of the belief that the fruit thing has something to do with their gut flora. But again, I don't understand it compleatly.I'm only guessing but I would say his ability to feed fruit is again somehow related to hydration and diet. It would be nice if we found that you could incorporate some fruit for those people who struggle to have a varied diet. Not everyone can grow their own food. Of course the response to this is always, "they don't really get it in the wild so they shouldn't have it", But when you mention sand in the wild you hear "we should do better than in the wild". It's hard to explain things we don't entirely understand and that's why I love when we explore things as group here. I believe we still have lots to learn.
Also going off topic, but another topic worth a debate in my opinion is lifestyle changes for old tortoises. If someone comes here with a tortoise who has been eating fruit for almost 100 years, would the gut flora of that tortoise already have changed? Is it worth it telling the keeper to stop giving any fruit? This also goes for some other life style changes with older tortoises.