Tortoise Enrichment

[2turtletom]

I developed a way for my captive tortoises to stretch a little bit in order to eat their food. Have you done something similar? I figure it gives them exercise and helps them use more muscles than just eating from a plate of chopped food. I'll probably do this about twice a week.

 

[bouaboua]

Nice. We also let our tortoise roam the yard to have their excises.

 

[Maggie3fan]

I don't do that with food, but I spent a lot of time with my big Sulcata teaching him how to play soccer with a 5 gallon bucket, I taught him how to follow my wiggling fingers when I take him somewhere which really helps when they are over 100 pounds...I spent my time with him trying to enrich him mentally and to make him use his brain. I think some worked as he was a very smart and very outgoing...

 

[2turtletom]

I don't do that with food, but I spent a lot of time with my big Sulcata teaching him how to play soccer with a 5 gallon bucket, I taught him how to follow my wiggling fingers when I take him somewhere which really helps when they are over 100 pounds...I spent my time with him trying to enrich him mentally and to make him use his brain. I think some worked as he was a very smart and very outgoing...

That's awesome Maggie. I would love to see a video of your Sulcata playing soccer with a bucket!

 

[2turtletom]

Nice. We also let our tortoise roam the yard to have their excises.

My guys are outside for summer, where they get a ton of enrichment, but in the winter, they don't get nearly the exercise, hence this little experiment.

 

[Maggie3fan]

That's awesome Maggie. I would love to see a video of your Sulcata playing soccer with a bucket!

I would like to see a video of him also unfortunately, there is no video...

 

[Toddrickfl1]

My guy uses a rock, or a bush, or a log to enrich himself

 

[Maggie3fan]

My guy uses a rock, or a bush, or a log to enrich himself

OMG! lmao...hopefully there is no video...

 

[Venetia]

My 100lb boy “ pretzelgriff” gets quite a bit of enrichment from 2 stacked bags of G&B organic farmyard blend (garden soil ). And n

 

[Maggie3fan]

My 100lb boy “ pretzelgriff” gets quite a bit of enrichment from 2 stacked bags of G&B organic farmyard blend (garden soil ). And n

How about some photos of him...? I love seeing bigger tortoises instead of cute hatchlings all the time...my Bob was abt 125 lbs when he died...

 

[Venetia]

My 100lb boy “ pretzelgriff” gets quite a bit of enrichment from 2 stacked bags of G&B organic farmyard blend (garden soil ). I like your 5 gallon bucket idea, (much easier to explain to the neighborhood kids if they ever come back again). Thanks for sharing.

 

[Venetia]

If I can figure out how to add pictures using only my I phone I will.

 

[Venetia]

 

[Venetia]

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[Sa Ga]

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He's gorgeous!

 

[2turtletom]

My 100lb boy “ pretzelgriff” gets quite a bit of enrichment from 2 stacked bags of G&B organic farmyard blend (garden soil ). And n

Oh boy, this thread isn't going the way I thought it might! ???

 

[Sa Ga]

Boys will be boys, I guess! Lol

 

[TammyJ]

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I see that the sulcata certainly has definite ideas of how best to enrich himself. And no unwanted children!!!

 

[Maggie3fan]

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Love your pictures...he's beautiful...

 

[Cathie G]

If I can figure out how to add pictures using only my I phone I will.

I figured out a way on my little phone. Either send a text or email of your pictures. Then download it. When you want to upload a photo on TFO choose documents. It will let you post a photo.