So Squirts weeds are still growing at my nana's and aren't ready to be planted into her enclosure.
I picking weeds and grasses for her but she's just not eating them, yet the moment i offer her veg she gobbles it down.
I think she's only been fed on veg her whole life and does not understand that weeds and grasses are for eating.
I've tried putting veg with weeds but she pushes the weeds out of the way.
Leaving her with the weeds for the whole day and not giving her anything else but then she doesn't eat, just sleeps. So then i panic and have to give her something she'll eat then.
So i've been looking at complete tortoise feeds whilst i work on trying to get her to eat weeds.
Here's a few i can get hold of in the UK. Whats your thoughts on which one is best?
Also any ideas on how to get her to like weeds? I've seen her accidently eat them before but then pushes them out the way and sometimes spits them out! Everything i give her is exactly what i've read they can eat. Nothings been near pesticides or anything and i always wash them to make sure they are ok.
Perhaps i just own the only tortoise in the world that hates weeds? That would be just my luck! I'm so confused about what to do.
She's a tortoise that won't eat weeds.... oh i give up! One day i'll get a normal animal.
anyway, here are the foods
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=12S7K2WAKVHTFVRQAAAS
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoo-Med-Gra...CF9G/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1316538359&sr=8-8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reptile-Foo...JO/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1316538359&sr=8-11
I picking weeds and grasses for her but she's just not eating them, yet the moment i offer her veg she gobbles it down.
I think she's only been fed on veg her whole life and does not understand that weeds and grasses are for eating.
I've tried putting veg with weeds but she pushes the weeds out of the way.
Leaving her with the weeds for the whole day and not giving her anything else but then she doesn't eat, just sleeps. So then i panic and have to give her something she'll eat then.
So i've been looking at complete tortoise feeds whilst i work on trying to get her to eat weeds.
Here's a few i can get hold of in the UK. Whats your thoughts on which one is best?
Also any ideas on how to get her to like weeds? I've seen her accidently eat them before but then pushes them out the way and sometimes spits them out! Everything i give her is exactly what i've read they can eat. Nothings been near pesticides or anything and i always wash them to make sure they are ok.
Perhaps i just own the only tortoise in the world that hates weeds? That would be just my luck! I'm so confused about what to do.
She's a tortoise that won't eat weeds.... oh i give up! One day i'll get a normal animal.
anyway, here are the foods
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=12S7K2WAKVHTFVRQAAAS
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoo-Med-Gra...CF9G/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1316538359&sr=8-8
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reptile-Foo...JO/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1316538359&sr=8-11