Have you tried dandelion yet.
Big Bertha Doing Great
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Yes. I found a Spanish grocery down in Hollywood that carries Dandelion greens. But, really NONE of my RF including her like to eat it. In fact, in a pile of mixed greenery, they will eat everything BUT Dandelion. Sometimes they will eat a couple of them. (leaves) But as a rule, they avoid it.
Yesterday Bertha had a choice of: Dandelion, Rabbi, Bibb, Romaine, Hibiscus leaf, Hibiscus flower, Avacado and strawberry. She ate just the Bibb.
Everyone else ate everything except the Dandelion and most of the avacado.
Really, that surprised me. Is it the same dandelion we have in the wild growing everywhere as weeds. Bet she'd eat a cut up pinkie. 
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I've still never fed any tortoise a pinky.
I saw two of them eat a dead rat once and it turned me off of the idea.
I'll get a photo of the Dandelion this evening.
I saw two of them eat a dead rat once and it turned me off of the idea.
I'll get a photo of the Dandelion this evening.
Mine turn wild with mice, especially the females, my male cherryhead won't eat mice,he as catfoot. Protein, good to build you back up when week. In moderation. Dandelion has high calcium I beleive.
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Dandelion is a very good food. I keep trying it. It's only like $1.50 a bunch.
I never even thought about buying some at the organic store! Good call!!
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July 2nd.
She ate again.
Two Bibb leaves.
Four days in a row now.
I'll try to give her 3 leaves in the morning.
July might be her month!
She ate again.
Two Bibb leaves.
Four days in a row now.
I'll try to give her 3 leaves in the morning.
July might be her month!
Hope July IS her month, and yours too.
Think you know how happy I am with all this latest news.
Super.
Think you know how happy I am with all this latest news.
Super.
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She ate quite a bit today too.
Five days in a row.
Five days in a row.
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Thanks Adam for your support.
Not interested in you, Ed, concerned about Bertha.
You've lived all over the world but yet cannot shake of the British humour. lol Made me laugh.Not interested in you, Ed, concerned about Bertha.
Wonderful news at last! Sounds like she is definitely on the road to recovery. Well done Ed.
Hopefully, Ed will know i'm joking, i think he gets my humour too.You've lived all over the world but yet cannot shake of the British humour. lol Made me laugh.
Got me worried now!
He will.
This is fantastic news!!
Go Bertha, go!!
Go Bertha, go!!
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Today she may or may not have eaten.
It rained and made a mess before I could bring her inside.
I'll put extra in the tube tonight. Since she has been eating whole leaves, the plan is to give her a pile in the morning.
It rained and made a mess before I could bring her inside.
I'll put extra in the tube tonight. Since she has been eating whole leaves, the plan is to give her a pile in the morning.
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Our friendship is just fine.
You are amazing of what you did. How is the torts doing? Sorry, I did not read through all the pages..................
