jeasy88
New Member
I adopted this 2-4 year old sulcata from a "tortoise rescue" well they seem to be more of a tortoise hospice after adopting this poor guy.
He has a bad case of nose bubbles and watery eyes with a wheezy gasp.
I have taken him to the vet and we are doing shots every three days.
I have made an indoor holding area out of 2 fifty gallon tubs with a hot side of 102 and a warm side of 83 enclosed with a heat pad, CHE, and a warm humidifier.
He seems to be improving but he won't even consider anything green. I have tried spring mix, hibiscus leaves and flowers, clover, grass, romaine.
He has nibbled on some yams. But not much.
When roaming the yard he doesn't seem interested in grass.
I have had him for about 2 weeks. Very little food intake, I understand they usually are stressed in a new environment and on top of that being sick.
He was definitely not raised right so I think he may have been eating fruits his whole life.
Tl;Dr
Any idea how to get a tortoise that hasn't been fed correctly its whole life to eat greens?
He has a bad case of nose bubbles and watery eyes with a wheezy gasp.
I have taken him to the vet and we are doing shots every three days.
I have made an indoor holding area out of 2 fifty gallon tubs with a hot side of 102 and a warm side of 83 enclosed with a heat pad, CHE, and a warm humidifier.
He seems to be improving but he won't even consider anything green. I have tried spring mix, hibiscus leaves and flowers, clover, grass, romaine.
He has nibbled on some yams. But not much.
When roaming the yard he doesn't seem interested in grass.
I have had him for about 2 weeks. Very little food intake, I understand they usually are stressed in a new environment and on top of that being sick.
He was definitely not raised right so I think he may have been eating fruits his whole life.
Tl;Dr
Any idea how to get a tortoise that hasn't been fed correctly its whole life to eat greens?