Gopherus Guy
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Has anyone ever had trouble with feeding your Tortoise Butternut or Acorn Squash? I have a large Desert Tortoise and he has trouble with the thick skin. Should I Skin it snd just feed the inside of the squash?
Thanks for the advice. Peeling it sounds best. He doesn't give up though, he'll use his Big Scaly legs to rip it apart. He's a tough guy!Mine has trouble as well. She a Russian so probably even smaller than yours.
Mine only gets the rare piece of squash and since I want her to "work" for her food, I cut her a thin slice. Small enough for her to hold down with one leg and rip bits off. I'm not sure she's ever actually eaten any rind, just the flesh.
If I wanted to make it easier on her or wanted to give her a larger piece, I'd cut some or all of the rind off. For now, she likes squash enough she'll REALLY work on getting a bite.
I think you can go either way on this; if peeling it makes you more comfortable, do it.