I recently bought a cherryhead redfoot tortoise (my first tortoise). I've been a long time reptile owner but never had any sort of tortoise or turtle.
it seems like everythign is fine with him/her ? but I'm not 100% sure as his diet has been strange lately. I give him mostly fresh greens and every few days i toss in some fresh fruit. I also have some Mazuri tortoise diet that I've given him maybe twice a month. He seems to absolutely eat every last bit of mazuri (i drop a little water on the pellets and smash them up a little and he goes nuts)
Now i've had him for a couple of months and it seems like the only thing he wants is the mazuri, he has fresh greens available almost all the time and he seems to never touch it, he does eat the fruit but its nothing compared to what he does to the mazuri. When i put the mazuri in he runs to his food like he's been starved.
Is there something I could be doing wrong? is it alright to feed him the mazuri more ? or am i doing my tortoise more harm than good that way ?
any insight would be great as i would like my little guy or girl to be as healthy as possible
it seems like everythign is fine with him/her ? but I'm not 100% sure as his diet has been strange lately. I give him mostly fresh greens and every few days i toss in some fresh fruit. I also have some Mazuri tortoise diet that I've given him maybe twice a month. He seems to absolutely eat every last bit of mazuri (i drop a little water on the pellets and smash them up a little and he goes nuts)
Now i've had him for a couple of months and it seems like the only thing he wants is the mazuri, he has fresh greens available almost all the time and he seems to never touch it, he does eat the fruit but its nothing compared to what he does to the mazuri. When i put the mazuri in he runs to his food like he's been starved.
Is there something I could be doing wrong? is it alright to feed him the mazuri more ? or am i doing my tortoise more harm than good that way ?
any insight would be great as i would like my little guy or girl to be as healthy as possible