KBeam
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A few months ago I took in an ornate box who is delightfully quirky and sassy. At the time she was being fed fancy feast, random turtle food and romaine. I moved her to a premium box turtle food, a limited ingredient cat food, with romaine sparingly, while I introduced new food.
Over the past two months I’ve tried everything on the box turtle list: meats, fruits and veggies, caught insects and earthworms as well as super worms. She turns her nose up at everything new except pumpkin. She’s actually scared of anything moving! And will bury herself if we put in an earthworm or cricket.
I’ve also tried mixing new things with the old to no avail.
She doesn’t mind vitamin spray or calcium dust on her food. Soaks herself in her “pond” daily and seems to be enjoying life. She just had fecal sample tested that my vet said it looked great.
She’s 4.25” plastron length and she may be a he [emoji3]. How long do you keep trying when the turtle just doesn’t like it? (I just attached the picture because she’s pretty.)
Over the past two months I’ve tried everything on the box turtle list: meats, fruits and veggies, caught insects and earthworms as well as super worms. She turns her nose up at everything new except pumpkin. She’s actually scared of anything moving! And will bury herself if we put in an earthworm or cricket.
I’ve also tried mixing new things with the old to no avail.
She doesn’t mind vitamin spray or calcium dust on her food. Soaks herself in her “pond” daily and seems to be enjoying life. She just had fecal sample tested that my vet said it looked great.
She’s 4.25” plastron length and she may be a he [emoji3]. How long do you keep trying when the turtle just doesn’t like it? (I just attached the picture because she’s pretty.)