notveryraven
New Member
Hey y’all! You guys were so helpful when it came to peanut that I have to reach back out and ask a couple of questions.
first would be, does she absolutely need to be eating pellets? I cannot get her to eat them, even when making a paste and mixing it with her fave clovers. She will literally wipe it off and pick out the ones that don’t have pellet mix on it. I have tried different brands of pellets and even got her the gourmet kind that has hibiscus and fruit pieces. I’ve heard it is important for them due to the fiber and nutrients but she refuses. This is also true with calcium powder. She will not consume it, no matter how many “tricks” I’ve tried.
the most important question, for me personally, is - am I causing her stress? I’ve been taking her outside for about an hour or so every day (it’s still pretty chilly here in Colorado most of the day) and since I’ve been doing this, she burrows in the corner of her cage until all of the substrate is moved and then will continue to claw at the glass for as long as 30-45 mins. I am worried that outside time may be causing her to feel stressed in her cage? Am I misguided here? Is this normal Russian behavior?
she has, finally, began to self soak and having regular bowel movements, though she is still clearing some urates out every now and then.
I would like to get her a bigger tank when we move to our new house In the summer but we don’t have the room for it currently and this is the tank she came in. It’s a 50 gal and she is probably right at a pound maybe a little less? Could this be causing her any stress?
thanks in advance for all of your help!!!
first would be, does she absolutely need to be eating pellets? I cannot get her to eat them, even when making a paste and mixing it with her fave clovers. She will literally wipe it off and pick out the ones that don’t have pellet mix on it. I have tried different brands of pellets and even got her the gourmet kind that has hibiscus and fruit pieces. I’ve heard it is important for them due to the fiber and nutrients but she refuses. This is also true with calcium powder. She will not consume it, no matter how many “tricks” I’ve tried.
the most important question, for me personally, is - am I causing her stress? I’ve been taking her outside for about an hour or so every day (it’s still pretty chilly here in Colorado most of the day) and since I’ve been doing this, she burrows in the corner of her cage until all of the substrate is moved and then will continue to claw at the glass for as long as 30-45 mins. I am worried that outside time may be causing her to feel stressed in her cage? Am I misguided here? Is this normal Russian behavior?
she has, finally, began to self soak and having regular bowel movements, though she is still clearing some urates out every now and then.
I would like to get her a bigger tank when we move to our new house In the summer but we don’t have the room for it currently and this is the tank she came in. It’s a 50 gal and she is probably right at a pound maybe a little less? Could this be causing her any stress?
thanks in advance for all of your help!!!