Thank you. This is helpful to know. Each day we offer different foods. He's not interested in his cuttlebone yet.
Can you recommend a nutritional supplement that we can add to his food to help offset his pickiness so he still gets nutrition?
Lovely picture, by the way!
We live in VT. The weather is extreme at times, the area is rural/remote. We are in the process of building a large outdoor enclosure that will give him/her plenty of room during the warmer months. It's a large rectangle shape with a safe, secure lid that permits sunshine to enter, while...
We have a terra cotta saucer for a water dish, a very low food dish, and are in the process of designing an outdoor enclosure too. We also have a low basking rock. This was a pet for my son, who researched and read all he could. He thought he had a good set up. I'd like to create a suitable...
That was my initial response to this matter... like dealing with a picky kid. But I am Italian... and well, we don't like for anyone to go hungry! And yes, I knew to give it a soak to keep it hydrated, so my gut wasn't too far off on this. Thanks.
We adopted a young Russian from Petsmart three days ago. We have been offering him a variety of green leafy items and plenty of water. He is in a Tortoise House from Zoo Med, complete with a heat lamp, basking rock (that he loves), UVB light, cuttlebone, and good size water and food dish. We...