Human touch

Loohan said:

My little 3tbt went through a phase where he was real flinchy and didn't like to be handled. He would jerk in briefly from anything.
Then i fasted him for 2 weeks, trying to get him to eat greens. He never did but during that time he reverted to his old calm, friendly self.
I suspect that he was in some quasi-neurotic state from overeating. I had been feeding him all the superworms he would eat.

Now i feed him a bit less, and keep greens in his dish. He has only chomped on them a couple times, though. But also since his fast he chewed on his calcium ball a couple times, and later really gouged a piece of cuttlebone. He'd never had interest in calcium before.

He's strong and seems happy, but he's also not growing, and he's only 2" long...

Anyway i post this here because i'm curious if other people have noted a correlation between a stuffed gut and not wanting to be handled.

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Tortoisefanatic88 said:

Great looking sulcata. I hope with some interaction mine will become as outgoing as yours.

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Prairie Mom said:

I'm sorry I've only seen the opposite, but I'm a relatively new tort owner. My tortoise is far more content and relaxed with a happy full tummy

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Yvonne G said:

I miss you, @Prairie Mom !!

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