So I have a golden Greek tortoise and we, unfortunately, have to substitute a little bit of his food with store-bought food. Which is how my problem started - Lumos got addicted to Romain Lettuce. *Face Palm* I tried everything - straight up removing the lettuce: he wouldn’t eat, and on day four I called it, and fed the poor, stubborn, guy. So, I tried to chop it up as finely as possible (it wasn’t much for possible, Lumos wasn’t impressed). Soooo on a last ditch effort to cure is picky eating and to get him on better, more tortoise-appropriate, diet I got a food processor. I really didn’t think it would work, nothing else did, but low n behold he gobbled up the lumpy, gross-looking mass that posed as his food. He didn’t just like it - he loved it! With this technique (can I call it that?) Slowly, very slowly, I was able to incorporate more tortoise-friendly food into his diet without him seeming to notice. He still gets a couple of grocery-store food items but in our location we just can’t help it. I also went ahead and was able to put his tortoise pellets (which he despised) into the processor. The machine turned the pellets to a golden dust, and Lumos probably doesn’t even realize that the pellets are involved. Overall, for a picky eater, I’ll take it. For $20 Lumos is now eating a far better tortoise-appropriate diet. I highly suggest trying a food processor if you have a picky eater of your own.
(I’m sure soemone else discoverer the power of a food processor but I had to share! Picture is below but it’s a bad one, I tried, and the reason he’s on a white cardboard platform is to try and keep bedding out of his food and water.)
(I’m sure soemone else discoverer the power of a food processor but I had to share! Picture is below but it’s a bad one, I tried, and the reason he’s on a white cardboard platform is to try and keep bedding out of his food and water.)