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    ❓My 4 year old cherry head won’t eat her kibble anymore

    Thanks so much. Yes, she needs these changes. I’m on it. :tort::<3::tort:
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    ❓My 4 year old cherry head won’t eat her kibble anymore

    I use a CHE bulb, and sometimes change it to a UVA/B bulb for “sunlight”. In the summer she’s outside and does better with natural sunlight. I will get the orchid bark substrate, thanks! Her enclosure is covered with aluminum foil where her humid hide is. It’s about 3+ feet long and a...
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    ❓My 4 year old cherry head won’t eat her kibble anymore

    Something seems really off with the formatting— it took me forever to respond, the posts kept jumping and I couldn’t reply. She doesn’t get cat kibble daily- never more that twice a week and only because she refuses Mazuri and all brands of tortoise feed, and all protein such as egg or tuna...
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    ❓My 4 year old cherry head won’t eat her kibble anymore

    For the 4 years I’ve had her, (got her as a 2 month hatchling) I’ve always given her soaked organic salmon cat kibble 2x per week, in addition to greens and fruits. She’s always devoured it hungrily. For the past 2 weeks, she’s rejected the soaked kibble. She’s alert, bright eyed, active, is...
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    Red foot cherry head tortoise health issue: Help? ?

    ⭐UPDATE: Thankfully, the soaks are beginning to work! She’s very active and alert this morning, and finally beginning to poop closer to normal. Thanks for all your advice. :):<3: @Toddrickfl1 @zovick @ZEROPILOT
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    Red foot cherry head tortoise health issue: Help? ?

    I will give that a try, thanks. I’ve been using a big roasting pan :p
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    Red foot cherry head tortoise health issue: Help? ?

    Thanks, will definitely do this.
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    Red foot cherry head tortoise health issue: Help? ?

    I’ve removed the moss. Yes, the paper towels are to monitor pee and poop. I will keep trying; hopefully it will be resolved soon or I must go to an exotic vet. Thanks for your help, very much appreciated.
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    Red foot cherry head tortoise health issue: Help? ?

    Addendum: I was just wondering, why do you think the electrolyte soak and reptiboost should just be replaced with plain water? Thanks.
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    Red foot cherry head tortoise health issue: Help? ?

    Thanks. I always keep the temp between 80 and 85. I try to keep the humidity high between 70 and 80. She was better when she was in her outdoor enclosure in the summer with a large humid hide and sunlight, and natural temps and humidity both in the 80s. I used to use soil as a substrate...
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    Red foot cherry head tortoise health issue: Help? ?

    My cherry head is nearly 3 1/2 years old. I’ve never had much problems with her. She’s about 5+ inches and 2.2 pounds (1007 grams). The past week- 10 days she’s become constipated: Straining to poop with only some brown liquid coming out, or occasionally small poop the size of a blueberry...
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    Red foot- 3 years old, eating fruit/vegs only after they’ve dried up

    Yes, she was more ravenous when smaller (presumably because there’s more rapid growth at that period). I think you’re right to view it as a sign of being comfortable and well fed.:)
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    Red foot- 3 years old, eating fruit/vegs only after they’ve dried up

    Thanks so much. Will definitely switch to AM feedings :)
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    Red foot- 3 years old, eating fruit/vegs only after they’ve dried up

    Thanks for that info. I wasn’t aware of that.
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    Red foot- 3 years old, eating fruit/vegs only after they’ve dried up

    Yes, that’s a possibility. What the situation actually is, is that I feed her around 6 pm, but see her eating it way later at night, or often even the next morning. Maybe I should try giving it in the morning, and see if she’ll eat it fresh. Thanks.:)
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    Red foot- 3 years old, eating fruit/vegs only after they’ve dried up

    My redfoot tortoise will soon be 3 years old. I got her when she was a 2+ month old hatchling, 2 3/4 inches and 56 grams. She is now 5 inches and 700+ grams. She’s very active and alert. This has happened countless times: I put greens and fruit in her enclosure, nice and fresh, crisp, and...
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    Question regarding Cherry head tortoise growth

    Thanks, that’s reassuring. Well, when I purchased her the breeder told me as she was only 2 3/4 inches and a few months old, they could only offer a professional opinion that it was most likely a female. Thanks again ?
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    Question regarding Cherry head tortoise growth

    Question regarding Cherry head tortoise growth I’ve asked about her growth before. I got her in September of 2018. She still seems to be a slow grower, but is very active and alert, and eats well. She’s a cherry head that I got when she was just a few months old. (2 3/4 inches, 56 grams) She...
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