Butternut Squash?

[Gopherus Guy]

Has anyone ever had trouble with feeding your Tortoise Butternut or Acorn Squash? I have a large Desert Tortoise and he has trouble with the thick skin. Should I Skin it snd just feed the inside of the squash?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I have cut it and cooked it and fed it to Redfoot before. Same as pumpkin.

 

[RosemaryDW]

Mine has trouble as well. She a Russian so probably even smaller than yours.

Mine only gets the rare piece of squash and since I want her to "work" for her food, I cut her a thin slice. Small enough for her to hold down with one leg and rip bits off. I'm not sure she's ever actually eaten any rind, just the flesh.

If I wanted to make it easier on her or wanted to give her a larger piece, I'd cut some or all of the rind off. For now, she likes squash enough she'll REALLY work on getting a bite.

I think you can go either way on this; if peeling it makes you more comfortable, do it.

 

[Gopherus Guy]

Mine has trouble as well. She a Russian so probably even smaller than yours.

Mine only gets the rare piece of squash and since I want her to "work" for her food, I cut her a thin slice. Small enough for her to hold down with one leg and rip bits off. I'm not sure she's ever actually eaten any rind, just the flesh.

If I wanted to make it easier on her or wanted to give her a larger piece, I'd cut some or all of the rind off. For now, she likes squash enough she'll REALLY work on getting a bite.

I think you can go either way on this; if peeling it makes you more comfortable, do it.

Thanks for the advice. Peeling it sounds best. He doesn't give up though, he'll use his Big Scaly legs to rip it apart. He's a tough guy!

 

[TammyJ]

I grater the raw pumpkin for my baby redfoots, they love it. It is also recommended for the green iguanas. But they all like the pumpkin plant leaves even more!