eating veggies

[Beeliz]

I'm SO excited!!! My little agustus (3 month box turtle) is eating veggies finally!! I have been offering him mixed salad,greens carrot ect and he never had anything to do with it,,but today,I made him a salad with shredded carrot,mixed spring salads,chopped tiny pieces of strawberry and he's eating it! I feel a load has been taken off my shoulders now! yay!

 

[Laura]

did you ever try tiny red worms ?

 

[Beeliz]

I have yes,,he loves everything and anything that moves,,haha, I'm looking forward to the spring when I can dig up some fresh red wigglers It's just that his diet should have some veggies and he never had the appetite before today,

 

[GBtortoises]

Baby box turtles are far more carnivorous than herbivorous. Usually for the first year or more, depending upon their growth rate. It's good that your's is eating some vegetable matter and it's worth expanding the selection. But I wouldn't cut back on the meat protein foods either. They're especially fond of different types of earthworms, slugs and other small, relatively slow moving prey. I've also had them attack small pieces of liver and beef heart on the end of a toothpick.