Maybe a fairly obvious newbie-type question...who wants it?
My recently rescued yearling female t.h.b has slight pyramiding and is most active when I take her outdoors each day. However she has a decent appetite....yay! But I'm wondering what is an appropriately sized daily portion for a tort her age and size. She gets a varied blend consisting mostly of greens like endive, escarole, raddichio, dandelion greens, and romaine with rotating finely chopped approved veggies and cactus pads. (Going to work on planting suitable edible plants in an outdoor enclosure once we get it done, but she is indoors and on grocery store greens for now). She is usually finishing up all the food I give her each day. Makes me wonder if I'm feeding enough! I've tried adding some additional fiber to snack on in the form of a bit of moistened timothy/orchard hay in her dish but she largely ignores that. I recently transplanted some young bermuda grass from our untreated lawn into her enclosure and she ignores that too. She seeks out and mows down moss rose when I have her outdoors though.
Placing her on top of a measuring tape she is just a smidge under 3 inches from the front center tip of her shell to the back center tip, 98grams today. Thoughts on a guideline for her total daily portion? Thanks all.
(Her temporary indoor set-up details: 50 gal rubbermaid tub, 30/70 play sand and coco coir misted daily, multiple hides. Cool side/nighttime temp 72F, warm side 89, basking area 97 using MVB ZooMed PowerSun 100 watt for 14 hrs a day.)
My recently rescued yearling female t.h.b has slight pyramiding and is most active when I take her outdoors each day. However she has a decent appetite....yay! But I'm wondering what is an appropriately sized daily portion for a tort her age and size. She gets a varied blend consisting mostly of greens like endive, escarole, raddichio, dandelion greens, and romaine with rotating finely chopped approved veggies and cactus pads. (Going to work on planting suitable edible plants in an outdoor enclosure once we get it done, but she is indoors and on grocery store greens for now). She is usually finishing up all the food I give her each day. Makes me wonder if I'm feeding enough! I've tried adding some additional fiber to snack on in the form of a bit of moistened timothy/orchard hay in her dish but she largely ignores that. I recently transplanted some young bermuda grass from our untreated lawn into her enclosure and she ignores that too. She seeks out and mows down moss rose when I have her outdoors though.
Placing her on top of a measuring tape she is just a smidge under 3 inches from the front center tip of her shell to the back center tip, 98grams today. Thoughts on a guideline for her total daily portion? Thanks all.
(Her temporary indoor set-up details: 50 gal rubbermaid tub, 30/70 play sand and coco coir misted daily, multiple hides. Cool side/nighttime temp 72F, warm side 89, basking area 97 using MVB ZooMed PowerSun 100 watt for 14 hrs a day.)