Is this bad ?

[Eric 0223]

After a few days I've noticed that Nacho isn't grazing much and he seems attracted to white things, he almost swallowed a piece of plastic !! I want to know if it's a bad sign and if he did swallow it what would happen ?

 

[Laurie]

Sometimes when they try to eat white things, they are trying to fulfill a need for calcium. If you don't already have one, I suggest getting a cuttlebone for him to munch on. He may or may not eat it, mine nibble on them sometimes. They're pretty inexpensive, you can find them at almost any pet store, usually in the bird section. I don't recommend getting the flavored ones, just plain.

You can just leave it in his enclosure and when he wants some, he'll eat it

 

[Eric 0223]

Ohhh that explains a lot now....Nacho even tried to eat the white part of my shoe ! And a rock ! And what about the grazing part ? Because I won't always have money, especially since the bags of food expire really fast

 

[wellington]

Ohhh that explains a lot now....Nacho even tried to eat the white part of my shoe ! And a rock ! And what about the grazing part ? Because I won't always have money, especially since the bags of food expire really fast

How long has it been since he hasn't been grazing? Sometime they don't eat every day or very little. As for the store bought greens. When you bring them home, put them unwashed in a glass bowl and cover with a cold damp towel. They should last about a week at least. Wash just before feeding. Also if you have a produce store near you, ask them for the stuff they can't sell even a regular grocery store will do. Most greens they can't sell is still perfectly good, just blemished.

 

[Eric 0223]

He grazes very little.... If he isn't able to bite it then he walks away until he comes across something else that he thinks is edible

 

[Jacqui]

He grazes very little.... If he isn't able to bite it then he walks away until he comes across something else that he thinks is edible

Can you mean exactly what you mean by "if he isn't able to bite it"? That could be a serious health issue there or something very simple.

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

Try him on a little soaked hay, mixed w/ his greens/weeds/grass. Sulcatas are largely grass eaters.

Also, it's possible to dry and/or freeze his food...I dry quite a bit of weeds/greens for when it's hard or impossible to pick them and freeze quite a bit, too. For a single sulcata tort, you might use jewelry-sized zip-lock baggies from a crafts store. Thawed out, it looks kinda like thawed spinach, but torts love it.

Sprinkle a little calcium powder on it...that's likely what he's seeking.

 

[Eric 0223]

Like he will attempt to bite it but if the leaf isn't positioned right to take a bite from then he'll continue walking...By leaf I mean from clovers since they are all over my backyard...