NhamNham
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Hi!
I just got here and already start writing my first thread... as I am looking for some help from some Kinixys expert keepers...
So, I have a male Kinixys belliana since 2007 and he should have about 10-11 years old. I keep him in a glass terrarium for all of that time, and so far he has been doing pretty good.
I feed him mainly with chicory (Cichorium intybus), radicchio, endives, cabbage (Brassica oleracea), rucula (Eruca sativa) and cress (Nasturtium officinale). At short amounts I also offer carrots, mushrooms, some fruits and, ocasional, some zophoba.
The problem is that some months ago, he started choosing the food I give him...and now he almost doesn't eat any of the leaves I give him... At the moment he's eating carrots, mushrooms, fruit and also zophoba, which he chases like crazy!
All the leafs he is not eating properly... some times he gives a bite or two... but really low amounts.
I am not offering the thins he "likes" (or wants) everyother day... of course. Actually I am almost only offering leafs to see if he gets hungry and starts eating... but he is being really stubborn!
He looks absoutely normal in what regards its activity and appearance... he moves from one end to the other of the terrarium, like he is looking for food...
Now I don't know what else to offer him (as I tried almost everything I have and have think of)... don't know if I should just offer what he used to eat, and let him get really hungry or not.
Does any one of you that have some Kinixys had any problem similar to this? As I said, he looks absolutely healthy... just as he has been all these years...
Any advice is welcome...
Regards to all of you!
I just got here and already start writing my first thread... as I am looking for some help from some Kinixys expert keepers...
So, I have a male Kinixys belliana since 2007 and he should have about 10-11 years old. I keep him in a glass terrarium for all of that time, and so far he has been doing pretty good.
I feed him mainly with chicory (Cichorium intybus), radicchio, endives, cabbage (Brassica oleracea), rucula (Eruca sativa) and cress (Nasturtium officinale). At short amounts I also offer carrots, mushrooms, some fruits and, ocasional, some zophoba.
The problem is that some months ago, he started choosing the food I give him...and now he almost doesn't eat any of the leaves I give him... At the moment he's eating carrots, mushrooms, fruit and also zophoba, which he chases like crazy!
All the leafs he is not eating properly... some times he gives a bite or two... but really low amounts.
I am not offering the thins he "likes" (or wants) everyother day... of course. Actually I am almost only offering leafs to see if he gets hungry and starts eating... but he is being really stubborn!
He looks absoutely normal in what regards its activity and appearance... he moves from one end to the other of the terrarium, like he is looking for food...
Now I don't know what else to offer him (as I tried almost everything I have and have think of)... don't know if I should just offer what he used to eat, and let him get really hungry or not.
Does any one of you that have some Kinixys had any problem similar to this? As I said, he looks absolutely healthy... just as he has been all these years...
Any advice is welcome...
Regards to all of you!