I love my tortoises, but sometimes they just get on your last nerve.. Especially my male. Last year he was great, eating all the weeds I gave him, active, personable, had good even growth.. This year he has been very annoying. My females come over from across the pen when I bring the pile of weeds to their tray. They eat a lot, and have good growth and they're awesome. My male has become lazy and spoiled, even though his care is the same as the females. He lives with them, for Pete's sake. He never comes to the food dish anymore, and if he does he just sniffs the weeds or picks off any flowers on top, then goes away. I have seen in his poop lots of grass, which is strange. Why would he chose grass over fresh weeds? Also, I can't "starve" him until he eats the weeds because then he just goes to eating grass again. It is so strange, and I'm kind of getting worried about his health and his nutrient intake. He will eat romaine, this dandelion type plant, florida pusley, and any flowers, but that is not at all a varied diet.. Idk.. thanks for listening to the rant, any of you get fed up with your tortoises? Is it a male russian tortoise trait to not eat as much as the females do or what? Also not sure where this thread should go, I always mess up the place lol so just move it to the correct spot.
