Only Bananas?

[Bear2023]

For the past few weeks all my three toed box turtle will eat is bananas ever since I gave her her first piece. I have given her so many options but she won't try anything else. But I don't want to stop feeding her bananas, becuse I don't want her to starve... What should I do?

 

[Tim Carlisle]

Curious....is she getting any viable source of protein at all?

 

[Bear2023]

Well, I have it available for her, but she wont eat it....

 

[Tim Carlisle]

Well, I have it available for her, but she wont eat it....

Hmmm. Bananas stuffed with crickets or grasshoppers? Maybe stuff some pellets in there for her? She needs some protein.

 

[TammyJ]

Sounds like she needs some Cold Turkey. If she was mine, I would immediately stop giving her bananas and just keep giving her other, more suitable food and definitely some worms and insects for protein. If you have her in correct conditions and she is not sick, she will soon start eating a proper diet.

 

[wellington]

You are going to have to play tuff love with her. She can not survive nor is it good or healthy for her to only eat bananas or fruit of any kind
Take a very small amount of banana and smear it onto the other better foods. Do not give her any chunks of banana or basically the smell of it smeared on foods. Continue until she will eat regular foods without banana smell. Then when you do give her any fruit, make sure it's fed this same way.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

You are going to have to play tuff love with her. She can not survive nor is it good or healthy for her to only eat bananas or fruit of any kind
Take a very small amount of banana and smear it onto the other better foods. Do not give her any chunks of banana or basically the smell of it smeared on foods. Continue until she will eat regular foods without banana smell. Then when you do give her any fruit, make sure it's fed this same way.

My thoughts exactly

 

[Bear2023]

Thank you all!

 

[TammyJ]

How is it going?

 

[Bear2023]

How is it going?

Okay! She has never eaten insects for me, but I have been feeding her Turkey sandwich meat, and lettuce. I think the wormer weather has also helped, because she has been able to spend time outdoors. Thank you so much!

 

[Tom]

Okay! She has never eaten insects for me, but I have been feeding her Turkey sandwich meat, and lettuce. I think the wormer weather has also helped, because she has been able to spend time outdoors. Thank you so much!

Have you ever tried earthworms? Most box turtles find them irresistible, and they are also high in calcium.

 

[Bear2023]

Have you ever tried earthworms? Most box turtles find them irresistible, and they are also high in calcium. Yes, I have. She seem

Have you ever tried earthworms? Most box turtles find them irresistible, and they are also high in calcium.

Yes,I have. She seemed to be interested, but she wouldn’t eat them.