I would love some advice from Greek tort owners who have experience with picky eaters.
I rescued our little Boo from a lady who fed him nothing but Romaine and carrots, and she kept him tethered by a ring in his carapace. He is shy, but very active, and LOVES climbing and walking all over his new tort table. However, he is a VERY picky eater.
I am familiar with proper tortoise diet, since I have 2 Russian torts (and currently one foster-RT). I feed a variety of dark leafy greens, and thanks to our mild climate, we still have access to a lot of the plants I grow in my garden, such as dandelion leaves, raspberry leaves, clover, daylily, lady's mantle, hibiscus leaves (those are beginning to wither), fig leaves, etc. I also buy some organic spring mix and kale and collard greens during the winter, and every now and then add romaine, or red-leaf-lettuce. Boo won't touch any of those. He'll take a couple of bites out of the romaine (he'll find it at the bottom of the pile!), but just walks all over the other leaves, tracks them into his water dish, etc.
I only rarely give any vegetables, such as winter squash - but he won't even touch that! He nibbles on his Timothy hay a bit.
He is a little on the light side for his size, and he NEEDS to eat. Any suggestions?
Substrate is coco coir with a little sand. He has a planter box with organic soil that has bird seeds sprouting (he does nip the tips off of the sprouts in small amts), and a live spider plant. He has a pie-pan as a water dish, and a large flat rock to bask on. Basking temp is 95-100 degrees, warm end of tort table is 80, he has a fresh UVB tube light, and the room temp is 68 degrees steady. I supplement with TNT, and he has a cuttlefish bone. His feces are normal (though he only goes about 1-2x per week). There is no sign of illness.
I rescued our little Boo from a lady who fed him nothing but Romaine and carrots, and she kept him tethered by a ring in his carapace. He is shy, but very active, and LOVES climbing and walking all over his new tort table. However, he is a VERY picky eater.
I am familiar with proper tortoise diet, since I have 2 Russian torts (and currently one foster-RT). I feed a variety of dark leafy greens, and thanks to our mild climate, we still have access to a lot of the plants I grow in my garden, such as dandelion leaves, raspberry leaves, clover, daylily, lady's mantle, hibiscus leaves (those are beginning to wither), fig leaves, etc. I also buy some organic spring mix and kale and collard greens during the winter, and every now and then add romaine, or red-leaf-lettuce. Boo won't touch any of those. He'll take a couple of bites out of the romaine (he'll find it at the bottom of the pile!), but just walks all over the other leaves, tracks them into his water dish, etc.
I only rarely give any vegetables, such as winter squash - but he won't even touch that! He nibbles on his Timothy hay a bit.
He is a little on the light side for his size, and he NEEDS to eat. Any suggestions?
Substrate is coco coir with a little sand. He has a planter box with organic soil that has bird seeds sprouting (he does nip the tips off of the sprouts in small amts), and a live spider plant. He has a pie-pan as a water dish, and a large flat rock to bask on. Basking temp is 95-100 degrees, warm end of tort table is 80, he has a fresh UVB tube light, and the room temp is 68 degrees steady. I supplement with TNT, and he has a cuttlefish bone. His feces are normal (though he only goes about 1-2x per week). There is no sign of illness.