ForrestSBGT
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I have a female Russian tortoise (her name is Forrest) of whom is being very picky. Normally, she loves food of any kind (I only feed her dark, leafy greens with squash, and sometimes dandelion greens), but, these past couple of days, she has only been into the stems of the greens and the squash. She also has been sleeping in her hide quite a bit, occasionally basking. I take her outside to get some sun and exercise everyday so she is not bored. I make sure she is given the correct foods, and I sprinkle her food a couple times a week with calcium, vitamins, and probiotics. She is housed with a male Russian tortoise who loves her very much. He sleeps with her, and goes everywhere with her, but he is showing signs of wanting to mate with her, which I believe is causing her stress. I would separate them, but they are very close, and I am afraid it would depress them. Does anyone have any advice as to what I should do? And, is there a proper amount of food which should be fed to them? I have always been torn about this subject, as I do not know how much food is too much. I also do not know the age of my tortoises; I do know, however, that they are over two but less than five years of age.
Thank you for your help,
Forrest
Thank you for your help,
Forrest