coreyc said:You should cover part of the top with plexiglass to keep the humidity in is she eating the cypress or nibbling at it ? what are you feeding her ?
When I mixed in the cypress about a month ago, she went at it - this was no nibbling. I posted about it and received responses questioning whether she was getting enough calcium and Vit D - which she was (I sprinkle a light covering of Vit D and Calcium powder on her daily meal(s) [sometimes she eats twice]. She also has a cuttlebone that she uses daily. So I took the cautious route and removed the cypress. She seems happy with the coco coir, and I find it easy to spot clean each day.
As for her diet, I try to feed her a variety of organic veggies: lettuce (romaine, green leaf, red leaf, spring mix), collard greens, kale, shredded carrot (very sparingly). I tried yellow squash, mustard greens and dandelion greens, but she wouldn't eat them (maybe too spicy for a baby?). Outside of veggies once a week as a treat I have tried shreds of apple, tiny pieces of bananas, a tiny piece of mango, and some rose petals - she totally ignored them. I am going to buy some of that Manzumi (I may have spelled it wrong) after reading so much about it on TF, but PetSmart only has it for cats/dogs and I wasn't sure if that was okay for torts. Any diet advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Best,
Kristina