I recently acquired a red foot tortoise from Petsmart. I have only had her for a week but I love her to death and I want her to have everything she wants. Right now she 3-4 inches long and I have her in a 30 gallon glass terrarium. From my hours of research on the internet I have found out that this is not the best housing for her and am planning on building her a turtle box soon.
My question is this... Ive read probably a hundred different sites about her diet and supplements and they all say something different! please someone help me figure out a good diet for her.
The pet store told me to feed her 2x a day, pelleted food in the morning and a "salad" in the afternoon. Well I read that the pelletted food is not actually that good for them so I have fed it to her very sparingly. Ive been dusting every salad with a calcium supplement and I added a cuttlebone to her terrarium.
I read that protein is good so today I bought 3 cans of high quality dog food to feed her and also a pinkie mouse. I was going to give her this every 2 weeks. Is that a good interval? Are the mice and dog food really a good choice for her?
In addition I have been giving her small amounts of canned tortoise food. She really likes it and at first that and bananas were the only thing i could get her to eat. She wont eat her salads very much but she is still acclimating.
So I read today that bananas are maybe not good for her, but she loves them are they ok?
Also Ive been giving her spring mix with stuff on top, like radishes, butternut squash and red bell peppers. I tried tomatoes but she didnt eat them. She loved the spinich I gave her but I understand its also not that good for her.
Im sorry if I am rambling I just want Rosey to be the happiest and healthiest Red Foot Tortoise in the world.
Please someone help me with her diet. Some sites say to feed her every other day, some say 2x a day. She isnt eating everything I am putting in there but she does love bananas.
My question is this... Ive read probably a hundred different sites about her diet and supplements and they all say something different! please someone help me figure out a good diet for her.
The pet store told me to feed her 2x a day, pelleted food in the morning and a "salad" in the afternoon. Well I read that the pelletted food is not actually that good for them so I have fed it to her very sparingly. Ive been dusting every salad with a calcium supplement and I added a cuttlebone to her terrarium.
I read that protein is good so today I bought 3 cans of high quality dog food to feed her and also a pinkie mouse. I was going to give her this every 2 weeks. Is that a good interval? Are the mice and dog food really a good choice for her?
In addition I have been giving her small amounts of canned tortoise food. She really likes it and at first that and bananas were the only thing i could get her to eat. She wont eat her salads very much but she is still acclimating.
So I read today that bananas are maybe not good for her, but she loves them are they ok?
Also Ive been giving her spring mix with stuff on top, like radishes, butternut squash and red bell peppers. I tried tomatoes but she didnt eat them. She loved the spinich I gave her but I understand its also not that good for her.
Im sorry if I am rambling I just want Rosey to be the happiest and healthiest Red Foot Tortoise in the world.
Please someone help me with her diet. Some sites say to feed her every other day, some say 2x a day. She isnt eating everything I am putting in there but she does love bananas.