Ruby!

[Adam L]

Just wanted to show off my most adorable son/daughter: Ruby-Dave! The name really is Ruby, but it was Dave to begin with and has been a hard transition so he has quite the long government name. I’ll have to print it in a CVS receipt to fit it! Much more childproofing has been done since these pictures on his soon-to-be-upgraded home. He is quite the climber with an ever burning hatred for anything man made especially thermometer/hygrometers. He won’t attack it, but rather mess with me by knocking it over like his personal ragdoll. I love him to death and have all his needs covered except a diet plan. Not quite ratios, but more like a schedule or outline? Local variety is no issue. I have a verrry small garden on my patio, but garden is coming to a house near us soon . Either way this is my baby and I will love him forever he wins the award for most spite for thermometers Oh and he had his first worm (earthworm I fed first) today and loved it!!!

 

[mojo_1]

Your little tort looks great. Mojo goes all wreck-it Ralph on his sensors a lot too.

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

Hello and welcome!

You can check feeding guidelines here:

Omnivore Diet - Tortoise Library

There are many ways to put the basic nutrition ideas into place for omnivorous turtles and tortoises (and you should probably read that section before this one). Some typical plans will be listed here but be sure to check the ‘Notes for Various Species’ section below to see how to adjust the...

tortoiselibrary.com

Feeding schedule is pretty basic: feed daily, enough foods to graze through the day (so only a few pieces are left). Whether to mix fruit/greens and such - is up to you. If you see him being picky and eating only fruit out of the whole meal then do the "fruit days". I mix grass pellets with fruit or mushrooms on some days and give fresh greens on others.

 

[Adam L]

Hello and welcome!

You can check feeding guidelines here:

Omnivore Diet - Tortoise Library

There are many ways to put the basic nutrition ideas into place for omnivorous turtles and tortoises (and you should probably read that section before this one). Some typical plans will be listed here but be sure to check the ‘Notes for Various Species’ section below to see how to adjust the...

tortoiselibrary.com

Feeding schedule is pretty basic: feed daily, enough foods to graze through the day (so only a few pieces are left). Whether to mix fruit/greens and such - is up to you. If you see him being picky and eating only fruit out of the whole meal then do the "fruit days". I mix grass pellets with fruit or mushrooms on some days and give fresh greens on others.

Thanks man! Slightly off topic, but on tortoisesupply there’s a “broadleaf mix”. I know Redfoots can be browsers and not really grazers, but it doesn’t list the specific seeds. I suppose it’s all good from Tyler considering his care and reputation but I didn’t know if I should just get individual seeds to be safe as it does say more testudo.

 

[mojo_1]

Thanks man! Slightly off topic, but on tortoisesupply there’s a “broadleaf mix”. I know Redfoots can be browsers and not really grazers, but it doesn’t list the specific seeds. I suppose it’s all good from Tyler considering his care and reputation but I didn’t know if I should just get individual seeds to be safe as it does say more testudo.

That's the one I got for Mojo. He loves it. I plant some in his enclosure for him to munch on.

 

[Adam L]

That's the one I got for Mojo. He loves it. I plant some in his enclosure for him to munch on.

You’re amazing thank you! Saves me much research and money on different packets of seeds. Buying the one big bag will be so nice

 

[mojo_1]

You’re amazing thank you! Saves me much research and money on different packets of seeds. Buying the one big bag will be so nice

If you plant it in the enclosure fence it off to give it a chance to grow. They will plow through it the first site of green.

 

[Adam L]

If you plant it in the enclosure fence it off to give it a chance to grow. They will plow through it the first site of green.

Thank you I’ll definitely do that! Is your substrate just bark or is there anything else? I have a layer of coco fiber covered by plenty of orchid bark to keep the fiber underneath and keep humid. Your Mojo looks beautiful btw amazing

 

[mojo_1]

Thank you I’ll definitely do that! Is your substrate just bark or is there anything else? I have a layer of coco fiber covered by plenty of orchid bark to keep the fiber underneath and keep humid. Your Mojo looks beautiful btw amazing

My enclosure is all just orchid bark, but I put a dish with coco fiber under the bark for the seed mix to grow in. So you should be good. Thank you, I give him the best care possible and love him more than anything.