With four tortoises from different parts of the world and varying nutritional requirements, I've been trying to do one chopping block of food-prep each day, then portioning off what the individuals need. For today I made them:
Darwin is the biggest and eats the most. I give him some of everything... he's partial to pumpkin
Nelson is still a bit underweight (for my tastes) and so I'm trying to bribe him into eating with a bit more fruit than he'll end up with in a few months, but he's crazy about mushrooms and the reptilinks.
Aretha parked herself in the food dish for a while, but shuffled off and into one of her pools before I got around to taking her picture today... she likes the pumpkin and reptilinks most.
Chili is partial to aloe and hibiscus, but I give him lots of green and weeds, and occasionally a small bit of veggie or fruit or protein mixed in there... he came to me as a rescue with a hugley overgrown beak, which he's trimmed down himself in the last few months through eating off of stone or pottery, without my interference (or dremel).
I think they're doing pretty well, and to the extent that they are it's due to the knowledgeable and helpful people here on TFO.
Jamie
- mixed greens and herbs, chopped a bit to make for easier portioning and less mess when they drag their food around
- pumpkin
- a mix of strawberries/raspberries/blueberries
- papaya
- reptilinks
- green beans
- mushrooms
Darwin is the biggest and eats the most. I give him some of everything... he's partial to pumpkin
Nelson is still a bit underweight (for my tastes) and so I'm trying to bribe him into eating with a bit more fruit than he'll end up with in a few months, but he's crazy about mushrooms and the reptilinks.
Aretha parked herself in the food dish for a while, but shuffled off and into one of her pools before I got around to taking her picture today... she likes the pumpkin and reptilinks most.
Chili is partial to aloe and hibiscus, but I give him lots of green and weeds, and occasionally a small bit of veggie or fruit or protein mixed in there... he came to me as a rescue with a hugley overgrown beak, which he's trimmed down himself in the last few months through eating off of stone or pottery, without my interference (or dremel).
I think they're doing pretty well, and to the extent that they are it's due to the knowledgeable and helpful people here on TFO.
Jamie