maggie3fan said:I am wondering what you are feeding your Hermann? Possibly you are not feeding the right thing? Maybe you need to research their diet again. I was feeding my Hermanns the diet I read on a care sheet and she didn't eat much and certainly didn't grow much. Then I started feeding her the same diet I feed my Sulcata and she grew like a weed. She immediately started eating better. She loves dandelions and grape leafs, mulberry leafs, Hollyhock blooms, Rose of Sharon blooms and leafs...anyhow just a thought, my Queenie is a gorgeous healthy specimen now...
Maggie
I am feeding the recommended things that are suggested these days which is different to what I fed my old Hermanns who grew much better.
I will list the foods fed so far in any case , so if you have suggestions-its appreciated.
dandelion
clover red and white flowers and leaves(not many at a time)
plantain
Sow thistle
rose petals
Honeysuckle flowers and leaves(they love the blooms)
geranium leaves and blooms(don't touch leaves yet)
Squash flowers
parsley
little swiss chard
cacti slivers(shaved off fresh growing pads)
a few days back a little tomato-they went crazy for it
romaine lettuce-(not much given as I was hoping to give more weeds before we freeze up here.)
This is a very different diet to what we gave in the UK
That consisted of more choice-small amounts fruits of various types, veggies, leaves etc
Having read lots on this forum, I decided to be open minded and try this more so- called natural diet but the weight gain is worrying-I feel they need a bit extra and some folks recommend the Mazuri-never used commercial foods before so wary but may try a little once a week.
They eat most things but tiny amounts-they are offered a lot more than they consume.
Soon we will be white over for 6 mths and the weeds are not available.
I need more options here.
I have some oxbow hay and ground up flowers and herb mix for torts(powder) to add to leaves for more nutrition.
Thanks for your time-I know there are others out there who have a lot of experience with hermanns , hoping they will add their suggestions too to help my babies.
Thanks!!