Re: Need more variety in home's hinge-back diet

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Posted by Freight Freitas on September 01, 2001 at 10:20:03:

In Reply to: Need more variety in home's hinge-back diet posted by Lianne on September 01, 2001 at 04:18:28:

You could try dogfood, mazuri tort diet, oranges, cooked proteins( beef, chicken,etc).

I just got mine and he's not as picky as I was told originally, but I think he'll do much better with a friend as they are social animals.

Freight

: Hi everyone
: I have had my tortoise about 4yrs and i have given him loads of different foods and he doesn't eat them. Here's a list of what i've tried:
: cos Lettuce - Hardly ever eats
: Mushrooms- Loves
: Papaya- eats a little ever now and again
: Prickley pear- loves but cant always get them in the UK
: Watercress- won't eat
: Slugs- loves, but aren't easy to find
: Earthworms- Loves, but not easy to find in summer
: Banana- He eats this when i give it once a month (treat)
: Tomatoes- Eats
: Cucumber- doesn't eat
: mango- Doesn't eat
: When it's hot enough he's been outside and been eating grass and clover but doesn't like dandelion leaves.
: Does anyone know of anything else i can try that he will eat and that is good for him.
: Thanks for any advice

: Lianne

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: You could try dogfood, mazuri tort diet, oranges, cooked proteins( beef, chicken,etc). : I just got mine and he's not as picky as I was told originally, but I think he'll do much better with a friend as they are social animals. : Freight : : Hi everyone : : I have had my tortoise about 4yrs and i have given him loads of different foods and he doesn't eat them. Here's a list of what i've tried: : : cos Lettuce - Hardly ever eats : : Mushrooms- Loves : : Papaya- eats a little ever now and again : : Prickley pear- loves but cant always get them in the UK : : Watercress- won't eat : : Slugs- loves, but aren't easy to find : : Earthworms- Loves, but not easy to find in summer : : Banana- He eats this when i give it once a month (treat) : : Tomatoes- Eats : : Cucumber- doesn't eat : : mango- Doesn't eat : : When it's hot enough he's been outside and been eating grass and clover but doesn't like dandelion leaves. : : Does anyone know of anything else i can try that he will eat and that is good for him. : : Thanks for any advice : : Lianne

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