Re: odd eating habits, advice needed

Posted by Greg_978 on September 09, 2001 at 10:34:09:

In Reply to: odd eating habits, advice needed posted by Kim on September 09, 2001 at 09:53:56:

: We have a baby sulcata and he's eating great except for the fact that he'll only eat romain lettuice, no matter what else we put in there he will only eat the lettuice and leave everything else go, is this normal behavior or could there be something wrong.

: Kim

You need to get him to eat more variety, more grasses, etc, not the soft leafy stuff. You'll end up with dietary deficiencies quickly. Try fruit for a treat, sparingly. Or try not feeding for a few days or a week, then give him proper food. Do you have a lawn or some area with weeds/grass that you can let him graze in? Make sure no pesticides have been used.

Good luck.

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• Re: odd eating habits, advice needed EJ 09/09/01 (1)
  • Just meant it as a distraction from what it was eating.. a rare treat only! Greg_978 09/09/01 (0)

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