I need help! My tortoise is just a baby no bigger then a palm and he doesnt eat. The only thing he does eat is this white flower my neighbor grows on their tree. The problem is I only found 4 of them because there not in bloom and my tortoise doesnt eat anything else!?
I tried feeding him every vegetable in my refrigerator! What do I do?!
2007-03-14 14:16:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I think it is a box turtle.
2007-03-14 17:16:35 · update #1
raise the temperature and give him some live food. especially earth worms and slugs, he should eat those.
2007-03-15 15:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by Han Solo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok now I'm getting confused with all these answers your getting. Is it a desert tortoise (even if it is small) or is it a turtle? My tortoise loved apples and Romaine lettuce. But in the summer he'd eat watermelon and carrots grated up but I didn't know a tortoise would eat bugs. Oh yeah and hibiscus flowers and only the real green blades of grass.
2007-03-22 06:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by lilrunaway45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. What species?
2. Most common reason tortoises do not eat is that the temps are too cool for it, or the humidity is wrong.
3. Knowing the species would help us offer the best possible diet.
Try http://www.tortoisetrust.com.uk for lots of good advice.
Edit:
If this is a box turtle, then about 75% of its food in the wild is 'bugs'- insects, snails, worms, arthropods, etc. The rest is a mix of whatever they can find- carrion, mushrooms, berries, grasses, leaves, etc.
For good info on box turtles, try http://www.boxturtlesite.info
2007-03-14 22:53:55 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A baby tortoise requires more protien than vegetables. Have you tried live worms? Your local pet store should have a variety. Dusting the worms with a a product like ReptiVite will give him the nutrition he is missing until he becomes interested in fruit and vegetables. Prey needs to be moving to trigger the feeding response, and you need to keep offering him vegetation. They DO LOVE brightly colored vegetation like flowers, but it does not provide him with much nutrition. (I'ts like feeding a toddler candy!!!) Most have a sweet tooth, so try strawberries or watermelon.
2007-03-21 13:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by Darla G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boxturtlesite.org has all the info you want, and a nice picture of a box turtle to compare yours to
2007-03-20 18:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by susan c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a guess but make sure they are fresh, and maybe room temp would help. be sure to wash off pesticides also. i found this web site...WWW.TORTOISETRUST.ORG its ays without proper nutrition a baby will die. u should check it out. goto care sheets hope it helps.
2007-03-14 21:35:18 · answer #6 · answered by lehellcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋