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Old 03-04-04, 01:31 PM   #16
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They will eat all kinds of animal based protein stuff, worms, crickets, pinkies, catfood, dogfood, fishfood...they'll go for these a lot more than they will go for the greens. In fact greens are probably at the bottom of my tortoises preference list. They will eat their own feces before they wil start on the greens....linds probably knows what I'm talking about here...yummy!
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Old 03-09-04, 02:11 AM   #17
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Hahaha yeah my little guy prefers his poop to just about anything :toilet: Sometimes he's got is smeared all over his mouth and he looks like a naughty little kid

Yes, when I say fruits and veggies, I am excluding the greens portion. Another feeding thing, I don't bother with the "pieces no larger than their head" rule. I toss the greens in full sized or in large pieces, and if the fruits and veggies are soft enough for him to break off, such as cucumbers and prickly pear, I just cut off a few chunks and put them in his dish. If they are firmer then I cut them in bite-sized peices for him. I also rarely, if ever, offer any animal protein. The captive produced produce we feed them as a hgihger protein and nutrition count than the stuff found in the wild, so IMHO that makes up for it. I've had my little guy for over 2 years and he has been given animal protein maybe 3-4 times. In the past 6 months all he has received was a silkworm and a mealworm. They will eat just about anything however...lol... my little one still thinks that toes are food, as well as rocks, twigs, and pretty much anything else he comes across.
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