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by Laura0310
28 Jun 2022, 09:03
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: The feeding headaches
Replies: 17
Views: 13649

Re: The feeding headaches

So after weeks of trial and error, Puc has been eating steadily. Today he has chosen ribbed plantain, fresh picked from the park this morning, as breakfast, as per picture attached. He also gets a daily mix of cinque foil, sow thistle, pre alpin baby, calcium and vitamins all with a good spray of wa...
by Laura0310
18 May 2022, 16:44
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: The feeding headaches
Replies: 17
Views: 13649

Re: The feeding headaches

Hi Nina and Daniel, I am only using the dish for water outside which is buried in the substrate so that he can get in and out and not for feeding purposes. Puc comes in at night where he has a slate, water bowl, feed plate and additional hides, a heat lamp for hot end at about 30 and cool end at abo...
by Laura0310
17 May 2022, 09:43
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: The feeding headaches
Replies: 17
Views: 13649

Re: The feeding headaches

Well given that he hasn't gained weight for a few weeks now, I decided to make a big change since the weather is warming and sunshine much brighter. Old Guinea pig cage with bottom cut out. One side is the jungle for eating and exploring, the other side for digging and hiding. He also has a hide and...
by Laura0310
09 May 2022, 16:42
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: The feeding headaches
Replies: 17
Views: 13649

Re: The feeding headaches

Hello all

so having gotten to my wits end trying to get him to eat more grass and him having loose poos again, it was sunny enough to put him out for half an hour. To my huge annoyance/joy ?? he ate the grass himself and the weeds he wanted :oops: as below - give me strength lol
by Laura0310
25 Apr 2022, 10:14
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: The feeding headaches
Replies: 17
Views: 13649

Re: The feeding headaches

Morning Lin and thank you for your help with this. And sorry for not picking up your reply sooner as you know I have been busy cheffing! I have attached a picture of this morning's feed, that is chopped sow thistle, dandelion leaf and shining geranium with a sprinkle of calcium dust, sprayed with fr...
by Laura0310
22 Apr 2022, 08:38
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: The feeding headaches
Replies: 17
Views: 13649

Re: The feeding headaches

Morning Nina and thank you. So being outside currently is a no go due to our dogs but we will be looking into an enclosure when the weather heats up a bit. But today I have attached my 'chef de cuisine' effort which is a mixture of Romaine, Dandelion, Plantain and white Dead Nettle. I am quite lucky...
by Laura0310
21 Apr 2022, 16:34
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: The feeding headaches
Replies: 17
Views: 13649

The feeding headaches

So Puc has been with us since late January. In that time I have moved him onto a wild foraged diet, picked fresh every day, but have been advised that he will eat grass when a bit older (He is a Leopard). He did weight 41g and when I bought him he was 36g. However this week the scales said he had lo...
by Laura0310
18 Feb 2022, 14:17
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina and thank you again for all your advice. The little man is now eating cat grass quite well with my limited range of weeds until I get more familiar with more weed varieties. He still turns his nose up at the ready grass which is frustrating but the good news is this week he has put on anothe...
by Laura0310
15 Feb 2022, 11:57
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina, I ground it up in a mortar and pestle to sprinkle over but he turned his nose up at that so am still cutting up little pieces of cat grass for him. Such a fussy little eater but he has put on a gram in weight so all is heading in the right direction I hope.
by Laura0310
15 Feb 2022, 10:51
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina, by way of an update Torty has now produced what I think is a better looking poo! Please let me know what you think as I see the colour is better and it is formed. Still he is not keen on dried anything and prefers his wild leaves and cat grass. But hopefully I am getting there with his diet...
by Laura0310
08 Feb 2022, 15:41
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina and as always thank you for your reassuring advice, Certainly is a steep learning curve with these tiny people. The Readigrass has arrived and I have put a mound of it in his home so hopefully that will add some additional fibre to his diet.
by Laura0310
08 Feb 2022, 13:10
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina, it is only the green shiny stuff that came out of him, everything else got stuck to it as I moved the bits about to get the shot. It was a very small sample so sadly not this best example of my skills. Sadly it's almost dried out now and nothing left to show. I was wondering if it was the c...
by Laura0310
08 Feb 2022, 09:25
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina, have ordered two small bags and will let you know how he gets on with it. However he had just had a poo and I am not sure if it is right or not. Picture of poo as close as I could get and his eyes which I think for hydration are ok. He is bathed every other day and his food is fed soaked wi...
by Laura0310
06 Feb 2022, 20:35
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina that's great thanks. I recognise one of the bags so will go with that. Like I mentioned I used to feed it to our Guinea pigs and do see it up at our horse feed supplier, but will follow your first link I think as I have seen that brand. Thank you so much for your help as always 😊
by Laura0310
06 Feb 2022, 14:53
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina, can I just ask which version of Readigrass you were talking about as there seems to be a few online and not sure which one to pick? Timothy grass is there as is one in a white bag and one in a black which rabbits on them. I used to feed this to my Guinea pigs but got a massive bag which TT ...
by Laura0310
04 Feb 2022, 11:39
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina and thank you. Currently he has multiple names as we cannot decide on one and obviously don't know the sex and won't for years. Torty Tort seems to be sticking at the moment. As I am well into my 50's he is going to be handed on to my daughter who is a Zoologist specialising in Herpetology, ...
by Laura0310
03 Feb 2022, 15:15
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi Nina and thank you so much for responding. We use heat probes to measure the temp just slightly off centre to allow for the shell height thing and today he has actually started basking. I will raise the lamp up slightly and aim for the temps you advise. He is eating again but thank you for the ti...
by Laura0310
02 Feb 2022, 16:49
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Re: Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Thank you so much for your experience. He seems a little brighter over the past few days and has been basking today which again is a step in the right direction. He feeds himself ok and hopefully that will increase with time. Such a delicate little soul :)
by Laura0310
28 Jan 2022, 10:53
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worrying about my new baby Leopard
Replies: 24
Views: 15804

Worrying about my new baby Leopard

Hi all, I am now the proud owner of a four month old. Was bought from a reptile shop last Sunday, 23rd Jan. Not new to reptile keeping as we have 20 snakes and have had lizards in the past but new to tortoise keeping. Have joined various groups and taken on advice. He is currently housed in a small ...
by Laura0310
28 Jan 2022, 09:35
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Plant ID please (UK)
Replies: 1
Views: 5002

Plant ID please (UK)

Could someone please confirm that I have picked Bristle Ox tongue as one but not sure of the other?