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RE: Not eating greens

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Posted by: renardv74 at Thu Jul 12 07:38:21 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by renardv74 ]  
   

I have Two Yellow Foots are kept at between 70 and 80 F. When the temperature drops below 70 they tend to become sluggish and tend to not eat (I have yellow foots and they are slightly different to red foots. I have was told my yellow foots are very delicate and red-foots are more hardy).

My yellow foots favorite foods is mushroom, pumpkin and squash. They get fruit or mushroom every day and always have greens (Plantain, dandelion, pumpkin laves, storks and leaves).

I have found giving them a range of greens and my yellow foots are very picky on what they eat.

I would also give more water instead of more heat as mentioned before I keep my torts at a lower temperature (when their temperature gets hotter than 80F they climb out of their box and walk around the house).


   

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