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Young russian won't eat

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Posted by: irene_n at Wed Dec 28 17:24:13 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by irene_n ]  
   

We welcomed a 66g young russian tortoise into our home last Saturday. We "stalked" her at the pet shop we purchased her from and found her to be lively and a great eater while at the pet shop. She last ate Saturday 12/24 morning before transport home and hasn't eaten since. She has pooped nicely twice while bathing. We saw our wonderful reptile vet in a "start-up" appointment. We are following his directions, including getting online and putting this question out to you all: any suggestions for getting this little one to eat? He additionally suggested brightly colored foods: a few grains of corn chopped, a little pumpkin or sweet potatoes, good dark greens with a sprinkle of tomato juice on, finely chopped cucumber. Any other ideas? Please help.


   

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