and a few mulberries now and again. How can I get him to eat other foods like greens or crickets..He is in an outdoor enclosure so crickets would be hard to feed without them running off, unless I can find a way to confine them to a dish.
BTW he is a young ornate box turtle, maybe 2-3inches snout to vent.
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my boxy only wants to eat worms
quincy
Jun 26, 2006 08:02 AM
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zillmerj
Jun 27, 2006 06:11 AM
My 3-toed boxies will eat Zoo-Med's canned box turtle food even when they are being picky. I chop greens and veggies very finely and mix in with the canned food -- I think the (artificial, probably) scent and flavor in the canned food attacts them and covers up the taste of anything I mix in. Fed judiciously, this fruit-based food is useful for picky feeders (and for getting them to eat meds and vitamins, BTW).
I have never kept ornates, so this trick may work less well for them, but it is worth a try.
