Hello!
First excuse me if my english is not very good, I'm french...
I've got a Costa-Ruca ornate wood turtle (Rhinoclemys pulcherrhima manni) since one year. All this year (2006!) she ate correctly: 80% vegetables and fruits, 20% meat (earthworms are his favorites!).
But since one month, she eats not good than most of the time, except earthworms. She stopped to be very activ, never go under the basking spot, taying under the substrate (I've got a dry and a moist area)... Weight is good... I think it's a annual period of lower activity... Is anyone have this species? Have you ever seen a lower feeding activity period?
Thanks!
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Ornate wood turtle activity
vincenzoo
Feb 05, 2007 09:20 AM
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buslady
Mar 07, 2007 10:07 AM
I have a breeding pair of Ornate Woods like yours.
Yes they do have a period of lesser activity, mine are slow right now. My four babies however, are not!
It is normal for them to dig and hide, the deeper the substrate the better.
What kind of water supply does your turtle have? They need a 'pool' area deep enough that the water is 1-2" over the shell.
Mine are eating little right now, when it warms up soon they'll be back to their usual pigging out. Worms are great as usual, offer lesser amounts of food to prevent waste of food.
Keep it warm as usual, it sounds like your turtles biological clock is working.
