I proposed the idea of feed extra to stop eating the substrate.

My observation is that a tortoise's appetite shifts with the seasons, with the growth cycle, and with environmental parameters within the enclosure. If you fall behind the animal's needs, in my experience, the tortoise starts to look for other things to eat. Maybe substrate. With my indoor leopards, they started to eat the newspaper. When I increased their food intake a little, they stopped eating the newspaper. When they start to leave food behind, I cut back. They grow a little but do not develop shell problems.

With my outdoor russians, the substrate is basically grass, so if they eat that, who cares :->

I never recommended stuffing the torts with food. Of course, people will read and draw their own conclusions.

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