worms..... - Page 3

**Alan1** · 10-02-2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swad1000

They will feed on whats abundant in a particular area at a particular time of the year, like all animals they will have favourite plants.

But at other times of the year they will eat what they can find, so they will have a varied diet over the course of a year.

Cheers swad, I'd been desperately trying to give them something different every day! I suppose that is good but not entirely necessary?

swad1000 · 10-02-2009, 10:18 AM

Just give as wide a variety as you can, its a lot harder this time of year, but sometimes we have limited weeds available, and sometimes people have to resort to supermarket produce.

**Alan1** · 10-02-2009, 11:36 AM

Okay thanks, I'm now able to completely avoid the supermarket stuff

STEWIE · 10-02-2009, 01:10 PM

Yucckkkkk, horrible picture.
My first tort was full of worms when i got her, you could very clearly see millions of them, but she wasnt lethargic and ate normally.
All my torts i`ve seen eating bird poo and garden worms etc, well everything in the garden naughty really, and they get tested once a year for worms and have a normal safe amount.
I always wonder why this is if they eat bird poo which is full of worms, yucckkk again, lol

Funny things arent they

Valerie · 10-02-2009, 02:19 PM

Well I've tried worming my tort yesterday and today. I spread the paste on one wet lettuce leaf and he ate most of it last night. He had the rest of it this morning. I bathed him and some white stuff came out which looked like a piece of tissue but nothing that looked obviously like worms. How long does it take to work?

lizzy k · 10-02-2009, 06:56 PM

Two of mine were wormed by the Vet on the 27th January and the one passed worms for the first time at the weekend, and the other gave me a wormy present today!!. It took longer than I imagined, but I suppose that is the usual case with tortoises.

10-02-2009, 02:19 PM	#25
Valerie Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 461	Well I've tried worming my tort yesterday and today. I spread the paste on one wet lettuce leaf and he ate most of it last night. He had the rest of it this morning. I bathed him and some white stuff came out which looked like a piece of tissue but nothing that looked obviously like worms. How long does it take to work? __________________ 1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni 1 Dog Yorkshire Terrier x Patterdale Terrier 6 Dwarf lop ear rabbits 5 fish

10-02-2009, 06:56 PM	#26
lizzy k Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 198	Two of mine were wormed by the Vet on the 27th January and the one passed worms for the first time at the weekend, and the other gave me a wormy present today!!. It took longer than I imagined, but I suppose that is the usual case with tortoises. __________________ Liz

10-02-2009, 10:18 AM	#22
swad1000 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,702	Just give as wide a variety as you can, its a lot harder this time of year, but sometimes we have limited weeds available, and sometimes people have to resort to supermarket produce.

10-02-2009, 11:36 AM	#23
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Okay thanks, I'm now able to completely avoid the supermarket stuff

10-02-2009, 01:10 PM	#24
STEWIE Member Incubating Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: wirral Posts: 158	Yucckkkkk, horrible picture. My first tort was full of worms when i got her, you could very clearly see millions of them, but she wasnt lethargic and ate normally. All my torts i`ve seen eating bird poo and garden worms etc, well everything in the garden naughty really, and they get tested once a year for worms and have a normal safe amount. I always wonder why this is if they eat bird poo which is full of worms, yucckkk again, lol Funny things arent they

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