Fonzworth Bentley and Penelope

[Rbacchiega]

Just thought I'd share a couple pics of Fonzworth Bently and Penelope, my Sulcata Tortoises.

Both are rescues, so I'm not entirely sure how old they are but I'd guess Fonzworth (the largest) is about 2 years old and Penelope is close to 1 year. Both were being fed the wrong diet (not enough grassy fibre or too much protein) so have some pyramiding of the shells, which, I'm happy to say since they've been in my care has stopped.

Today is a special salad day, but usually they are fed a salad much higher in grassy fibre, which I supply via orchard hay (stuff normally fed to horses)

This salad is only ever fed once or twice a week, as a treat. It consists of 1 head leafy lettuce, a couple carrots and two tomatoes. Then sprinkle with Calcium and serve!

Enjoy!

The Salad:


Penelope digging in:



Fonzworth going at it:



My hand in relation to Fonzworth's shell: