最初，盾盾不愛吃牧草。我買了些牧草，並把牧草剪細，然後用來餵給盾盾。 牠只是嗅一嗅，沒有其他行動 ，盾盾視牧草為底材多於食物，我們唯有試其他方法。後來在網上找到一些陸龜飼料,便買給牠再試，先用水浸軟龜糧，後給盾盾。不過盾盾對它亦沒有興趣，始終只愛新鮮蔬菜。
Initially Tun Tun did not like eating hay. We got her some Timothy hay and cut it into small pieces. She sniffed at it and just did not take it as food. So we tried to find other alternatives. After searching in the net, we found some commercial pellets for Tun Tun to try. We soaked the pellets in water to soften them a bit. The pellets smelled really good but Tun only loved her fresh vegetables. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
其間我們繼續嘗試餵牠牧草和龜糧，一直都沒有成功。直至盾盾體重升至100 克，牠才突然愛上龜糧，但對牧草仍舊沒有興趣，故我們只有把牧草混於浸軟的龜糧中，逼牠進食. 盾盾突然的口味轉變跟我另一隻寵物(飛河龜)很相似，可能與年齡有關。從此，我們便餵牠龜糧+牧草。
We tried feeding Tun Tun commercial pellets a few time but Tun still did not see it as food. Same for Timothy hay. It was after she was over 100 g and we gave it a try again. We soaked the pellet in small amount of water to soften it first. Then we put it on Tun Tun eating tile. She loved it this time. The sudden taste change may have something to do with her age since my fly river turtle, Fei Fei, suddenly change his taste buds too. So now we feed her pellet and mix it with Timothy Hay.
在尋找牧草給盾盾時找到一些餵給小兔和倉鼠的日本牧草，它們較我早前買散裝牧草的幼細和軟身，顏色亦較綠，更合盾盾幼嫩的喙子，但價錢較貴。我們先拿去較利和粗身的牧草，只選幼身的細至 1-1.5 cm，存放在儲物袋內，餵盾盾時才與浸透的龜糧混和。
When I looked at rabbit/hamster food at a pet store, there was a Japanese brand of hay that is smaller in size. The hay is finer (not as coarse) and greener in colour. Of course it is more expensive but it is not as tough as the first bulk pack we got so it will be easier for Tun’s beak. We cut them in 1 – 1.5 pieces removing the very sharp or hard stems store it in a zipping bag. That will be mixed with moisten commercial pellets prior to feeding.
其間我們繼續嘗試餵牠牧草和龜糧，一直都沒有成功。直至盾盾體重升至100 克，牠才突然愛上龜糧，但對牧草仍舊沒有興趣，故我們只有把牧草混於浸軟的龜糧中，逼牠進食. 盾盾突然的口味轉變跟我另一隻寵物(飛河龜)很相似，可能與年齡有關。從此，我們便餵牠龜糧+牧草。
We tried feeding Tun Tun commercial pellets a few time but Tun still did not see it as food. Same for Timothy hay. It was after she was over 100 g and we gave it a try again. We soaked the pellet in small amount of water to soften it first. Then we put it on Tun Tun eating tile. She loved it this time. The sudden taste change may have something to do with her age since my fly river turtle, Fei Fei, suddenly change his taste buds too. So now we feed her pellet and mix it with Timothy Hay.
在尋找牧草給盾盾時找到一些餵給小兔和倉鼠的日本牧草，它們較我早前買散裝牧草的幼細和軟身，顏色亦較綠，更合盾盾幼嫩的喙子，但價錢較貴。我們先拿去較利和粗身的牧草，只選幼身的細至 1-1.5 cm，存放在儲物袋內，餵盾盾時才與浸透的龜糧混和。
When I looked at rabbit/hamster food at a pet store, there was a Japanese brand of hay that is smaller in size. The hay is finer (not as coarse) and greener in colour. Of course it is more expensive but it is not as tough as the first bulk pack we got so it will be easier for Tun’s beak. We cut them in 1 – 1.5 pieces removing the very sharp or hard stems store it in a zipping bag. That will be mixed with moisten commercial pellets prior to feeding.
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