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bradtort
at Wed Mar 19 21:45:59 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bradtort ]
Vary the diet. Don't stick with just one type of food. You run a higher risk of an imbalanced diet.
For my russians I will include the items you mentioned along with endive and various dark lettuces. Also cactus leaf, squash, carrot. Rarely a piece of apple.
Along with things I gather from my yard such as dandelion (leaves and flowers), clover (leaves and flowers), henbit, plantain, wild violet and a few other things I can't recall.
They also like mulberry tree leaves. I've also noticed that my torts will eat grass when housed outdoors.
Hibiscus flowers and leaves.
Various canned foods like pretty pets or mazuri.
I try to make the weeds and flowers the largest part of the diet, then the greens, and last and least the canned stuff. If there is any item that is bad for them, at least it's only a small part of the diet.
Read up on your tortoise. Not all tortoises will benefit from a straight weeds and greens diet. Some need more grasses. Some need fruits. Some even consume some animal protien.
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RE: Mustard, collard, turnip, kale - bradtort, Wed Mar 19 21:45:59 2008