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Ok, so i did this in the frog forum and it kinda worked. i wanna know from everyone in this forum:

1. what kind of tort you keep
2. what you feed them

a. greens
b. grasses
c. veggies
d. squashes
e. animal protein (if required)
f. fruits
g. misc.
thanks all
Adam

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3.5 THAYERI
1.2 SPLENDIDA (1.0 ALBINO/ 0.2 HYPO)
1.3 ALTERNA
1.1 CAL KING (1.0 ALB.LAVENDER/0.1 BLIZZARD)
0.0.1 HOLD BACK RUNT ALBINO CORN
0.1.1 pyxie
0.0.2 horned frogs

as far a as greens go i feed:
dandelion, collards, mustards, green/redleaf, small amounts of kale, romain, carrot greens, small amounts of bokchoy, and spring mix occasioanlly also

grasses:
dont have many readlily availible to i try to soad dried timothy

veggies:
carrots zucchini, summer squash, butternut, buttercup squash, pumpkin, broccoli (occasionaly and very sparingly)corn cut off the cob

fruit:
prickly pear fruit, citrus (occasionaly) banana (occasionaly)pineapple (everyfew months) cantaloupe, honey dew, mango, papaya

misc/protien. mizauri tort diet, crickets, earthworms, waxworms

i think that is the average list, if i remember anything else i will post, oh and i also suppliment with Sticky tounge farms Miner-All and Vit-All
Adam

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3.5 THAYERI
1.2 SPLENDIDA (1.0 ALBINO/ 0.2 HYPO)
1.3 ALTERNA
1.1 CAL KING (1.0 ALB.LAVENDER/0.1 BLIZZARD)
0.0.1 HOLD BACK RUNT ALBINO CORN
0.1.1 pyxie
0.0.2 horned frogs

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3.5 THAYERI
1.2 SPLENDIDA (1.0 ALBINO/ 0.2 HYPO)
1.3 ALTERNA
1.1 CAL KING (1.0 ALB.LAVENDER/0.1 BLIZZARD)
0.0.1 HOLD BACK RUNT ALBINO CORN
0.1.1 pyxie
0.0.2 horned frogs

1) Eastern Hermanns Tortoise - Speedy (1yr 2mo old)
2) Grocery Greens (Romaine/Endive), Hibiscus Leaves, Dandelion, Clover, Mazuri mixed with calcium D3 (~70/30 mix)

What kind of tortoise do you have APLAXAR?

Fred

i have a bells hingeback (kinixys belliana)
i feed it some greens. fav vegetable is squash so he eats lots of that. he also loves canned omnivorous lizard/tortoise food-cant remember brand. ho likes mealworms and waxworms. and LOVES pinky mice. doesnt care for any pelleted food though.
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GOOSEBALLS

lamina1982@hotmail.com

Three Russians, 4 Hermanns, 1 redfoot, & 1 Egyptian.

They get Spring Mix, dandelions, endive, plantains, sow thistle, violet leaves, creeper leaves, various flowers in season, wild strawberries, & Mazuri tortoise chow.

Each & every one seems to LOVE Mazuri!

1) Russian tortoises

2) Grocery greens: Endive, collards, turnip greens, dark lettuces, kale
Weeds and flowers: clover, dandelion, wild violet, wild strawberry, henbit, plantain
Yard grass
Vegetables: Carrot, squash
Fruit (rarely): Apple, melon rind
Pellets (rarely): Pretty Pets or Mazuri
No animal protein
Supplements: Cuttlebone and RepCal Calcium w/D3

1 sulcata
I don't really feed because her she grazes on her own.
She eats the lawn which is green Bermuda grass in summer, brown in winter, then she has
rye grass in winter.
The many broadleafed green weeds that grow in the lawn on their own.
(I pull up any weeds that may appear that are known to be toxic)
Spineless cactus pads.
Cactus berries on occasion.
Mulberry leaves fresh from spring until they fall off the trees in winter then she eats the dried ones that fall off.
Flowers when I can find any edible ones to pick.
Occasionally turnip & collard greens.
She gets a little pumpkin this time of year.
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PHRatz

>>1 sulcata
>> I don't really feed because her she grazes on her own.
>>

I wish there was a spell checker. lol
I meant that I don't really feed HER BECAUSE she grazes on her own.
This is Destiny in January 2006 on a warm winter day:

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PHRatz

1. redfooted tortoise

2. for normal daily feeding, i usually buy premade bags of spring mix (good mix of greens), or sometimes mixed baby greens, or whatever looks good. to this i add a bit of various fruit/veggie... favorites are blueberry, strawberry, squash, plum, kiwi... i rotate these.

every 3 days he gets a plate of mazuri and fruit dusted with vitamisn and calcium.

he also gets occasional "treats" if i'm eating something he wants and can have. for example, little pieces of cooked meat, egg, or cheese for protein and variety. i'd not feed him any raw stuff for fear of parasites, etc.

i don't keep him outdoors, but he does get to go on supervised walks, during which time he's been known to eat grass, violets, and clover. he doesn't seem to like dandelions.

then there's the list of things he'll always try to eat that i have to stop him from (dead bugs, poop, etc etc....)

Russian's, Greeks, and Redfoot's.

Russians and Greeks

Dandelion leaves and flowers, cactus pads, clover, plantain, mulberry leaves, cactus fruit, turnip greens, lawn grass, grape leaves, thistle, mallow, hibiscus leaves and flowers, rose leaves and flowers, (kale and collard greens once in a while) Plus, what ever is foolish enough to grow in their outdoor pens.
No commercial food - too high in protein.

Redfoot's

60% fruit (everything, with only banana's given on rare occasions)
30% greens (same as the Russian's and Greek's, plus okra and whatever is left from the vegetable garden)
10% Mazuri

Ernie

that participated, i find that doing these types of posts are a great way to get/give new ideas to hobbiests about what can be added to the diets,

thanks

Adam
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3.5 THAYERI
1.2 SPLENDIDA (1.0 ALBINO/ 0.2 HYPO)
1.3 ALTERNA
1.1 CAL KING (1.0 ALB.LAVENDER/0.1 BLIZZARD)
0.0.1 HOLD BACK RUNT ALBINO CORN
0.1.1 pyxie
0.0.2 horned frogs

1. what kind of tort you keep
Western hermanni

2. what you feed them
a. greens - mostly dandelion greens, also mustard greens, endive, escarole, collared greens (rarely), kale (rarely)

b. grasses - none really unless some are in the dried mix I get

c. veggies - very occasionly some carrot or green bean, i given him veggies like maybe a handful of times in the last year

d. squashes - rarely some zucchini or butternut squash

e. animal protein (if required) - none

f. fruits - i have given him one tiny peice of strawberry in the last year

g. misc. - I buy "tortoise crunchies" from turtlestuff.com its dried weeds and stuff that I sprinkle over his greens. I also bought a seed mix just need to figure out where I'm gonna grow it. I have grown it before when I had my golden greek but am in an apartment now so need to find space

Jurrasical calcium sprinkled on most feedings and reptivite vitamins sprinkled on about once or twice a week.