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Most people here advocate using escarole, dandelion greens, mustard greens, snow peas and bok choy as staples and avoiding lettuces. On the other hand, Douglas Dix at Deer Farms uses spring mix as his staple, at least according to his caresheet. I'm sure that there isn't a "correct" answer, but it seems that people here are adamant that lettuces provide poor nutrition. I'd love to hear what basic diet has worked best for people, especially for hatchlings.

And as always, I really appreciate everyone's thoughtful responses!

Personally, I mix Organic Baby Spring Mix w/ Endive, Escrole and add Bok Choy 3 x per week. They like the baby spring mix alot. You just have to read the ingredients and make sure there is no Romaine in it as this is only useful in giving them water and really has no nutitional value.

i use spring mix as a staple diet for my male and he is in perfect health. that is the only thing he will eat for me.

I get either spring mix or an herb mix, and combine that with endive/escarole and dandelion greens, all cut up pretty well so that it all mixes up together. The spring mix does have some lettuce in it, which isn't high on nutritional value, but is good for keeping these guys hydrated. It also has other things like arugula, radicchio, etc. I also rotate through other goodies throughout the week like bok choy, edible flowers, nasturtium leaves, watercress, cilantro, alfalfa, bee pollen, etc.