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My newest Hermann's tortoise, Bruno, seems to really enjoy eating grass, but I'm wondering if one type of grass is better than another. He's eaten the organic wheat grass you can buy at the grocery store. It really has to be something I can plant or buy fresh, because even soaked and carefully sorted hay is really too tough for him to eat (he's only 5.3 cm). Any suggestions?
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Sohni
Northern California

0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.2 Hermann's Tortoises
plus my kids' herps:
0.0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko

I have bermuda, fescue, pasture grass and rye grass growing in my backyard which all of my tortoises seem to like. These types are very hardy and drought resistent. Actually, I have rarely seen them eat the fescue, so maybe that one is a little too tough for them.

I think most types of grasses would be okay and probably not a whole lot different as far as nutrition if they were all growing on the same soil. They all would have fairly good nutritional value on decent soil, but not enough for an exclusive grass diet. Grass has a lot of cellulose and is very hard to digest. That is why grazing animals like cows have such an elaborate digestive system.

The best thing to do as far as grasses go is to just go to the nursery and buy several different kinds of seeds that are hardy in your area and sprinkle them around the yard and water them.