I'd suggest more fiber in the diet. A steady diet of grocery greens and chopped veggies leads to a lot of runny poop for my leopards.

1) Grass - if you have a yard with chemical-free grass, let your tort graze on it. You could also try clipping some, cutting it into fine bits, and mixing it with the greens.

2) Hay. My leopards will eat timothy hay if it is mixed with something else. I've found pelleted timothy hay in the rabbit section of the petstore that will break down into fine bits when soaked. You could also try the bagged hay from the pet store. Chop into into small pieces and soak it. I then mix that in with finely chopped greens and/or tortoise pellets (Pretty Pets or Mazuri are OK in limited amounts).

3) Cactus pads. They like this when I can find it.

My guys also like clover, dandelion (mostly leaves), and other broad-leafed weeds from the yard.

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• Leopard Tortise Diet - theboaguy, Thu Mar 16 19:47:34 2006
• RE: Leopard Tortise Diet - bradtort, Fri Mar 17 09:48:48 2006