baby desert tortoises eating

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Yvonne G

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We're trying to offer the rescued baby desert tortoises a more natural diet this year, so here's a couple pictures of them eating Rose of Sharon and dandelion from the yard:

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Rose of Sharon is a hardy variety of Hibiscus and I think the other is dandelion leafs...
 

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Plus a pumpkin blossom!

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Cuuuute...bet they were LOVING it !!!!!! I'm definitely going to buy Tallula a Rose of Sharon bush, or Hibiscus, and more :p
 

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Great pictures, Yvonne! We too have hibiscus plants all over the yard for the tortoises. They love hibiscus flowers as much as anything it seems. :D
 

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Would a pumpkin blossom be the same as a squash blossom? I have plenty of those in the garden :D and they would be for our greek torts. Can greeks have squash blossoms?

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Sure! Its a real treat for them. All tortoises LOVE pumpkin or squash blossoms.

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Yvonne those are rescued baby tortoises? What do you do with them now? :)
 

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Candy said:
Yvonne those are rescued baby tortoises? What do you do with them now? :)

They are head-started for a year, then I adopt them out. I used to adopt them whenever I got them, but found that most folks have a hard time keeping hatchlings alive. So for the past several years, I head-start them for a year. They're still small enough at a year of age that folks are still getting a really small tortoise to care for, but they are much hardier at 1 year than at hatchling age.

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I have never known a baby DT to refuse a hibiscus flower(or rose of sharon)
 

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Those little torties are cute as buttons! I have been wanting a Rose of Sharon because I love blooming plants in general and because they grow in Colorado. Now I have an additional reason---free treats for Taco Bean!
 
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