Here is a question I've long pondered and I wonder if anyone out there has any knowledge on the subject to share: Can we feed baby grapes to our tortoises?
I know ripe grapes have a high sugar content which is to be avoided for non-forest species, but what about the baby grapes? My vines are back after winter and taking off fantastically, and they are making lots of baby grape pods. I've been told that if you pinch the newly forming grape clusters off you can get more vine growth, so I always do. The problem is that I'm throwing away POUNDS of fresh green growing plant material that I would like to feed to the tortoises, if its okay to do so. I've fed small amounts to large sulcatas in the past just to see if they'd eat it (They did.), and it appeared to do no harm.
Anyone have any insight?
I know ripe grapes have a high sugar content which is to be avoided for non-forest species, but what about the baby grapes? My vines are back after winter and taking off fantastically, and they are making lots of baby grape pods. I've been told that if you pinch the newly forming grape clusters off you can get more vine growth, so I always do. The problem is that I'm throwing away POUNDS of fresh green growing plant material that I would like to feed to the tortoises, if its okay to do so. I've fed small amounts to large sulcatas in the past just to see if they'd eat it (They did.), and it appeared to do no harm.
Anyone have any insight?