feeding time at the zoo

[Yvonne G]

mulberry leaves, mallow, prickly lettuce, kale, butter lettuce, endive, escarole, radicchio, carrots, zucchini, cucumber, romaine, mushrooms, small colored peppers, Mazuri, canteloup. Besides this, all the tortoises except the leopards, have grass and weeds to graze on.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Good pix! Now you want to come and feed mine????

 

[Anyfoot]

mulberry leaves, mallow, prickly lettuce, kale, butter lettuce, endive, escarole, radicchio, carrots, zucchini, cucumber, romaine, mushrooms, Mazuri, canteloup. Besides this, all the tortoises except the leopards, have grass and weeds to graze on.

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What species are those 3 in the 6th photo?

 

[Yvonne G]

Manouria emys emys - from left to right, male, female, female

I bought the female on the far right from Michael Thathuvaswamy iin Sacramento a couple years ago. This was a very good purchase, as the tortoise is extremely healthy and growing like a weed. She was a juvenile two years ago and now is almost as big as my full grown, WC female.

My tortoises all live similar to wild animals. One of these days I'll clean them up and take better pictures for you all.

 

[dmmj]

I don't mean to nit pic, but what's prickly lettuce?

 

[Yvonne G]

I don't mean to nit pic, but what's prickly lettuce?

Whether you're knitting or gnit picking or nitpicking, this is prickly lettuce:

 

[gustaf]

Thanks yvonne for sharing these tort pics. I love seeing pics.

 

[Kleinmann_Fan]

I fed wild lettuce and prickly lettuce to my tortoises for a couple of years, after they grew out of a specific tortoise seed mix, but stopped after finding it listed on the tortoise table website as a toxic no feed.

John

 

[kathyth]

Boy do you have a lot of mouths to feed!
Lucky torts!

 

[Oxalis]

Wow, those are some seriously spoiled tortoises! Excellent.

 

[TerrapinStation]

Jeeesh! They are eating better than I did today! hahaha

Looks like an awesome place Yvonne.

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

Great pictures and thanks for sharing them. Your very lucky to get to care for all those tortoises. Funny how the leopards are the only ones in their shells.

 

[pepsiandjac]

Wow ,just read that the prickly lettuce is a narcotic so your torts are probably stoned lol

 

[Yvonne G]

Great pictures and thanks for sharing them. Your very lucky to get to care for all those tortoises. Funny how the leopards are the only ones in their shells.

My leopards are just pretty rocks. The only way I ever see their heads and legs is if I peak around the corner. Soon as the see me they withdraw.

 

[bouaboua]

Like seeing some old friends~~Sweet!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Like seeing some old friends~~Sweet!!

Hey, Steven! Pretty busy, huh? When will you be going home?

 

[bouaboua]

Hey, Steven! Pretty busy, huh? When will you be going home?

So far, scheduled on 19th, but may delay.

 

[Oxalis]

Whether you're knitting or gnit picking or nitpicking, this is prickly lettuce:
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Ah, so Lactuca serriola? Looks like another "false dandelion" dude. Interesting!