Anovick5
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I've searched through past threads and it seems like Saint Augustine Grass is considered a good choice for feeding Sulcutas, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience feeding it to young tortoises. Saint Augustine grass seems a bit tougher than some other grasses, and I'm worried when I feed it to my 3" sulcata that it just goes in one end and out the other. Is it perhaps too tough for young tortoises to digest? When I soak him, his feces look a lot like the way the food looked going in. So, I worry that he's not gaining any nutrition from the food. I don't want to be starving him by feeding him food too tough for his little stomach. I've seen pictures of the poop of wild sulcatas and understand that their healthy feces often contain visible pieces of grass, but with my tortoise, it's almost all visible pieces of grass. What do you think? Am I being overly concerned or should I ease back on the amount of Saint Augustine grass I give?
While I'm at it, my 11 inch Sulcata's diet is about 80% Saint Augustine Grass and another 10% hay. Is that too much grass and not enough veggies?
While I'm at it, my 11 inch Sulcata's diet is about 80% Saint Augustine Grass and another 10% hay. Is that too much grass and not enough veggies?