mlummus
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Are the leaves/flowers/vines from watermelon edible for Russian tortoises?
Yes absolutely. My tortoise loves them. Here's some pics of her eating some that I loveAre the leaves/flowers/vines from watermelon edible for Russian tortoises?
Do you save any of the leaves by freezing or dehydrating? I just got ALOT of leaves/vines/flowers from a lady and its more than what my tort can eat before it goes bad. I don't want any of it to go to waste
Do you save any of the leaves by freezing or dehydrating? I just got ALOT of leaves/vines/flowers from a lady and its more than what my tort can eat before it goes bad. I don't want any of it to go to waste
@prariemom could you explain your process? I can't find your post
I will probably try both methods since I have enough!
For grass/weed clippings, I am doing the same method that Turtulas-Len taught me in this thread: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/my-young-sulcatas-winter-diet-worked.115259/@prariemom could you explain your process? I can't find your post
I will probably try both methods since I have enough!
I suspect that the vine itself will turn to hard to eat, but the leaves will work great. I'm going to experiment this year and dehydrate the leaves of my squash plants and freeze the vine part. I assume the vine will turn mushy when thawed, but I am going to check out whether my tortoise would still eat it if it were mixed with other good stuff. Most of my winter food will be up for experiment this yearOkay that is an interesting method! Keeping the clippings and stuff outside seems pretty simple. I thought to dehydrate you HAD to use an oven! Very nice! Thank you!
Do you think that the vines of the watermelon plant will dehydrate well?
[QUOif I remember correctlyE="Prairie Mom, post: 1193785, member: 45781"]Yes. I have been drying quite a bit of tortoise food. I mentioned it a bit today on the garden chat thread http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/garden-chat-photos-for-torts-and-people-♫-♫.104546/page-83
I think it's cool that @Meganolvt has frozen some as well. Most leaves turn to mush when they're frozen, but tortoises may still eat them if they're mixed in mazuri or some good fresh greens. Meganolvt: Did your frozen grapeleaves turn to mush when thawed? -I may have to freeze some too.