Hiding cactus with the leafy greens, sneaky!Notice the small chopped up pieces of cactus!
Hiding cactus with the leafy greens, sneaky!Notice the small chopped up pieces of cactus!
My tortoise avoids it. I really want to feed cactus to him, but that cactus must grow . I am extremely lucky, the cactus I have has no spines (not even those tiny missiles!)* Not at all, just blends in good on those pictures. We start all of our aldabra hatchlings on cactus from day one!
Do ya own a cactus farm? I'm getting even more jealous now* We feed cactus on a regular bases, great food source for tortoises at all ages!
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Prickly pear grow well here too. Figs, mulberries, celosia, melon, cucumber, zucchini, parsley, aloe, spiderwort, ganazia, aster, germaniums, roses, desert rose, agave, grape, petunias, purslane, dandelion, and olives all grow well here too. You are probably in a zone 11 too, so you can use some of these. To think I know all these plant is just amazing!
Edit: Purslane is pretty high in oxalic, some of these are "feed in moderation" plants. So just be careful But knowing you, you must give them a great variety of food. Can you tell me some of them?
In your personal opinion, do you feel that keeping them on a natural diet til they are 1 or 2pounds has anything to do with how smooth their shell turns out?
Holy cow!! That's a huge difference. Well, that says it all right there, my baby will for sure have all natural, I don't care if I have to rent a greenhouse to grow a pasture in over the winter. That's really amazing.* Absolutely!
* The first picture is one that we raised until four years old on a natural diet and the second one left at 3", both from the same clutch.
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Everyday is Tortoise butt day. As I consider....It's not tortoise butt Tuesday, but it's still cool
Looks like they are doing the "Rain dance"......How fun! ! ! !
"How was it last night??"
I'm the KING,* We feed cactus on a regular bases, great food source for tortoises at all ages!
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This is very interesting comparison.* Absolutely!
* The first picture is one that we raised until four years old on a natural diet and the second one left at 3", both from the same clutch.
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