Rose of Sharon (or other Hibiscus)?

I was thinking about getting some hibiscus flowers for my Russian tortoise, except I don't know if he will like them. I was wondering if anybody could ship some to me, just so that I can see if he likes them? I don't want to have to buy them, wait for a year for all the nasty stuff to go away, only to find out that he doesn't like them. I will reimburse you for shipping!

Would love to. But our rose of Sharon's stopped blooming about a month ago.

Hibiscus, and rose of sharon is tortoise crack, he will like them.

OH.....They love it. I gave them both flower and leaf.

How long should I wait before giving him the flowers? I will probably buy one from the store, and it will probably have chemicals and such in them.

And how often can I feed him them?

Some people say a month, some people say a year. I would say at least 3 months. I would bring the plant home remove all the dirt from the roots and rinse them off and replanted and pesticide free soil.

Too bad it's no longer summer...we have quite a few trees it's too cold now!! No blooms here. I would have sent you some!

I can send you both flowers and leaves. They will arrive dead I'm sure. Are you wanting to feed them as dried? Every tort I've ever owned loved hibiscus. Except for the fancier varieties. They don't like the flowers as much for some reason. Any way, Let me know if you want some. You should be able to get a small one in a plastic pot from HOME DEPOT for like $5 and keep it in a window sill until it warms up again.

One thing to keep in mind...the leaves are more nutritious than the flowers...they are nothing more than a treat!

Thank you everybody for your comments! I think I will get a pot from Lowe's, keep it indoors over the winter, and maybe start feeding him the leaves and flowers when it gets warmer And thank you to everybody who offered to send me some! But I don't know how well dried leaves and flowers will work with Paarthurnax, since he's super picky

I have a greek tortoise that just turned up in my yard one day. It will always eat hibiscus flowers, but sometimes passes on the leaves.
Hope this helps.
-Jeff