old4x4 said:OK. I got a single cube of (horse) alfalfa from the local feed store to see if Sherman would eat it. I'll pitch it in the woods for the deer. I think I recall them having tomothy hay cubes. I'll have to see if they'll spare one to see if he'll eat it. Thanx for the answers.
Laura said:Cubes Or flakes off a bale?
Cubes are compressed into hard cubes..
A flake is a section that comes off a bale of hay.
Grazing in a yard is best, mine wont/dont eat dry hay. ....yet.
emysemys said:old4x4 said:OK. I got a single cube of (horse) alfalfa from the local feed store to see if Sherman would eat it. I'll pitch it in the woods for the deer. I think I recall them having tomothy hay cubes. I'll have to see if they'll spare one to see if he'll eat it. Thanx for the answers.
Since you have access to a feed store, ask your feed dealer if they sell any type of grass hay. If they do, they will usually allow you to bag up some of the leavings from the ground where the bales are standing. Some will charge you a minimal fee, and others will just give it to you free.
Yvonne
old4x4 said:I'm just not sure about giving him dry hay. It's like dry twigs and I can't see him swallowing these pieces. Should I moisten it? BTW, I can get him the timothy cubes..
The perfect answer. Thanks!!!emysemys said:old4x4 said:I'm just not sure about giving him dry hay. It's like dry twigs and I can't see him swallowing these pieces. Should I moisten it? BTW, I can get him the timothy cubes..
If your hay is like dry twigs, then you are not buying grass hay. Grass dries to look just like the grass it used to be, only dry. Its still soft, but brown.
A one year old marginated tortoise isn't going to eat hay yet. They don't really see hay as food until they get bigger...I'd say 4 or 5 years old. If it were me, I'd just buy a bag of Salad Style Hay, moisten a "pinch" of it and sprinkle the little bit over his greens. That way he isn't getting so much that it makes him not eat, yet he is getting used to what it smells like. You can also take the scissors out into the yard, and cut off a bit of grass and weeds to sprinkle over your greens. Also, I'd forget the "cubes" until he's older. When you say "cubes" do you mean those compressed cubes of hay that are about 2" square? Don't even get those. They're too hard and would never hydrate soft enough for a 1yr old to eat.
Yvonne