Here in Richmond Va the weather in winter is cold and not conducive to grass growing never mind putting a tortoise outside to graze... So I came up with a well rounded staple food source that is relatively inexpensive and much healthier than grocery store greens.
I'm using a mix of orchard grass, purchased from a pet store ($8.00), and mazuri (ordered online $35.00). So for Livingstone who's ~35lbs I use about four handfuls of the grass re-hydrated in a large plastic bowl, and 3 cups of mazuri.
The grass is re-hydrated separately with water in a large bowl and then drained (don't worry about getting all the water out, its better a bit wet).
The mazuri is re-hydrated with boiling water (it will absorb a lot of water and some experimentation is needed). Then the two are mixed together and
fed.
My idea was that the grass provides the necessary fibre, and the mazuri gives a nice dose of protein, and all the necessary vitamins, etc.
Let me know what you think, I'll post pics at some point.
I'm using a mix of orchard grass, purchased from a pet store ($8.00), and mazuri (ordered online $35.00). So for Livingstone who's ~35lbs I use about four handfuls of the grass re-hydrated in a large plastic bowl, and 3 cups of mazuri.
The grass is re-hydrated separately with water in a large bowl and then drained (don't worry about getting all the water out, its better a bit wet).
The mazuri is re-hydrated with boiling water (it will absorb a lot of water and some experimentation is needed). Then the two are mixed together and
fed.
My idea was that the grass provides the necessary fibre, and the mazuri gives a nice dose of protein, and all the necessary vitamins, etc.
Let me know what you think, I'll post pics at some point.
