AmberViolette
New Member
Hello. We moved into a new place where we discovered the previous owner left us their Desert Tortoise. There are a few pens and he lives in one and just came out of hibernation I am assuming.
I’ve been researching what to plant to get his habitat established, and have a good list. However on the internet there is so much confusing contradictory advice as to what to feed him from the grocery store until we get these grasses/flowers established in his pen for him to eat.
Currently in our yard we have grass, clover, and a mulberry tree. We do let him roam around and forage while we keep an eye on him but we have dogs so we can’t leave him out for hours. Can I pick some clovers and mulberry leaves and add them to his salad we give him when we comes out of his hole? What should I buy from the grocery store to make a salad to provide him with enough to eat?
Also we live in AZ (hot as heck) is it normal he only comes out at dawn and dusk? He seems to like people or at least he knows people = food lol.
Thank you!
I’ve been researching what to plant to get his habitat established, and have a good list. However on the internet there is so much confusing contradictory advice as to what to feed him from the grocery store until we get these grasses/flowers established in his pen for him to eat.
Currently in our yard we have grass, clover, and a mulberry tree. We do let him roam around and forage while we keep an eye on him but we have dogs so we can’t leave him out for hours. Can I pick some clovers and mulberry leaves and add them to his salad we give him when we comes out of his hole? What should I buy from the grocery store to make a salad to provide him with enough to eat?
Also we live in AZ (hot as heck) is it normal he only comes out at dawn and dusk? He seems to like people or at least he knows people = food lol.
Thank you!