I have been struggling with finding the ideal diet for our (yearling?) leopard tortoise. When we got her, the breeder said romain lettuce and kale are good things to feed her.. however, I have learned that is not the case. We have since changed to things like turnip greens, collard greens, mustard greens etc.. but I am trying to work on establishing a diet based on grass/hay. I have some dried Bermuda that I have been cutting into small pieces and mixing with her food but I have no idea if she is eating any of it. I have two main questions/concerns.
1) I read that people use spring mix on the forum all the time, however EVERY singe bag of spring mix I have looked at contains spinach, which is not good for them, is that correct? What am I missing about spring mix? Can someone show me a bag of the kind they use and/or explain this?
2) Today I found (see included picture) Animal Grass (Organic) at my local sprouts! It appears to be a local company. I was going to wheatgrass, which I have seen some people talking about, but I found grown animal grass and seeds to plant our own! I am very excited, but I also want to make sure it is safe/adequate. It contains barley, wheat, oats, rye and alfalfa. It says it is safe and good for cats, dogs, reptiles, turtles, etc... I assume this would be good, but I don't want to make an assumption. So far I have been unable to find anything about this particular grass or even what kinds of grass are safe/good. I would really appreciate some input on this!
I'm headed out of town and preparing a food mix for the person taking care of her. I'm a little afraid to try something new right before I leave.
Thank you for any input/advice!
1) I read that people use spring mix on the forum all the time, however EVERY singe bag of spring mix I have looked at contains spinach, which is not good for them, is that correct? What am I missing about spring mix? Can someone show me a bag of the kind they use and/or explain this?
2) Today I found (see included picture) Animal Grass (Organic) at my local sprouts! It appears to be a local company. I was going to wheatgrass, which I have seen some people talking about, but I found grown animal grass and seeds to plant our own! I am very excited, but I also want to make sure it is safe/adequate. It contains barley, wheat, oats, rye and alfalfa. It says it is safe and good for cats, dogs, reptiles, turtles, etc... I assume this would be good, but I don't want to make an assumption. So far I have been unable to find anything about this particular grass or even what kinds of grass are safe/good. I would really appreciate some input on this!
I'm headed out of town and preparing a food mix for the person taking care of her. I'm a little afraid to try something new right before I leave.
Thank you for any input/advice!