Fussy leopard tortoise HELP

[Sarah Winchester]

Hi trying to find food items that my leopard tortoise will like she seems to have gone off her dandelion leaves, she won't eat butternut squash or watercress and suggestions what I can feed her as I'm still new to owning a tortoise, she will eat carrots and cabbage but they are secondary need some suggestions on bulk items for her to eat

 

[T33's Torts]

Carrots and cabbage should not be fed to her. Carrot, maybe, but only a tiny tiny bit less than once a month. Have you tried Mazuri? You can buy some from a local pet store (some PetSmarts have it, most don't) or online. You can get some from a forum member, ( @tortoisetime565 ) too. Other greens you can try are spring mix, minus the spinach, unfertilized grass, etc. This is Tom's care sheet, if you haven't already, you should read it.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/

 

[Sarah Winchester]

I'm from uk and not heard of Mazuri and I will look at Toms care sheet

 

[Yvonne G]

In the UK a lot of folks use Komodo Dragon Diet, as Mazuri isn't available there. But your tortoise should be offered a nice variety of GREEN things. You can also buy the packaged salad mixes like Florette:

http://www.florettesalad.co.uk/our-products/strong-mix/

 

[Sarah Winchester]

I was told that lettuce is no good to feed your tortoise

 

[T33's Torts]

Salad mixes aren't all lettuce.

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Ok that's good just like to feed my tortoise all fresh
So any of the mixes on that link will be ok for her

 

[Elohi]

I was told that lettuce is no good to feed your tortoise

The only no good lettuce is iceburg. All of the rest have plenty of nutrition with offered in a large variety. Even romaine has a little to offer but shouldn't ever be fed in a weighted percentage over other greens. Leopards also love opuntia cactus and other succulents.

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes. The greens in those packages shown in the link above are good to feed.

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Thank you for your help will go out tomorrow and buy some yummy salad mixes for Georgie

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Thank you everyone went out and bought Georgie some spring greens and some other yummy food and she seems to be munching it

 

[Sarah Winchester]

Georgies breakfast thanks for all your help