growing food

[bethw26]

Hey
i was just wondering if i can grow some food for my Herman tortoise and what types of plant i should grow for her

 

[Spn785]

There are plenty of places that sell seeds for clover, dandelion and other such plants. Tortoise supply has a Testudo Mix that is pretty good. You could also look for The T Lady, she has a good seed mix too.

 

[Tortoise]

Hi
I grow the feed cacti you can buy.I planted 4 pads in a pot of their own , I sank 1/3 of them into sandy soil and they all took.
It doesn't provide enough that I can give all of my 14 torts some daily but I prioritize the babies with fresh shaved cacti. I use a potato peeler and take strips right off plant, leaving pad in place on plant so it remains fresh.

I plan to grow red clover and arugula sprouting seeds too soon as they are highly nutritious.
They have an online store in US and Canada and organic too.

http://sprouting.com/

There are lots of safe house plants too like geranium, spider plant etc -try this site, there are many sites with plant lists.
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/tortoise_home_1.asp

 

[bethw26]

Thankyou i will look into getting some!