Is it ok for tortise to eat cress ?

[Mammyjuls]

Hi I have grown my own cress is it fine for tortise to eat cress

 

[Tom]

Do you mean water cress, like what they sell at the grocery store? If yes, it is fine as a part of a varied diet. Not toxic or harmful in any way, but also not as good as weeds and leaves that are higher in fiber and have a better calcium to phosphorous ratio.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Mine refuse to eat it.

 

[Mammyjuls]

Yes mean water cress but thats not all i am goi g to feed the tortise i have grow quite a few diffrent thinhs and have checked them on that table thing so i know they fine for tortise to eat also got diffrent types of grass growning as well so the tortise will have a nice veried diet

 

[Careym13]

Mine hate it too...I've tried many times and they always avoid it.

 

[Mammyjuls]

Ohh well it will not hurt giving it a try and then I will find out if the tortise likes it or not

 

[johnandjade]

our hermanns wil eat it no problem

 

[johnandjade]

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caught in the act lol

 

[Mammyjuls]

Or good so not all tortises don't like it so hopefully mine will like it as well

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Or good so not all tortises don't like it so hopefully mine will like it as well

Different species prefer different things. But to make things even more difficult, tortoises of the same species will disagree on what is good to eat.
I have a list at home of what is edible for my Redfoot clan and they actually wont touch about 40% of the listed plants.
You simply HAVE to try and see what what work for you.

 

[Mammyjuls]

Yes that's what I will do feed diffrent things and find out what it likes

 

[Mammyjuls]

Going to name it olaf of frozen as my little boy loves frozen and because the tortise will be to young to be able to tell the sex of it

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Going to name it olaf of frozen as my little boy loves frozen and because the tortise will be to young to be able to tell the sex of it

I have a female named Julio. Once it's named it's too late.

 

[Mammyjuls]

I am finding it hard to think of unisex names for my tortise has anyone got any ideas

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It's O.K.
Tortoises don't get embarrassed.

 

[Mammyjuls]

Hi dos anyone have a list of what kind os cactus tortise can eat and were in uk i can get them please

 

[ZEROPILOT]

@Anyfoot just got some from Spain to the U.K.
Maybe he knows of a local place, too?
He's in Sheffield.

 

[Mammyjuls]

Ok thank you i will ask him

 

[Ariza]

tortoises of the same species will disagree on what is good to eat.

LOL Just like people. I love brussell sprouts and most people hate them. I also used to love liver back in my meat-eating days. And Ariza is supposed to like grass but she'll walk right by a grass patch and not eat. We're all unique individuals.

 

[Mammyjuls]

Yes well flash keeps having little nibbles at it but he dos not seam overly impressed with it lol