Jenna524
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My Sulcata, Toki, is about 15 pounds and less than 10 years old. Everyday he mainly eats grass and whatever weeds are growing in the yard. I also planted some Tesudo mix that is available for him to eat, and he chooses to eat it a couple times a week.
When my raised bed veggie garden overflows, he will munch on the leaves that hang over (leaves only: squash, cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon). These leaves are seasonal, and in limited quantity since I protect the plant so I can get a harvest.
Basically he’ll go a whole day on weeds and grass, and an occasional leaf or two a day.
Once a week I give him a plate of a few small opuntia cactus pads, and a few hibiscus flowers and leaves. I try to give him orchard grass once a week with his cactus and hibiscus, but he won’t touch it.
I keep a cuttlebone on his feeding plate all the time, but he only occasionally eats it. (It looks more like he broke it than ate it). And I’m not sure if he really gets much from it. And he has a water heater pan full of water, but I’ve never seen him even touch it. (I try to soak him once or twice a week in a different container).
He also eats the cat poop that stray cats leave in our yard (we don’t own any other pets besides our sulcata).
He seems to be eating grass and weeds whenever he wants to all day. And also takes a couple of long naps under a rose bush as well. His poop looks healthy, and his urates look normal.
Is it okay that he mostly eats grass and weeds daily, and only has a ”special plate” of food once a week? Should I be offering cactus and hibiscus more often? What else should be included in his diet and how frequently?
When my raised bed veggie garden overflows, he will munch on the leaves that hang over (leaves only: squash, cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon). These leaves are seasonal, and in limited quantity since I protect the plant so I can get a harvest.
Basically he’ll go a whole day on weeds and grass, and an occasional leaf or two a day.
Once a week I give him a plate of a few small opuntia cactus pads, and a few hibiscus flowers and leaves. I try to give him orchard grass once a week with his cactus and hibiscus, but he won’t touch it.
I keep a cuttlebone on his feeding plate all the time, but he only occasionally eats it. (It looks more like he broke it than ate it). And I’m not sure if he really gets much from it. And he has a water heater pan full of water, but I’ve never seen him even touch it. (I try to soak him once or twice a week in a different container).
He also eats the cat poop that stray cats leave in our yard (we don’t own any other pets besides our sulcata).
He seems to be eating grass and weeds whenever he wants to all day. And also takes a couple of long naps under a rose bush as well. His poop looks healthy, and his urates look normal.
Is it okay that he mostly eats grass and weeds daily, and only has a ”special plate” of food once a week? Should I be offering cactus and hibiscus more often? What else should be included in his diet and how frequently?