I stumbled upon a video from Chris Leone at Garden State Tortoise, in which he describes his winter feeding method. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZPFv23X5M
Essentially, he gets organic dried herbs and greens like plantain, etc. and mixes it in with moistened commercial diets like Mazuri.
This piqued my interest...being in the frigid north, I don't have access to a lot of weed-type greens...I'd grow them, but don't have cat-proof space to do so right now, and I also have a bit of a black thumb. I'd like to offer something more nutritionally appropriate and fibrous than spring mix and other grocery greens. I also run into the problem of having one itty bitty Hermann's hatchling who doesn't even seem to make a dent in the box of spring mix before it goes bad. I don't mind spending about $15 a week feeding him...I DO mind that 90% of it gets wasted.
I am thinking of purchasing the following, and would appreciate input. The website is www.mountainroseherbs.com
8 oz Dandelion Leaf $7.25
8 oz Hibiscus Flowers $4.50
8 oz Marshmallow Leaf $8.75
8 oz Violet Leaf $7.50
8 oz Red Clover Herb $6.25
8 oz Oatstraw $4.75
8 oz Blessed Thistle $6.00
4 oz Aloe Vera Leaf $6.25
SUBTOTAL: $51.25
I'm thinking this should last me a good while and be more nutritionally appropriate than most of the things I can normally feed him. Mazuri/herb mixes will not be his entire diet, I will probably still pick up various grocery greens and mix them in now and then, or hang them from a clip for him. He really enjoys eating from his clip.
Essentially, he gets organic dried herbs and greens like plantain, etc. and mixes it in with moistened commercial diets like Mazuri.
This piqued my interest...being in the frigid north, I don't have access to a lot of weed-type greens...I'd grow them, but don't have cat-proof space to do so right now, and I also have a bit of a black thumb. I'd like to offer something more nutritionally appropriate and fibrous than spring mix and other grocery greens. I also run into the problem of having one itty bitty Hermann's hatchling who doesn't even seem to make a dent in the box of spring mix before it goes bad. I don't mind spending about $15 a week feeding him...I DO mind that 90% of it gets wasted.
I am thinking of purchasing the following, and would appreciate input. The website is www.mountainroseherbs.com
8 oz Dandelion Leaf $7.25
8 oz Hibiscus Flowers $4.50
8 oz Marshmallow Leaf $8.75
8 oz Violet Leaf $7.50
8 oz Red Clover Herb $6.25
8 oz Oatstraw $4.75
8 oz Blessed Thistle $6.00
4 oz Aloe Vera Leaf $6.25
SUBTOTAL: $51.25
I'm thinking this should last me a good while and be more nutritionally appropriate than most of the things I can normally feed him. Mazuri/herb mixes will not be his entire diet, I will probably still pick up various grocery greens and mix them in now and then, or hang them from a clip for him. He really enjoys eating from his clip.