Huralain Lakku
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Hello Everyone,
I have been a silent member for a long time but now posting my own thread. Might be long but please bear with me. We have a beautiful 4 year old female Leopard tortoise. Lately I have been struggling with what to feed her. I know her diet should be 70% grasses, but I cannot figure out where do I get grass and weed from? Currently she eats grocery store bought lettuce, radicchio, mustard greens, collards, sometimes some fruit or tomatoes, or squash, cucumbers etc, Hibiscus flowers from our backyard, cactus pads and succulent leaves, and Mazuri. I am sure I am forgetting some things, but these are the most common. I tried growing my own lettuce and she wouldn't eat it, I also purchased tortoise grass mix seeds and grew them, and she won't eat it. She does graze on the grass in our backyard, which is St. Augustine grass, but not enough. We live in Houston, and lately she has taken to knocking on the backdoor and coming indoors in the evenings! I think it is because she is hungry? or too hot?
I want to make sure she is getting the nutrition she needs. Are there places that will sell real grass and weeds? I sound silly to myself, but with her appetite I am running to the grocery store twice a week and I know she should be eating more grasses! Thank you for reading and I appreciate all the help!
I have been a silent member for a long time but now posting my own thread. Might be long but please bear with me. We have a beautiful 4 year old female Leopard tortoise. Lately I have been struggling with what to feed her. I know her diet should be 70% grasses, but I cannot figure out where do I get grass and weed from? Currently she eats grocery store bought lettuce, radicchio, mustard greens, collards, sometimes some fruit or tomatoes, or squash, cucumbers etc, Hibiscus flowers from our backyard, cactus pads and succulent leaves, and Mazuri. I am sure I am forgetting some things, but these are the most common. I tried growing my own lettuce and she wouldn't eat it, I also purchased tortoise grass mix seeds and grew them, and she won't eat it. She does graze on the grass in our backyard, which is St. Augustine grass, but not enough. We live in Houston, and lately she has taken to knocking on the backdoor and coming indoors in the evenings! I think it is because she is hungry? or too hot?
I want to make sure she is getting the nutrition she needs. Are there places that will sell real grass and weeds? I sound silly to myself, but with her appetite I am running to the grocery store twice a week and I know she should be eating more grasses! Thank you for reading and I appreciate all the help!