Plant Identification

[Pedro Penduko]

Good day to everyone! I'm new to the forum and I have a 3 month old baby star tortoise. So far I have learned a lot from this forum on the do's and don't. The baby tortoise is not my first, I had a Sulcata 12 yrs. ago and the information today is just incredible!! My hats off to the unselfish contributors on this forum. I have been feeding my tort fresh grass and a type of Hibiscus ( turk's cap ) and I want to provide my tort with a variety of fresh greens daily. Now if you guys would indulge me a bit on identifying a few plants ( soon, just one for now ) that I encounter everyday on my way home from work. Best regards to everyone!!!

 

[Pedro Penduko]

( Off Topic ) I'm sure that a lot of people on this forum are dog lovers like me ( I have 4 by the way ). Isn't it that if you change a dog's diet abruptly It would certainly upset his digestive system? Does this apply to torts too? Well with all the variety on the diet??? I know that grass should consist most of the diet. As for the other varieties, should I introduce them to the diet slowly??? Or is it ok to change the varieties on the diet daily?

 

[Yvonne G]

If you read the care sheet for leopard tortoises, pinned at the top of our leopard section, it will give you a few pointers on what to feed your tortoise. (Leopard and star take basically the same care)

Dark, leafy greens, weeds and broad-leaf plants. As long as you're feeding greens, I don't think it makes any difference to the tortoise's digestive system if you change them out every few days.

 

[Yvonne G]

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