Question feeding my indian star tort

[jhongsen]

hello everybody my name is jhongsen and i'm new in raising a tortoise named meter aged is probably around 10 month
and here we goes , i want to ask that what food should i give to my meter?
previously someone tell me that i should feed meter with coriander . mulberry leaves and some parsley. do you guys have a nice food list that i could easily buy at store? thanks for your attention have a nice day

 

[tortoise_man1]

you could try spring mix my tortoise loves it.

 

[jhongsen]

spring mix noted
i think i could understand why your tortoise love it , because it look tasty to me too LOL

 

[shanu303]

spring mix noted
i think i could understand why your tortoise love it , because it look tasty to me too LOL

the hibiscus flowers are the torts favourite and are no harm to them so together with the spring mix it would be like icing on a cake....

and as far as availability is concerned it is easily available in plant nursery.... i myself bought a small seedling and in less then 2 months it has gown up and is yielding 10 flowers a day!!

 

[jhongsen]

hibiscus flower hmmm... maybe i should build my gardening skill a little bit

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is lettuce good enough to feed my tort?

 

[l0velesly]

Lettuce is fine occasionally, but you should vary it up a bit by including grasses and mazuri.

 

[jhongsen]

i already bought some grocery for feeding my tort , how should i keep it? my sister said that the veggie must not store in the refrigerator.

 

[Redari]

I don't see why you can't refrigerate? I'm growing my star some clover and he loves it so far. Hasn't gone for the grass yet.

 

[jhongsen]

ah so it's okay to refrigerate the veggie , i'm definitely put the veggie to refrigerator now
clover? sounds good , i'll try grow some
thx for the advice redari

 

[Redari]

I'll let you know how he likes my other plants when they come up. I'm hoping to grow most of his food

 

[skottip]

Can you get cactus where you are? My babies devour it!

 

[jhongsen]

Can you get cactus where you are? My babies devour it!

cactus? should we cut it? , my baby just around 10 month (almost 1 year)

 

[skottip]

I feed cactus to my hatchlings. Make sure its the spineless. It has very small needles on it. You really cant see them until they stick in your fingers.
I have never had a problem feeding my babies or adults cactus.
Yes, I cut it up into small squares and I use the new growth portions. They have no pricklers at all.

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Too bad you weren't in the US. I would mail you some. I grow it here in FL.

 

[luvpetz27]

Meter is beautiful!!

 

[jhongsen]

I feed cactus to my hatchlings. Make sure its the spineless. It has very small needles on it. You really cant see them until they stick in your fingers.
I have never had a problem feeding my babies or adults cactus.
Yes, I cut it up into small squares and I use the new growth portions. They have no pricklers at all.

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Too bad you weren't in the US. I would mail you some. I grow it here in FL.

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cactus seems good for meter but here in indonesia it very hard to find some cactus , i will put cactus on my exclusive food list

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Meter is beautiful!!

thank you is that photo amy? she sure looks like a queen to me

 

[jhongsen]

excuse me i would like to ask... does every indian star love to eat hibiscus? or hibiscus only for who old enough to eat that?