Sunday's Breakfast

[Soefianto]

On Sunday morning, my wife and myself, we drove for about 30 minutes to get their favorite food, Hibiscus, so that's what we did.

The children love it and so are Maxi and Aldo.
What a wonderful Sunday it was..

Hope you enjoy the photos.

 

[Yvonne G]

Very nice. I worry about that substrate. If they ingest it along with their food it might cause impaction.

 

[Soefianto]

Yeah I was thinking of getting a bigger pebbles and do it next weekend.
Thanks for the advise. Really appreciated..

 

[ben awes]

Super sweet! Thanks for sharing the photos. How old are they?

 

[Soefianto]

I really don't know, sorry, I just got them in about three weeks ago.
I think you have to ask our experts here in the forum, I also want to know .

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

we drove for about 30 minutes to get their favorite food, Hibiscus
What a wonderful Sunday it was..

~ A word from experience and many unpleasant conversations about feeding unknown food sources to your aldabras. Pesticides, etc. are toxic and easily cause death to tortoises ~

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Very nice. I worry about that substrate. If they ingest it along with their food it might cause impaction.

~ What is your substrait!

 

[Soefianto]

Black river sand

 

[Soefianto]

~ A word from experience and many unpleasant conversations about feeding unknown food sources to your aldabras. Pesticides, etc. are toxic and easily cause death to tortoises ~

OMG I didn't think about that..
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Alaskamike]

It is so good for children to share in the care and interest of these tortoises.

Nice specimens

 

[Soefianto]

Yes Mike, they would be theirs eventually right? So why don't start early..

 

[Soefianto]

Thanks, they are adorable.

 

[Alaskamike]

Just a note on substrata. I find sand to not be a problem unless you feed them on it. That's when it gets on the food and they ingest it.

I put food for mine on a flat rock. And I feed mine a tort food along with greens.

If greens and flowers were fertilized with a systemic ( fertilizer mixed with an insect repellant ) it remains in the plant a long time. They may also have been sprayed with an insect repellant. That is the danger with store / bought or unknown plants.

Folks who raise their food leave store bought plants in ground up to a year before feeding

Greens from grocery store just need rinsed. They are okay.

 

[Soefianto]

Thanks., I would be more careful now.