idcowden
Member
HI all,
Just wanted to check whether I'm giving enough variety to our Spur Thigh Tortoises.
Currently they get wild weeds exclusively. They have had a purchased salad once when we needed my inlaws to look after them for a few days.
I am in the UK, so these are British weeds...
Daily:-
Dandelion
Mallow / Tree Mallow
Dead nettle
Violet
Occasionally:
Doves-foot or Round leafed Crane's bill
Valerian
Blowball (asteraceae)
Storks Bill
Nettles
Garden Hollyhock
Calvary Clover
Lamiaceae
Lambs Ear
Mallow , Dandelion, Dead Nettle (at the moment) and Valerian are the easiest ones to find.
They do eat a lot of dandelion though.
Thanks
Just wanted to check whether I'm giving enough variety to our Spur Thigh Tortoises.
Currently they get wild weeds exclusively. They have had a purchased salad once when we needed my inlaws to look after them for a few days.
I am in the UK, so these are British weeds...
Daily:-
Dandelion
Mallow / Tree Mallow
Dead nettle
Violet
Occasionally:
Doves-foot or Round leafed Crane's bill
Valerian
Blowball (asteraceae)
Storks Bill
Nettles
Garden Hollyhock
Calvary Clover
Lamiaceae
Lambs Ear
Mallow , Dandelion, Dead Nettle (at the moment) and Valerian are the easiest ones to find.
They do eat a lot of dandelion though.
Thanks