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Hi, can we feed red lettuce to star tortoises?
Hey, Lyn.. I have attched thr images of which Im talkin about,.Do you mean radicchio? There are a few different red leafed varieties.
I feed my leopard some red leaves, as part of a varied diet, but if you want to post a photo or copy and paste a picture of the lettuce you're talking from the internet about we can check it's OK.
www.thetortoisetable.org.uk may help you.
You can also check on the food list in the caresheet
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Is collard green is different ?? Cuz iv been searching in collard green all i see are those green lettuce and other lettuce,..Yes to your first post red lettuce is fine. So is everything else you posted. Try to add even more to the list, like endive, riddichio, mustard greens, collard greens, dandelion greens, optunia cactus pads, etc. The bigger the variety the better.
In the UK I think spring/baby greens and kale are the nearest to collard. They are Ok in moderation.Is collard green is different ?? Cuz iv been searching in collard green all i see are those green lettuce and other lettuce,..
Yesh i do give them spineless cactus every now and then,... and other vegies like endive, radichho and mustard greens im not finding the right name or right product when i sesrch in online. Is it somthing we can grow from seeds .. if possible please share a clear picture so that i can search in online with pictures..
Yes you can. All of those items are safe to feed to them, but none of those items are a great diet for a star tortoise. They should be eating primarily weeds, leaves, grasses and flowers. Not human salad fixin's. If you must use grocery store greens, you need to be adding amendments to make them more suitable. There are many way to do this. Its all explained here:Hi, can we feed red lettuce to star tortoises?