Hey all. For the past few years I've been getting the Tortoise Supply Herbal Hay for my russian tortoise, but with everything going on recently (and I feel like the herbal hay itself got more expensive?) it's been getting harder to fit it into my budget, so I've been looking into alternatives. I came across the one ZooMed one, but despite being lower quality, it seems significantly more expensive per ounce.
Recently though, I came across this Rosewood Naturals Nature's Salad stuff at my local store, and while it does have a lot less flowers and such in it, it is significantly cheaper, and most of the ingredients would likely be beneficial to his diet as far as I can tell. The only exception is that it has peppermint in it, which in a related thread someone mentioned is pretty bad for tortoises. The packing mentions that peppermint makes up less than 1% of the contents, but I'm not sure if this would be safe or not. If this is something best not to risk, are there any alternative salad toppers, or am I going to have to bite the bullet with the Herbal Hay? Thanks in advance!
Recently though, I came across this Rosewood Naturals Nature's Salad stuff at my local store, and while it does have a lot less flowers and such in it, it is significantly cheaper, and most of the ingredients would likely be beneficial to his diet as far as I can tell. The only exception is that it has peppermint in it, which in a related thread someone mentioned is pretty bad for tortoises. The packing mentions that peppermint makes up less than 1% of the contents, but I'm not sure if this would be safe or not. If this is something best not to risk, are there any alternative salad toppers, or am I going to have to bite the bullet with the Herbal Hay? Thanks in advance!