Leaves and flowers.

solidsounds17 said:

Anyone care to give a rookie some advice on where I can find mulberry leaves, and other leaves of that sort? I know the best way to go at it is to grow your own but due to space restrictions, I am unable to do that. Does anyone know if supermarkets carry them?

Also, I’ve been meaning to grow my own flowers to feed my little guy but my local Home Depot and Lowe’s don’t really carry the seeds that I need. Any idea where else I can go?
Species is leopard.

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turtlebean said:

Hi all!

I went on ebay and searched mulberry leaves and there were tons of listings on there by some excellently reviewed sellers. I think I paid like $6 for 30 of them, including shipping. I’m not sure what a good price for leaves is, but I know I don’t have a mulberry tree and figured they should be apart of Tortillini’s diet, so it was worth it to me!


As for the cactus pads, I really had no experience with them, even ever recognizing pads in person. I think my slew of internet searches led me to a reddit thread and someone suggested I go on a site called Etsy to find some. It seemed like the seller I ordered from already took all the spines and glochids off of the pad which I really appreciated. Until I either grow my own or find a more sustainable source for them, I’ll probably continue buying from that seller, once he’s back in stock. I think I paid $13 for 5 pads. Again, not sure what a good price is but my little homie needs what he needs.

Here are the listings, I hope it’s okay to post these on here! Hope this helps some people and tortoises out

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