bad diet?

[ReddyFreddy]

Several years back I tried to fix my tortoises diet from spring mix to more varied broad leafs, and got on a rotation of mainly collards and turnip greens with mustard greens as well. I was thinking I was doing well not realizing that collards ( his favorite) and mustards can cause iodine deficiencies with possible calcium binding. I am switching immediately to more lettuces and weed like greens, but am worried about any long term damage to his health and what I should look for. I was not doing a lot of things correctly after my mom who had taken care of him for years divorced and moved, and diet has been something I should have listened more about when posters gave me advice years ago. He is active, and eats well, but I still worry.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I'm sorry if I missed it, but what type of tortoise do you have?

 

[ReddyFreddy]

I'm sorry if I missed it, but what type of tortoise do you have?

Hi, he is a Russian, i should have mentioned that.

 

[Sarah2020]

As a long time member you will have see many posts re the care sheet. I suggest you read it check all your settings/env/diet and provide what you can to your tortoise.

care sheet......

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

www.tortoiseforum.org

 

[ReddyFreddy]

Hi thank you sarah. That is fantastic.