Can leopards eat this?

[pigie]

Is this suitable for feeding leopard hatchling? Only thing he wants to eat...

 

[Yvonne G]

I don't know what that is, but it came in a seed variety that I bought for "grazing animals." So it is probably ok for him to eat it. However, tortoises should be fed a nice variety of different foods, so try to get him to eat other things too.

@Iochroma - Do you know what this is?

 

[pigie]

In latin it is called Valerianella locusta. Sorry I am not sure about correct name in english, so that's why am I asking.

 

[Yvonne G]

It's called corn salad. It's edible.

 

[Careym13]

What other foods have you tried offering your hatchling?

 

[pigie]

Hello, thanks for answers! I have a little one just from saturday. I offered :
chick weed
dandelion
grass
rocket leaves
Broadleaf plantain
Narrow leaf plantain
Nettle
Chinese Cabbage...

eating aloe little bit (2-3 bites till now)
It was started on wet and is still wet. Temperatures around 80 all the time, basking spot 100-105. Humidity 90% Breeder told me, that that corn salad will work, because during weekend when I got him, he doesn't eat at all. When I provided corn salad, he started feeding.

 

[Careym13]

Hello, thanks for answers! I have a little one just from saturday. I offered :
chick weed
dandelion
grass
rocket leaves
Broadleaf plantain
Narrow leaf plantain
Nettle
Chinese Cabbage...

eating aloe little bit (2-3 bites till now)
It was started on wet and is still wet. Temperatures around 80 all the time, basking spot 100-105. Humidity 90% Breeder told me, that that corn salad will work, because during weekend when I got him, he doesn't eat at all. When I provided corn salad, he started feeding.

It can take a while for them to adjust, once he gets more comfortable he should start eating more. You can keep offering grass, but most hatchling Leopards won't eat it. Mine started at about a year old. You could pick up some herbal tortoise hay from tortoisesupply.com, I use that a lot when weeds are scarce or I feel like my torts are being picky (which is rare for them now).

Purlpe deadnettle is growing in the wild this time of year, my torts like that. Wild geranium is out and about too along with grape leaves. I like to mix in mazuri and grassland tort pellets as well as some endive, escarole, baby frisee, watercress, arugula, carrot tops and radicchio lettuce to supplement the weeds I feed. Oh, hibiscus leaves and flowers if you have some that aren't fertilized. There are lots of seed mixes for African tortoises out there as well. Chop everything up really finely, I used a food processor when my two were hatchlings. Hope this helps!