Chayote?

[pandacakes]

Is chayote safe to feed to my leopard tortoise every now and then as a snack? My local grocery store had it tonight when I went shopping and I picked some up thinking it would be a cool treat for my Ziggy Just wanted to check before I gave any to him!

 

[wellington]

I have never heard of it. But check it out on the tortoisetable.org and see if it's on the good or bad list.

 

[pandacakes]

Phooey I can't find it on the list. Thank you very much for the recommendation though

 

[Turtlechasers]

Yeah, it is okay to feed as a treat only... Not as a substantial portion of the diet. Leopard need a high fiber diet, mainly grasses, some weeds...

 

[Yvonne G]

I use it occasionally along with all the other types of squash.

 

[pandacakes]

Thank you! I'm glad it's okay He loves squash as a treat, so I'm curious to see if he likes this too