Chia Pet?

[laramie]

Does anyone know if you can feed a tort from a chia pet? I thought I saw a post about it, but I don't remember?

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm not sure if the chia seeds you get in your Mediterranean Tortoise Seed mixtures is the same as the chia pet seeds. But yes, tortoises can eat chia. However, if you allow it to grow tall, the stem becomes woody and the tortoises aren't able to eat it (the leaves are all up too high).

 

[laramie]

Thank You Yvonne,
I checked on the Carolina Pet Supply website and the chia seed they sell is the same as the chia pet. Thank you!

 

[StudentoftheReptile]

We're gonna need pictures of this!

 

[laramie]

We're gonna need pictures of this!

Don't worry, I post some!

 

[african cake queen]

what a great question. i wonder if the plant is called chia?

 

[dmmj]

You can buy the chia seeds from the ChIa company but it is probably cheaper buying it from another source.