CHOMP CHOMP CHOMPIN' ON KALE

[KevinGG]

Jermaine (pronounced juh-mane) loves his kale. I was out of weeds and flowers and my grape vine is just starting to show leaves and I didn't want to ruin that, so naturally I ran to the fridge. I got some kale, chard, basil, and cilantro and put it on his slate. He ate only kale. And left the rest. Since when is he such a picky eater? So much for being an opportunistic feeder!


Here's what he left

I guess I learned my lesson. Only the darkest of greens or his salad of weeds and flowers. I'm going to go put his leftovers in compost now.

 

[kathyth]

He is very cute and hungry!

 

[leigti]

If I feed my Tortoise something he doesn't like he looks up at me then pushes it off to the side with his foot and then looks back up at me as if to say "are you kidding? I'm not eating that!" I thought Russian tortoises would eat about anything but I guess that's not always true. They definitely know what they like.

 

[Lady Thompson]

Oh! I didn't realize that you can feed cilantro Good to know! I have lots in the garden.
Your tortoise is adorable

 

[StarSapphire22]

It might have been the cilantro...my tort literally ran away from his food when I tried feeding cilantro. He's not a big fan of chard either. Picks around it in his spring mix.

 

[KevinGG]

Oh! I didn't realize that you can feed cilantro Good to know! I have lots in the garden.
Your tortoise is adorable

Thank you! Cilantro can be fed but like all grocery store bought greens it shouldn't be a staple.

 

[dmmj]

Sounds like we have a bunch of spoiled tortoises.

 

[Ida K]

my Oliver loves kale too! He devours it.