fertilizer in yard

[hmmca]

Hello all,

I will be getting a baby tortoise in the next little bit and yesterday my wife put fertilizer in our yard, it was Scots and it is little orange bead type things. I am sure that they will be into the soil in the next few days.

My question is will the grass (in a month or so) be safe to graze on, to for the little guy to walk on?

I would think so since there is no actual fertilizer to eat, just what has been absorbed by the grass.

Thanks

 

[tortadise]

The thing is, that the grass utilizes it through the soil. So the elements in the fertilizer will be in the grass itself. Not too certain how long. But I would wait a good season (until fall or next spring)before using that grass for food. You can get some tortoise seed mix online and plant it in a put. Like a rectangular one and clip it with scissors to feed from.

 

[hmmca]

Thanks, but could that be true of hay and items we buy from the supermarkets? It is safe to put him on it or while is outside should I have him on a floor of some type?