Finding vegetables for Russian tortoise

[Jaime11]

I am looking for good vegetables to feed my Russian Tortoise. I have the Tortoise Table app but most of the safe foods have issues. I currently feed my tortoise Romaine Lettuce and Dandelion Greens (With Sprinkled Calcium and Vitamins). I want to give him a more larger diet. The foods I found that are best are flowers (which I don’t have access too). I am looking for vegetables that can be purchased at supermarkets, High in Calcium and Vitamins, and can be part of my already diet I have set up for him.

 

[wellington]

Arugula, escarole, endive, cactus pads, riddichio, small amounts of kale, mustard greens and collard greens.
There is also a mix of seeds good for Russians you could plant and grow yourself. They are on tortoisesupply.com

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Some great suggestions from wellington! Seeds would definitely be a good idea! Have a look at the wildflower section on the tortoise table and see if there’s any on there that you can grow well where you’re from😊

Whilst you’re here, feel free to check out the care sheet for these guys

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And these threads I made recently on the set up side of things, in case it comes in handy for any upgrades/tweaks in the future, not sure if you have an adult or baby so I’ll link both, they’re quite similar aside from humidity needs and soaks tbh

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Welcome to the forum!!🐢💚

 

[Jaime11]

Some great suggestions from wellington! Seeds would definitely be a good idea! Have a look at the wildflower section on the tortoise table and see if there’s any on there that you can grow well where you’re from😊

Whilst you’re here, feel free to check out the care sheet for these guys

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

And these threads I made recently on the set up side of things, in case it comes in handy for any upgrades/tweaks in the future, not sure if you have an adult or baby so I’ll link both, they’re quite similar aside from humidity needs and soaks tbh

Housing young Russian/Herman

Hello there! In this thread, I’m going to include some information on an effective way to tackle a starter set up/a way you can build a bigger size once your baby is an adult. I know it looks a lot to go over, I like to make sure all bases are covered, I’m happy to break down any information...

tortoiseforum.org

Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors

Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...

tortoiseforum.org

Welcome to the forum!!🐢💚

Thank you for the recommendation. Although I will take seeds as a guide on what else they could eat bedsides vegetables, The Tortoise Table app is mostly for Plants, Flowers, and Vegetables.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Weeds are a great food source and the tortoise table lists a bunch of wild flowers for example.