Mercy FBR
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- Joined
- Jun 20, 2014
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Hello! I am a first time owner from East County San Diego. We just got our new leopard tortoise yesterday, and I've done a little bit of research (both on this website and a couple others) on what I should be feeding him and other odd bits.
As I said, I did a little bit, so I learned that our guy has a bad pyramid problem. But now that he's with us, I'm going to make sure he gets the care he deserves (I'm already taking steps to prevent future pyramiding). Luckily he's still young.
I guess my big question is are these three grasses good enough for him? I've read the food lists, and honestly there's so much in there... I know I *can* feed it to him, but is it good enough? Do I need more variety? Or should this suffice?
-Blue Grama
-Buffalo Grass
-Northern Dropseed
And I'm probably going to also pick up some fescue and/or bluegrass.
I do intend on giving him other things as well - the hibiscus, flowers, etc - but I'm trying to get the major staple down before I go out and buy the seeds to grow in his enclosure. Until they grow enough, I was going to offer a meadow or orchard grass mix (hopefully the feed store has some in bulk...).
As I said, I did a little bit, so I learned that our guy has a bad pyramid problem. But now that he's with us, I'm going to make sure he gets the care he deserves (I'm already taking steps to prevent future pyramiding). Luckily he's still young.
I guess my big question is are these three grasses good enough for him? I've read the food lists, and honestly there's so much in there... I know I *can* feed it to him, but is it good enough? Do I need more variety? Or should this suffice?
-Blue Grama
-Buffalo Grass
-Northern Dropseed
And I'm probably going to also pick up some fescue and/or bluegrass.
I do intend on giving him other things as well - the hibiscus, flowers, etc - but I'm trying to get the major staple down before I go out and buy the seeds to grow in his enclosure. Until they grow enough, I was going to offer a meadow or orchard grass mix (hopefully the feed store has some in bulk...).