Food for Roger

[RogerTheTortoise]

My hatchling is about 3 months. I just got him a fee weeks ago and he has been eating organic spring mix, mixed with crushed up pellets that has all the nutrients he needs (like calcium and what not). Then a few days a week I give him a hibiscus flower. Is this ok? I want to give him more of a variety but I'm not sure what fruits and veggies are ok for him.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Rogerthetortoise:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

May we know your name and where you are?

There's plenty more food items you can feed a little sulcata. Take a look at this thread:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread...ed-Greeks-Russians-Sulcatas-etc#axzz1ZItyBQVX

 

[Claireabbo]

hibiscus flowers are good in small portion. like once in a while!

 

[RogerTheTortoise]

That list is perfect! Thank you!!
And it is ok for him to eat those pellets right? Some people say not to feed them those, but it is for sulcata and has all they need... And he loves it.

 

[Jacqui]

Which pellets are you using?

 

[RogerTheTortoise]

Zoo med grassland tortoise food.

 

[dmarcus]

Hello and welcome to the forum...

The Zoo med is fine and its good that your feeding it with spring mix.

 

[Tom]

There are lots of good and FREE weeds to feed too. And fresh grass, either cut up with scissors or grazed naturally outside. I also like mulberry, grape, rose and hibiscus leaves. Spineless Opuntia cactus. Mazuri.

I never feed any fruit, and only rarely feed some grated carrot or squash for veggies.

 

[arby2774]

Love the name! My russian tortoise is named Roger.

 

[cknfrmr]

Welcome to fourm. I have only had tortoise for a year. This site is AWESOME to get all the information you can think of. I just got some cactus pads from www.coastalsilkworms.com. They were awesome looking. They are $ 2.99/lb plus shipping well worth it. Get about 4-5 pads per lb. Most of the pads are about 10 x 5. Tortoise loves them.