Foods to plant??

[bigrussiantortoise]

So I have a great outdoor enclosure but I don't know what to plant other than wheat grass and roses

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P.S he's a Russian tortoise if that helps with food items and absolutely LOVES romain lettuce but I don't want to plant it because its a occasional food.

 

[Tyrtle]

RE: Foods

Ours loves sedums of all varieties. He also loves mallow (malva sylvestris, you can buy seeds on ebay). I've also purchased a seed mix from Carolina Pet Supply which he grazes. Beyond that, I usually give him some Spring mix and throw in whatever I find elsewhere in the yard, including: several hibiscus varieties, dandelions, rose of sharon leaves and flowers, roses, cranesbill leaves and flowers. He also munched, or should I say, mowed down the Brussels sprout plant I had growing nearby.

 

[bigrussiantortoise]

Foods

Thanks

 

[WillTort2]

RE: Foods

Add grape vine leaves, mulberry tree leaves, radicchio, and endive to your list. The last 2 you might find in the produce section.

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

RE: Foods

Wheatgrass.

Go the health food store and in some, you can buy the wheat berries by the pound. I soak them overnight, then plant them. Instant grass. Healthy too! If you have juice bar, they get flats of them and sometimes they throw out the roots since they cut the grass for the little elixir they press that is so good for us but the shots are not that cheap. Anyhow, ask them for the roots. Sometimes they regrow nicely.

tortoisesupply.com sells a nice seed mix too! : ) Sprinkle, grow and graze. Fun!

 

[bigrussiantortoise]

Foods

How tall does wheat grass get?

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

Re: Foods

wheat grass grows around 4 to 5 inches , after four inches cut it off because then you have all the nutrition you need

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[bigrussiantortoise]

Foods

Thanks I'm getting it tomorrow and was worried of it growing to tall

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

Re: Foods

Cut it down, when its 4 to 5 inches if you let it sit its going to turn yellow... it won't stay too many days green otherwise

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[bigrussiantortoise]

Foods

Dose the nutrition go away from it turning yellow prob yes

 

[lynnedit]

RE: Foods

They can still get some nutrition from dried or yellowing safe plants or weeds. They do in the wild.

 

[Mrturtle527]

Foods

I have many items planted and some the eat and some they don't. But it's all safe.

Thanks for the tip on wheat grass as I was wondering what to do with it.


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[bigrussiantortoise]

Foods

Ok thank you