jknoche
New Member
All,
We're raising a juvenile/yearling Eastern Hermann's tortoise, and feeding wild plants from our untreated yard as much as possible. Currently we have a lot of plantains (wide and narrowleaf), hibiscus/rose of sharon , dandelions, wild violets, and cat's ear. He also eats a bit of ajuga/bugleweed that's growing in his enclosure. When those get sparse we are bulking out a bit with produce from our local international market, including a bit of kale, opuntia cactus, dandelion greens, escarole and leaf lettuce. We have some mache green seeds (Lamb's lettuce) that we intend to plant when the weather is a bit more hospitable to cool-weather greens. We also supplement with a bit of Arcadia tortoise food tiles (roughly 1/2 to 1/4 square per day for our sub 300g tort, rehydrated and mixed in with his chopped salad greens)
Am I missing any other wild greens I'm likely to find in this part of the country? I know wild weeds are best for his diet (and definitely the least expensive option) so I'm curious to see what else I can find in the yard that might be safe for him.
We're raising a juvenile/yearling Eastern Hermann's tortoise, and feeding wild plants from our untreated yard as much as possible. Currently we have a lot of plantains (wide and narrowleaf), hibiscus/rose of sharon , dandelions, wild violets, and cat's ear. He also eats a bit of ajuga/bugleweed that's growing in his enclosure. When those get sparse we are bulking out a bit with produce from our local international market, including a bit of kale, opuntia cactus, dandelion greens, escarole and leaf lettuce. We have some mache green seeds (Lamb's lettuce) that we intend to plant when the weather is a bit more hospitable to cool-weather greens. We also supplement with a bit of Arcadia tortoise food tiles (roughly 1/2 to 1/4 square per day for our sub 300g tort, rehydrated and mixed in with his chopped salad greens)
Am I missing any other wild greens I'm likely to find in this part of the country? I know wild weeds are best for his diet (and definitely the least expensive option) so I'm curious to see what else I can find in the yard that might be safe for him.