Hibiscus flowers.

[Caboose]

How often should i feed my sulcata a hibiscus flower and could i feed it to my Redfoot also.


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[pfara]

Yes, you can also feed them to reds.

 

[Caboose]

But how often. I've never given them one before


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[pfara]

As long as you keep things varied all the time, giving them the flowers whenever they're in bloom shouldn't be a huge deal. Serve the flowers with other food to give them choices.

 

[wellington]

Flowers and leaves can be fed every day, as long as like stated above, it's a part of a varied diet,

 

[Caboose]

What if there are bugs on the flowers


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[zenoandthetortoise]

Protein

 

[wellington]

Please read http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-76744.html

 

[farber2028]

Think of stuff like that as they would find it in the wild. There wouldn't be anyone picking bugs off of it for them or anything like that

 

[sunshine_hugs]

I have 8 redfoot hatchlings at the moment (looking after a friends for a bit). I have 6 hibiscus plants, and I throw in flowers whenever they bloom (almost daily), and leaves on a regular basis...the torts love them. Like other people have said, as long as it's part of a varied diet, than yes, your redfoots can have them too.

 

[Caboose]

So my Redfoot and sulcata can eat this?


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

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can they eat this found in my yard


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[pfara]

So my Redfoot and sulcata can eat this?


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

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can they eat this found in my yard


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

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The third pic is oxalis and should not be fed or browsed on.

 

[Caboose]

Ohhh good thing i didnt let my babies eat that.


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[klinej50]

I thought the 3rd picture was clover? What's the difference?

 

[Caboose]

Im growing my own grass for my sulcata now just planted the seeds today. All the yards in my area are sprayed


My Sulcata Michelangelo[TURTLE]
and my RedFoot Raphael [TURTLE]

 

[pfara]

I thought the 3rd picture was clover? What's the difference?

Clovers have round leaves. Oxalis has heart-shaped leaves. You can really tell the difference when they flower. Clover has distinctive white/red flowers that kinda look like spiky balls. Oxalis has small yellow trumpet flowers. They both probably have other colored flowers (I'm just going on what I DO know). In my personal experience, oxalis also form in clumps attached to one stem like a miniature bush. Clover spreads like a mat. Oxalis is bad due to its high oxalate levels. Feel free to google oxalis vs. clover or search this site. Hope this helps!

 

[klinej50]

Wow good thing I saw this I go excited when I saw this stuff growing in my yard, I thought it was clover!

 

[pfara]

Wow good thing I saw this I go excited when I saw this stuff growing in my yard, I thought it was clover!

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-7580.html

There's a better description/explanation.