Leopard diet

[critters88]

Does anyone have a link to a good diet for leopard torts. I have decided that this is the type of tort I will be getting in the spring. I want to know a good diet for them before hand so Im not guessing when they come.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

http://africantortoise.com/edible_landscaping.htm

this is my favorite list to reference

there are many more though...

 

[critters88]

http://africantortoise.com/edible_landscaping.htm

this is my favorite list to reference

there are many more though...

When you grow plants for them do you start from seeds, buy at a greenhouse. Or plant your own in organic soil you can buy from a greenhouse. Im so nervous about pesticides and fertilizers. was thinking of starting some plants now from seeds indoors so I have them growing when they arrive but was worried what dirt to use. I cant jsut go outside and dig some up the ground is frozen.

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was going to put in some artificial plants to. Do they ever try to eat these and get sick.

 

[Melly-n-shorty]

I start most of mine from seeds in organic moss and coconut coir if they are going to be eaten, or buy organic plants when possible.

 

[murdocjunior]

I start most of mine from seeds in organic moss and coconut coir if they are going to be eaten, or buy organic plants when possible.

'Melly-n-shorty',
Do you grow yours in a indoor enclosure? if so can we see pics please?

 

[Melly-n-shorty]

I used to grow them in the windowsill in those pots made of paper. I would peal off the paper pot and plant them into the indoor enclosure every couple days. Now that they spend all summer outdoors I grow them in the outdoor enclosure. over the winter (up until this last freeze) I would just go and take clippings of the plants outside to feed them indoors. the freeze killed off most of the plants I had in there so I am going to reseed the enclosure feb 1st. I use the seed mix from carolina pet supply, bird seed, grass seed, and I plant a couple of edible flower seeds like pansies. once everything is big enough that they wont demolish it before it can grow back I let them into the enclosure.

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the outdoor enclosure has a top soil layer of moss and coco coir to help the seedlings take root.

 

[murdocjunior]

kool! How much in seeds do u invest every season u plant them?

 

[Melly-n-shorty]

not much... between the grass seed, the 1lb carolina supply seed, and the bird seed I still have enough to plant this spring. I am only running low on the carolina supply seeds. I mix the grass with the carolina supply seed mix, and plant that all over. I plant the bird seed and flowers in specific patches the bird seed gets too big to eat after a while but I leave some of the bigger stuff in to provide shade around the hide to keep them even cooler