these two I always soak in hot water and mixed mashed up with greens 
those are the little tiny flat "flakes" that I sprinkle dry. My little guys LOOOOVES these! 
pinch of calcium couple of times per week
and here the brown tacky looking stuff is Mazuri, here I was trying the colorful stuff out. Now they get one or the other (mazuri or the "flakes")
I always put out fresh whole leaves of different stuff here is endive, radicchio and or course cuttlebone 
here I was trying to figure out what they like the best putting things in separate piles. I did that a lot at the beginning and watched them eat. They have very different preferences. 
typical breakfast
here I tried to mix everything up with little mazuri, little radicchio, grated carrot 
my babies go to their water dish all the time
here with little bell pepper and crunchy treat of few freeze dried mealworms plus sprinkle of colorful "flakes"
steamed fish with mashed pellets and prickly pear fruit
got these earthworms for food but my babies have nor been interested so the worms live in the substrate now
Your torts look nice, that set up is really good too. Just one thing missing, PINKIES. Only kidding, theres other proteins.
No, dandellions, plantains (narrow or broadleaf), etc. WEEDS-weeds type of plants, just be sure you get them fron area that hasn't been rreated with chemicals. I've never seen plantain grow in this part of Texas (too hot for it? maybe?) but there are tons of others, just study the edible plant list
I always plant seeds in their habitat. They love to munch on them. 
this is how finely chopped things used to have to be to get him to eat. That day was spinach day. They also love fresh edible flowers. 
this is prickly pear cactus fruit, it's very soft inside when ripe so I just put slice of it cut in hafl and they have fun getting all messy red. 
cantaloupe and fresh edible flowers 
here is the usual greens with some Mazuri and little bunch of sprouted baby greens that I buy when available (like broccoli sprouts or oat grass etc)
here's our little "girl going for a drink. 
and sometimes she just walks into the water dish and btw the pic is foggy bcs the fogger was on. 
she's eating her flower snack on top of her cave
Hahah! You almost got me with this one!
I think I have brother chip to one of your torts.
Oooohhh?
Omg! That must be Shellie's twin!!!!
here she is after her bath and monthly coconut oil massage just the other day 
here she is with her little marbling cherryhead "brother"-Tucker 
here is her cute belly. She loves being handled and have her fleshy parts touched. I make a point of doing that a lot just to have them used to human touch so that if there's ever a problem (sick/injury) they don't freak out if I have to take a closer look at something or clean it or put medicine on. 
and this is our Tucker boy
and his belly. He's a lot more skid dish than Shelly but is getting much better (no longer tucks his head in when I try to touch it) letting me pet his head and under the chin. We's working now on "hands, shoulders, feet and toes"
So who is this? Name, age? Real cutie!
Thank you! I've only been doing this since June of last year, so there are still lost of questions but the stuff that I have got down I want to share with the others who -I know- are painstakingly looking for answers/advise.
This is "littlefoot" . kids pick the names
Very pretty! And I'm probably little partial to splits/extra scutes. I think it just makes them special. My daughter named her torts too. Those are her very first OWN pets. Yeah, right! Own! Mom had no idea how involved this reptile thing was gonna be and finds herself probably busier researching than the "torts' Mom". But that's ok. They will be in our family for very ling time so I may as well get to know the reptile husbandry. I have twin boys who are just 8. It won't be long before they start asking for a pet. Knowing them they may want a lizard or something like that. Then, all of my know-how will come very handy in supervising the boysThis is "littlefoot" . kids pick the names
Coming up for 20 months old.
By far the smallest of the 3 I have.
Yeah right, when your daughter flies the nest one day we will see who gets the torts. Lol.Very pretty! And I'm probably little partial to splits/extra scutes. I think it just makes them special. My daughter named her torts too. Those are her very first OWN pets. Yeah, right! Own! Mom had no idea how involved this reptile thing was gonna be and finds herself probably busier researching than the "torts' Mom". But that's ok. They will be in our family for very ling time so I may as well get to know the reptile husbandry. I have twin boys who are just 8. It won't be long before they start asking for a pet. Knowing them they may want a lizard or something like that. Then, all of my know-how will come very handy in supervising the boys
Yeah! Sorry! I just caught myself thinking this same thing
