New owner :)

[cezcal20]

Hey everyone!

I just got my hatchling Salcata couple days ago. It is 2 months old. It is eating Dandelions so far. I pick some weeds for it to also eat. I just went out and bought Timothy Hay; can i feed it Timothy hay everyday? I also bought zoomeds Grassland tort food.

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome My threads below by my signature are Toms, all great info for proper care of a sulcata

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum, Cezcal20!

Yes, your baby CAN eat timothy hay every day...problem is, he probably won't. Baby tortoises seldom eat hay until they get to be a little bigger, maybe 3 or 4 years old. You can always cut it up into small pieces and mix it together with the weeds and grocery store greens.

 

[shanu303]

Hello and Welcome to TFO!!

 

[ascott]

Welcome and we LOVE pics

 

[cezcal20]

This is the photo of him the first day i got him

Welcome and we LOVE pics

 

[izzy2208]

Omg!!!! SOO cute!!

tortyluvr

 

[Jesse977]

cute little guy

 

[samsmom]

he/she is precious. good luck and welcome to the forum

 

[Instinct]

Hello there!

Your little one is absolutely adorable!
Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I've always heard the dandelion greens aren't very nutritious. However, if you are giving them with other dark greens such as kale, escarole & romaine it should be fine. Variety is always the best!

As for the ZooMed Grassland tort food, if you haven't already, definitely wet it down to make it easier for the little one to eat. I know my boy won't touch it unless I wet it down and mix it in.