Hi guys! I just got a sulcata baby, my first tortoise!
I will let him outdoors when he is bigger, but where I am (Korea) late fall and winter is cold.
I came across this website and joined right away! I've been reading up a lot on diet but I would like to ask a few questions *mainly about diet.
Please understand, I've heard so many people say so many different things, so forgive me if I sound ignorant; I just want to be sure.
I will say this: I am willing to do countless hours of research and invest LOTS of time and as much money as I can to make my tort happy
I know I can't let him roam free in fields, but I'll do everything to make it work!
1. Is Romaine Lettuce ok to enter as a regular part of the sulcs diet?
How about red lettuce? Some say it's fine, some say absolutely not, even breeders told me their younger ones are fed on it (a lot)..... so I'm totally lost on this one. Btw, my tort is eating romaine right now!
Will a diet on it lead to pyramiding?
2. Are leeks ok to give to sulcs?
3. How about carrots?
4. Does "wheat grass" count as a grass? And is it ok for sulcs? I have heard that it is better to stay away from plants of grains, but I'm not so sure. If this is ok, I wouldn't mind growing it as a staple diet!
5. I've decided to go with Zoomed's Grassland for my tort's varied diet. (over mazuri?) Any objections?
6. Any sites where I can get good grass or hay for my tort? I can have it shipped to my california home and then have it brought here, no prob.
Thank you in advance!
AC
I will let him outdoors when he is bigger, but where I am (Korea) late fall and winter is cold.
I came across this website and joined right away! I've been reading up a lot on diet but I would like to ask a few questions *mainly about diet.
Please understand, I've heard so many people say so many different things, so forgive me if I sound ignorant; I just want to be sure.
I will say this: I am willing to do countless hours of research and invest LOTS of time and as much money as I can to make my tort happy
I know I can't let him roam free in fields, but I'll do everything to make it work!
1. Is Romaine Lettuce ok to enter as a regular part of the sulcs diet?
How about red lettuce? Some say it's fine, some say absolutely not, even breeders told me their younger ones are fed on it (a lot)..... so I'm totally lost on this one. Btw, my tort is eating romaine right now!
Will a diet on it lead to pyramiding?
2. Are leeks ok to give to sulcs?
3. How about carrots?
4. Does "wheat grass" count as a grass? And is it ok for sulcs? I have heard that it is better to stay away from plants of grains, but I'm not so sure. If this is ok, I wouldn't mind growing it as a staple diet!
5. I've decided to go with Zoomed's Grassland for my tort's varied diet. (over mazuri?) Any objections?
6. Any sites where I can get good grass or hay for my tort? I can have it shipped to my california home and then have it brought here, no prob.
Thank you in advance!
AC