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[AZRT]

Well while I was working my wife picked up a little guy and a setup. Looking to make changes on the setup but I am feeding him a spring mix and Timothy hay and soak him every morning for 20 min. I’ll grab some prickly pear this weekend and add that to his diet.

 

[wellington]

Cutie. Read the care threads and the closed chamber threads. Also add more variety then what you mentioned to his diet.

 

[AZRT]

I will. I plan on grabbing some collard and mustard this weekend as well as prickly pear. I may yard gas burmuda and it’s never been treated so I can use that as well. May try to start growing something at home as well

 

[Tom]

The stuff you buy at the grocery store is ok and can make up a small percentage of the diet, but its not the best thing for them. And babies don't eat hay. Hay is for older, larger sulcatas. And when you do introduce hay, bermuda or orchard grass hay is best. Timothy is too stemmy. Check this one out for food suggestions: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

 

[AZRT]

Yea I know. I haven’t used the Timothy hay. I’m not a fan of it. I’m going to try and find more stuff better for him today. I know a place to get prickly pear locally so that will be good