Potential differences in Sulcata and Indian Star diet

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I came across this list of items that can be freely fed on a daily basis to Indian Star. Are ALL of these good to feed a Sulcata as well. Is there anything that you would omit?

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I came across this list of items that can be freely fed on a daily basis to Indian Star. Are ALL of these good to feed a Sulcata as well. Is there anything that you would omit?

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The list looks fine to feed to either species.
 

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Hello everyone! New but having a great time here getting to learn a lot from you generous folks! View attachment 378919
I came across this list of items that can be freely fed on a daily basis to Indian Star. Are ALL of these good to feed a Sulcata as well. Is there anything that you would omit?

Thank you soo much for taking out the time to go through my thread. Hope to hear from you soon
I don't know about the elephant grass, and I don't know the last three, but I can tell you that foods suitable for one species are fine for the other. I would not feed dry hay to a star tortoise though, and that can be a staple for a large sulcata. Actual grasses are great for stars though.
 

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I would switch the Timothy hay for orchard grass hay. Timothy is very woody. Alfalfa can be fed too but I believe not daily as orchard can be
 

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