There's a great non-profit in my area that sells seeds.
The trouble is, they don't have a tortoise mix. I've already sent an E-mail about making such a mix since I've been too busy to go down there, but until I do I'd like to ask about the mixes they do have.
This is a really silly question. I'm looking at the lists here, at Game and Fish, and on other tortoise sites and not seeing a lot of the listed plants in the seed mix I'd like to buy. Surely tortoises wouldn't mind eating them, would they? Are the lists posted here general guides or strict diet regimens?
I know I can just get readily made mixes for desert tortoises online, but I'd really prefer to continue buying from my non-profit because it's a retail store. I can see what I'm buying, ask questions about the seeds, and I don't have to pay shipping and handling.
This is what is in the mix I'm looking at getting: Bahia, Desert Marigold, Desert Senna, Dyssodia, Owl's Clover, Mexican Gold Poppy, Desert Lupine, Silverbells, Wild Sunflower, Rothrock Grama, AZ Cottontop, Giant Dropseed, Sand Dropseed, Spike Pappusgrass, Alkali Sacaton, Plains Bristlegrass, Indian Wheat, Catclaw Acacia, White-thorn Acacia, Brittlebush, Indian Wheat [not sure why this is repeated], White Bursage, Creosote, Fourwind Saltbush, Desert Saltbush, Quailbush, Soaptree Yucca, Foothills Palo Verde, Mesquite, Ironwood Desert Willow, Bebbia, Wolfberry.
Again, it's a really silly question. It's formulated specifically for the area I live in so I would assume that combined with nopales it would be perfect for an enclosure.
What do you guys think?
The trouble is, they don't have a tortoise mix. I've already sent an E-mail about making such a mix since I've been too busy to go down there, but until I do I'd like to ask about the mixes they do have.
This is a really silly question. I'm looking at the lists here, at Game and Fish, and on other tortoise sites and not seeing a lot of the listed plants in the seed mix I'd like to buy. Surely tortoises wouldn't mind eating them, would they? Are the lists posted here general guides or strict diet regimens?
I know I can just get readily made mixes for desert tortoises online, but I'd really prefer to continue buying from my non-profit because it's a retail store. I can see what I'm buying, ask questions about the seeds, and I don't have to pay shipping and handling.
This is what is in the mix I'm looking at getting: Bahia, Desert Marigold, Desert Senna, Dyssodia, Owl's Clover, Mexican Gold Poppy, Desert Lupine, Silverbells, Wild Sunflower, Rothrock Grama, AZ Cottontop, Giant Dropseed, Sand Dropseed, Spike Pappusgrass, Alkali Sacaton, Plains Bristlegrass, Indian Wheat, Catclaw Acacia, White-thorn Acacia, Brittlebush, Indian Wheat [not sure why this is repeated], White Bursage, Creosote, Fourwind Saltbush, Desert Saltbush, Quailbush, Soaptree Yucca, Foothills Palo Verde, Mesquite, Ironwood Desert Willow, Bebbia, Wolfberry.
Again, it's a really silly question. It's formulated specifically for the area I live in so I would assume that combined with nopales it would be perfect for an enclosure.
What do you guys think?