Hey TFO!
Ok I have a question...well more like..Im asking for opinions. Ok, I purchased my female russian back in 2004. When I first purchased her, I had no idea; what a tortoises diet consisted of?. She use to hunt (yes, hunt) for earthworms in the backyard (she still might?). So I started buying meal worms (Before finding out too much protein is bad). Currently, she is grazing on San Agustin grass..eating all the weeds and random wild flower that pop up (seasonally) grape leaves and cactus pads. And I use to find her in the dog bowl! She has no health issues she is strong as an ox ( Ask candy). What is an adequate diet? Since I made all these "Mistakes" and yet she has no pyramiding or a soft shell. She is has been hibernating on her own outside for the past 4 years..she is practicly a Wild Tortoise. Oh yeah I almost forgot she is still growing (She is currently 7 inches plus and growing).
Ok I have a question...well more like..Im asking for opinions. Ok, I purchased my female russian back in 2004. When I first purchased her, I had no idea; what a tortoises diet consisted of?. She use to hunt (yes, hunt) for earthworms in the backyard (she still might?). So I started buying meal worms (Before finding out too much protein is bad). Currently, she is grazing on San Agustin grass..eating all the weeds and random wild flower that pop up (seasonally) grape leaves and cactus pads. And I use to find her in the dog bowl! She has no health issues she is strong as an ox ( Ask candy). What is an adequate diet? Since I made all these "Mistakes" and yet she has no pyramiding or a soft shell. She is has been hibernating on her own outside for the past 4 years..she is practicly a Wild Tortoise. Oh yeah I almost forgot she is still growing (She is currently 7 inches plus and growing).