star tortoise diet

[arotester]

hi everyone,
i live in India and can you suggest good diet chart for hatching..
plz give me names of veggies which are available in india....

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Ashish:

I don't know what's available to you in India, but here's what Star tortoises eat:

(From Austin's turtle page) - Star tortoises are herbivores that graze primarily on a variety of low quality, mixed grasses. They also eat opuntia (prickly pear) cactus, succulents, flowers, and weeds. Their natural diet is very high in fiber, high in calcium, and low in sugar and protein. The protein they do eat is all from plants; none is from animal sources. A Star tortoise’s natural diet does not include fruit, which contains high amounts of sugar that can cause bloating and parasite blooms.

(and from the Tortoise Trust) - the main part of their diet consists of grass. During the summer months I let the animals graze freely in their outdoor enclosures, and during winter and spring I use cut grass and mixed wild weeds supplemented with Opuntia pads. When I have no access to wild food I give them Romaine, and other leafy greens mixed with dried grass and herbs. I supplement regularly with calcium and there is always cuttlebone in the enclosures. During spring and summer, when the animals can spend time outside, I give no vitamin supplement, but in the indoor period I supplement with a vitamin product containing D3.

 

[arotester]

Hi Ashish:

I don't know what's available to you in India, but here's what Star tortoises eat:

(From Austin's turtle page) - Star tortoises are herbivores that graze primarily on a variety of low quality, mixed grasses. They also eat opuntia (prickly pear) cactus, succulents, flowers, and weeds. Their natural diet is very high in fiber, high in calcium, and low in sugar and protein. The protein they do eat is all from plants; none is from animal sources. A Star tortoise’s natural diet does not include fruit, which contains high amounts of sugar that can cause bloating and parasite blooms.

(and from the Tortoise Trust) - the main part of their diet consists of grass. During the summer months I let the animals graze freely in their outdoor enclosures, and during winter and spring I use cut grass and mixed wild weeds supplemented with Opuntia pads. When I have no access to wild food I give them Romaine, and other leafy greens mixed with dried grass and herbs. I supplement regularly with calcium and there is always cuttlebone in the enclosures. During spring and summer, when the animals can spend time outside, I give no vitamin supplement, but in the indoor period I supplement with a vitamin product containing D3.

i give mine mix of chopped leaves of rose, basel , coriander and carrots
is this good diet or should i change something????

 

[Jacob]

Grasses, cactus, Mazuri, dark leafy greens from the store such as spring mix, kale, collard greens, romaine.
I even like to mix it all up together on some days.

 

[tortadise]

Ditto ^

 

[Sky2Mina]

Maybe you can find some Indian Mulberry (google for pictures), grasses (malayan grass for example) or other natural greens outside if you don't live in the city.