Strawberries

[zepherus2016]

I know that he can eat the strawberries but can he eat the leaf? Is it ok to put in his out side pin?

 

[JoesMum]

The leaves are better for your tort than the fruit.

You have a testudo. They cannot process sugars easily - it causes digestive and kidney problems - so fruit, bell pepper, tomato and carrot should only be fed very sparingly and very occasionally

If you want to grow a strawberry plant in the outside pen, I suspect it wouldn't last long. It would be eaten or trampled.

 

[JoesMum]

Your tort's diet should be leafy greens

Here's a list of suitable greens

Look them up on The Tortoise Table Plant Database if you're not sure what they look like.
http://thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plant_database_14.asp

Mulberry leaves
Grape vine leaves
Hibiscus leaves
African hibiscus leaves
Blue hibiscus leaves
Rose of Sharon leaves
Rose leaves
Geraniums
Gazanias
Lavatera
Pansies
Petunias
Hostas
Honeysuckle
Cape honeysuckle
Leaves and blooms from any squash plant, like pumpkin, cucumber, summer squash, etc...
Young spineless opuntia cactus pads

Weeds:
There are soooooooo many...
Dandelion
Mallow
Filaree
Smooth Sow thistle
Prickly Sow thistle
Milk thistle
Goat head weed
Cats ear
Nettles
Trefoil
Wild onion
Wild mustard
Wild Garlic
Clovers
Broadleaf plantain
Narrow leaf plantain
Chick weed
Hawksbit
Hensbit
Hawksbeard

 

[BrianWI]

Strawberries = Tortoise Crack

 

[dmmj]

I feed the leaves to my tortoises all the time

 

[Prairie Mom]

The leaves contain calcium too. I do recommend planting them in tortoise enclosures. If you plant them in shadier areas, they won't produce as many berries and the leaves are good for them. My tortoise has open access to strawberry plants---heck, you can see strawberry plants in my current avatar photo. Strawberry plants can handle some tortoise stomping and they aren't a plant that my tortoise eats to the ground. My family keeps the berries picked well enough that the tort rarely scores any.

 

[Tom]

I know that he can eat the strawberries but can he eat the leaf? Is it ok to put in his out side pin?

What species are we talking about?

 

[JoesMum]

What species are we talking about?

@Tom See here

 

[zepherus2016]

Thanks every one!!!