I have a RT hatchling and I know a good variety of lettuce/weeds/flowers is the best diet for a tortoise.
But how wide of a variety do they need each week? I was buying an organic spring mix for Nelson but there were only a few types of lettuce in there that were good for him (the spring mix thread opened my eyes to that!)
My problem is that greens at the store come in such large bundles, and Nelson is tiny! If I were to buy maybe 2 different types of greens a week, for example endive and radicchio one week, turnip and escarole the next, etc. (and then supplement with weeds as well) would that give him enough variety?
I'm also going to be ordering seeds to plant. At home Nelson had a huge field full of dandelion, common and English plantain, and clover. At my apartment at school I'm having trouble finding weeds that haven't been walked on, are far enough away from the street, untreated, etc.
I have some weeds at home that I dug up and planted in pots so he'll have some good weeds in the winter.
But how wide of a variety do they need each week? I was buying an organic spring mix for Nelson but there were only a few types of lettuce in there that were good for him (the spring mix thread opened my eyes to that!)
My problem is that greens at the store come in such large bundles, and Nelson is tiny! If I were to buy maybe 2 different types of greens a week, for example endive and radicchio one week, turnip and escarole the next, etc. (and then supplement with weeds as well) would that give him enough variety?
I'm also going to be ordering seeds to plant. At home Nelson had a huge field full of dandelion, common and English plantain, and clover. At my apartment at school I'm having trouble finding weeds that haven't been walked on, are far enough away from the street, untreated, etc.
I have some weeds at home that I dug up and planted in pots so he'll have some good weeds in the winter.