I have noticed my Russian trying to eat the fake plants in his terrarium, so I had a thought of planting some clover and other small green leaves in his tank for him to eat. Would he eat it? and better yet, is it safe for him?
RobinGillam said:I have noticed my Russian trying to eat the fake plants in his terrarium, so I had a thought of planting some clover and other small green leaves in his tank for him to eat. Would he eat it? and better yet, is it safe for him?
GBtortoises said:My experience with Russians and clover is just the opposite of Geo-any Russians that I have ever had have always devoured clover! Along with dandelion, vetch, trefoil, broad & narrow leaf plantain, lambsquarter and most other weeds. As do all of the other Testudo species. What I rarely see my Russians browse on is any type of local grasses. Most Testudo, with the exception of Marginateds, will consume little if any grasses. Many will quite often eat dried leaves and weeds.
RobinGillam said:Thankyou all! He hasn't touched the clover, but I put some Yellow Woodsorrel in there and it was gone in minutes! I hope he learns to start eating more then greens though, he wouldn't eat the grape tomato or banana in his dish :/