Very nice diet. (seriously) n/p

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Posted by EJ on May 19, 2001 at 14:35:12:

In Reply to: Re: Worlds 2nd friendliest Leopard Tortoise..lol. posted by Giovanni on May 19, 2001 at 14:22:40:

: : That's about 1/2 inch of growth per scute in 7 months. What have you been feeding the tortoise?
: : Ed

: Yes it's about that in some area's. In her case I would imagine it probably stems from a few things, one being how malnurished she was when we got her being she was so loaded with worms and had a respiratory infection. She weighed almost 3 lbs in this picture I took when I put her in the back the weekend I had gotten her home.

: I'm not positive but she is pushing about 10 lbs now, due in part to her clean up and the fact that during the winter she lived on a diet of turnip greens,endive,romaine,collards,beetgreens,raddichio,italian parsley,escarole,carrot & carrot greens,Orchard grass hay, prickley pear cactus, cactus,watercress,porterhouse steak, boston lettuce,st augustine, bermuda,rye, bahia, fescue grasses, hibuscus leaf & flower(six different)various edbile flowers, clover,red leaf & green leaf lettuce, mazuri(once a month) fig leaf, dianthus, petunia, moss rose,mule ear, burrow tail, cherry rose, rose's.

: Belgian endive, bok choy, fennel, celery, mustard greens (they really dont like them too much), mixed salad (minus spinach), Arugula, chives, cilantro,on rotation.

: 0 suppliements (aside from cuttlebone). I don't supplement any of my tortoise's.

: She's spoiled..lol.

: P.S. the porterhouse is a joke of course.

: Ciao'

: Giovanni

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: : : That's about 1/2 inch of growth per scute in 7 months. What have you been feeding the tortoise? : : : Ed : : Yes it's about that in some area's. In her case I would imagine it probably stems from a few things, one being how malnurished she was when we got her being she was so loaded with worms and had a respiratory infection. She weighed almost 3 lbs in this picture I took when I put her in the back the weekend I had gotten her home. : : I'm not positive but she is pushing about 10 lbs now, due in part to her clean up and the fact that during the winter she lived on a diet of turnip greens,endive,romaine,collards,beetgreens,raddichio,italian parsley,escarole,carrot & carrot greens,Orchard grass hay, prickley pear cactus, cactus,watercress,porterhouse steak, boston lettuce,st augustine, bermuda,rye, bahia, fescue grasses, hibuscus leaf & flower(six different)various edbile flowers, clover,red leaf & green leaf lettuce, mazuri(once a month) fig leaf, dianthus, petunia, moss rose,mule ear, burrow tail, cherry rose, rose's. : : Belgian endive, bok choy, fennel, celery, mustard greens (they really dont like them too much), mixed salad (minus spinach), Arugula, chives, cilantro,on rotation. : : 0 suppliements (aside from cuttlebone). I don't supplement any of my tortoise's. : : She's spoiled..lol. : : P.S. the porterhouse is a joke of course. : : Ciao' : : Giovanni

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