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Posted by Terry on July 12, 2001 at 22:46:55:
In Reply to: Good Foods For Sulcata's posted by Yuri on July 12, 2001 at 18:38:57:
Yuri.
Sulcatas are grazing herbivores and need daily access to a grazing area.
A variety of grasses, clovers, vetches and other edible weeds/plants/flowers.
You can also supplement the diet with leafy greens such as endive, romaine, chicory, dandelion,
escarole etc...
But store bought greens are no substitute for a more natural diet of grazing and browse.Which should really make up the bulk of a sulcatas diet.
Easy plants to grow are hibiscus, the red flowers seem to be the favorite and hibiscus leaves are also a good food.
Mulberry leaves and opuntia cactus are two other foods that you can grow in your yard.
Here's some more info on sulcatas, and web sites that list edible plants/flowers etc.
You can even order grazing mixes from Turtle Cafe:
http://www.turtlecafe.net/habitats.htm
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/csulcata.html
http://www.tortoiseaid.org/sulcata.html
http://sulcatastation.homestead.com/index.html
Terry
