Re: feeding...

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Posted by Dave on August 15, 2001 at 17:24:29:

In Reply to: feeding... posted by Niki on August 15, 2001 at 16:21:43:

: Lot of people have different ideas about this, as
: you can/will tell from here and reading.
: I think no one would disagree that grasses/natural grazing
: is the best way to go. I planted stuff from
: Turtle Cafe (in Texas, tcc, she's on this forum)
: a while back and he grazes on that and bermuda
: grass & weeds that he finds.

is ther a web site for the turtle cafe? i live in louisiana and i don't know of any turtle places around here.
: If the winter is misery outside, I feed mine stuff
: I grow in small containers for him, also this is
: when I get him a baggie of collard greens, mustard
: greens, turnip greens (all .89 per pound so I can
: mix them), and also chickory/endive sometimes
: some greenleaf lettuce or romaine, but he likes
: endive so that's fine. Also they sell dandelion
: greens, he like those too.
: I might add some carrot & green pepper occasionally.

: Some people feed theirs grocery greens all the
: time, others feel this stuff is too watery/sugary,
: some don't feed it at all. I think everyboydy is
: trying to do their best, I know I am, in this
: climate I can keep him outside a lot, not every day
: though, and we work around that.
: I used to mix my greens in a small 1 cup blender,
: so he couldn't easily pick out the things he liked
: too much and kinda ate what he was given.

: What's your baby's name? got a name yet? niki

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: : Lot of people have different ideas about this, as : : you can/will tell from here and reading. : : I think no one would disagree that grasses/natural grazing : : is the best way to go. I planted stuff from : : Turtle Cafe (in Texas, tcc, she's on this forum) : : a while back and he grazes on that and bermuda : : grass & weeds that he finds. : is ther a web site for the turtle cafe? i live in louisiana and i don't know of any turtle places around here. : : If the winter is misery outside, I feed mine stuff : : I grow in small containers for him, also this is : : when I get him a baggie of collard greens, mustard : : greens, turnip greens (all .89 per pound so I can : : mix them), and also chickory/endive sometimes : : some greenleaf lettuce or romaine, but he likes : : endive so that's fine. Also they sell dandelion : : greens, he like those too. : : I might add some carrot & green pepper occasionally. : : Some people feed theirs grocery greens all the : : time, others feel this stuff is too watery/sugary, : : some don't feed it at all. I think everyboydy is : : trying to do their best, I know I am, in this : : climate I can keep him outside a lot, not every day : : though, and we work around that. : : I used to mix my greens in a small 1 cup blender, : : so he couldn't easily pick out the things he liked : : too much and kinda ate what he was given. : : What's your baby's name? got a name yet? niki

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