Re: Leopard Tortoise Diet

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Posted by rocka on October 02, 2001 at 19:08:03:

In Reply to: Leopard Tortoise Diet posted by Agent|o2 on October 02, 2001 at 16:21:59:

That's what happening to my leopards too.
I usually mixed several kinds of vegie, but with mainly romaine lettuce (which they love it!). Then the food is chopped into small strips, so that they can't see the difference at all....
It turns out, their appetite is a bit lowered but they do eat several different greens!

: I started out feeding it mostly greens and some vegi's. Then after lurking around here and going through old posts, I caught on that dried grasses and what not should be more prevelent in it's diet. So I got some of the Oxbow orchard grass. he/she isn't eating it though and if I put some greens at the bottom of the grass he picks through those and eats the greens but leaves the grass. I have tried offering it dry, then I tried soaked in warm water for a bit. still he leaves it. Any ideas/ thoughts? Am I correct in moving to the grasses? he is about 6 months old I am guessing, I got it about 3 weeks ago.

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: That's what happening to my leopards too. : I usually mixed several kinds of vegie, but with mainly romaine lettuce (which they love it!). Then the food is chopped into small strips, so that they can't see the difference at all.... : It turns out, their appetite is a bit lowered but they do eat several different greens! : : : I started out feeding it mostly greens and some vegi's. Then after lurking around here and going through old posts, I caught on that dried grasses and what not should be more prevelent in it's diet. So I got some of the Oxbow orchard grass. he/she isn't eating it though and if I put some greens at the bottom of the grass he picks through those and eats the greens but leaves the grass. I have tried offering it dry, then I tried soaked in warm water for a bit. still he leaves it. Any ideas/ thoughts? Am I correct in moving to the grasses? he is about 6 months old I am guessing, I got it about 3 weeks ago.

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