Re: as far as food for a leopard...

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Posted by Marissa on January 27, 1999 at 15:53:12:

In Reply to: as far as food for a leopard... posted by Chris on January 27, 1999 at 15:45:45:

Hi Chris,

Well, hay is a good additive to a diet as it is high in fiber, but a hatchling or juvenile might not readily take it, even soaked which would be kinda mushy I'd think. Also, timothy hay is good as a diet additive and alfalfa is good too, however, alfalfa has a high protein percentage and should be fed in moderation. I provided a link to Annie's Pasture Mix which many of our northerly members of TortoiseAid International grow in window boxes indoors. It's so easy to grow and you can clip from it. To supplement to this limited winter graze, you can use dark, leafy greens such as mustard greens, turnip greens, escarole, chickory, collard greens, dandelion greens (and flowers-not treated with fertilizer or chemicals and pesticides)..same goes for hibiscus plants and flowers, and watercress. Fruit should be fed only sparingly if at all. These guys need a lot of fiber in the diet to keep them healthy but you can't feed them on just hay, they need a very varied diet. If you feed greens, try to feed a lot of the varieties listed above all at once in a proportionate size. You can try mixing a bit of hay in with their greens to get them used to it also, and then give some for munching on in the enclosure too. HOpe this helps! - Marissa

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: Hi Chris, : Well, hay is a good additive to a diet as it is high in fiber, but a hatchling or juvenile might not readily take it, even soaked which would be kinda mushy I'd think. Also, timothy hay is good as a diet additive and alfalfa is good too, however, alfalfa has a high protein percentage and should be fed in moderation. I provided a link to Annie's Pasture Mix which many of our northerly members of TortoiseAid International grow in window boxes indoors. It's so easy to grow and you can clip from it. To supplement to this limited winter graze, you can use dark, leafy greens such as mustard greens, turnip greens, escarole, chickory, collard greens, dandelion greens (and flowers-not treated with fertilizer or chemicals and pesticides)..same goes for hibiscus plants and flowers, and watercress. Fruit should be fed only sparingly if at all. These guys need a lot of fiber in the diet to keep them healthy but you can't feed them on just hay, they need a very varied diet. If you feed greens, try to feed a lot of the varieties listed above all at once in a proportionate size. You can try mixing a bit of hay in with their greens to get them used to it also, and then give some for munching on in the enclosure too. HOpe this helps! - Marissa

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