This is a diary of my tortoise's life. It should give any prospective owners an idea of what's involved and as I'm new at this, we will learn together.
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Munch for Lunch
Its morning again and I have been pondering on the subject of food for Bob. It seems to be a very mixed subject with a lot of different information online. I've tried a few bits so far- he really likes a mix I get from Tesco. It has spinach, watercress and rocket and I like it as it’s giving him variety. One of the things brought up on the food side of things is wild weeds like dandelions etc. which I think is a nice idea. So I have bought some seeds on eBay which I have planted and they have just started sprouting which will give him a tasty treat. I don’t really agree with some sites saying this is all they should be eating as it’s what they eat in the wild. It’s different in the wild as they have to eat weeds etc. as its all that’s there and from what I have read tortoises are browsers they like to sample small amounts of lots of different things. So I’m providing little bits of lots of different things for him to eat. I think it will satisfy whatever dietary need he may have i.e. rocket, watercress, slice of cucumber, spinach and every so often a little bit of fruit only as a treat. One other thing is try not to give him something too hard especially for a small tortoise like Bob as he would struggle to bite through hard veg like celery.
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