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TORTOISE TIDBITS |
A healthy diet for your tortoise
should consist of the following:
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Vegetables (85%)
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Majority
should be dark green leafy types
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Bok-choy,
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collard,
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Kale, Mustard,
Radish greens, Turnip greens
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Clovers,
Dandelions, Grasses, Legumes, Weeds (untreated lawn only!)
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Mulberry and
Grape leaves, Roses, Nasturtiums, Hibiscus, Carnation flowers
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Cured Alfalfa
or Timothy hay, soaked alfalfa pellets
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Green pepper,
Jicama, Radishes, Soy Bean sprouts, Summer and Winter Squash,
Thawed frozen mixed veggies,
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Fruits (10-20%) |
Apples,
Bananas, Dates, Grapes, Mangos, Melons,
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Nectarines,
Oranges, Peaches, Pears, Plums,
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Prickly Pear
fruit, Rasperries, Strawberries, Tomatoes
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High Protein Foods (<5%) |
Cereals (Bran
flakes, Crisped Rice, Corn Flakes, Grape Nuts)
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Dog
food (dry maintenance)
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Eggs
(scrambled or hard-boiled with shells)
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Parrot chows
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Sardines with
bones
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Supplements |
Dust food with
a Calcium supplement at every feeding.
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Dust with a
multivitamin powder 1 to 2 times weekly.
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