Your tortoise's favourite food?

ingisim · 27-11-2008, 02:20 PM

What is your tortoise's favourite food?

Herbie (Hermann) loves dandelion, dandy flowers, sowthistle, watercress and plantain.

She also loves pumpkin, butternut squash and cucumber, but is only allowed these as a special treat.

What does your tort love?

baybay · 27-11-2008, 02:44 PM

My red-foot Mate is crazy about strawberries, but he only gets them as a treat though

ME SHELL · 27-11-2008, 03:58 PM

Torty has little fads. She was mad about mimulus then decided she'd had enough. Then it was nasturtian but the frost killed them. Sometimes she loves dandilion leaves, sometimes she's not too fussed. I think she just likes me to work hard finding different varieties

At the moment though she is loving Sowthistle. She is pretty good though and will eat mostly all her greens. She doesn't like dandi flowers though.

sandy · 27-11-2008, 04:06 PM

Mine if I put weeds and hibiscus flowers out. Then its hibiscus flowers every time.

Kirkie · 27-11-2008, 06:09 PM

My Hermans are partial to Sow Thistle. Flower wise, Gazania's. They also go mental for their occasional squash or pumpkin (probably cause its a treat). They can also reduce an Aubrieta to its roots in minutes in the Summer.

Oh and they love the Sedum Sediform.

It's interesting that they seem to go through fad's. Mine will eat Mallow leaves in the spring but leave them in the Autumn. I wonder if the chemical composition of the leaves changes through the year, making them taste bad (?)

Lolly8 · 27-11-2008, 08:10 PM

Dandelion flower-absolute favourite,butterfly bush flowers and leaves-another favourite,dandelion leaves,plantain,sowthistle.Cucumber of course,he gets nutrobal with this every other day. All others are like-"hmmm,ok,I can eat them aswell...."

Hazel · 27-11-2008, 08:25 PM

I would say Dandelion's favourite is dandy flowers and stalks. Baxter loves pansy flowers.
For a treat, they both go absolutely mad for radicchio, but they don't get it very often!

lindso3000 · 27-11-2008, 09:49 PM

Dandy flowers and occassional pumpkin!

Kimmy · 27-11-2008, 11:56 PM

My hermans love dandilion leaves. The sulcatas go made for the yellow dandy flower.

EJ · 29-11-2008, 06:49 PM

Mazuri.

I mean... they all love the stuff...

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Originally Posted by ingisim

What is your tortoise's favourite food?

Herbie (Hermann) loves dandelion, dandy flowers, sowthistle, watercress and plantain.

She also loves pumpkin, butternut squash and cucumber, but is only allowed these as a special treat.

What does your tort love?

27-11-2008, 02:20 PM	#1
ingisim Member Hatched Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 411	Your tortoise's favourite food? What is your tortoise's favourite food? Herbie (Hermann) loves dandelion, dandy flowers, sowthistle, watercress and plantain. She also loves pumpkin, butternut squash and cucumber, but is only allowed these as a special treat. What does your tort love? __________________ Ingrid Two kids, two cats - Herbie Hermann arrived 28th October 2008

27-11-2008, 02:44 PM	#2
baybay Member Incubating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OH U.S.A Posts: 164	My red-foot Mate is crazy about strawberries, but he only gets them as a treat though __________________ My cherry head Mate is doing well. R.I.P Stewie you will be missed

27-11-2008, 04:06 PM	#4
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Mine if I put weeds and hibiscus flowers out. Then its hibiscus flowers every time. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

27-11-2008, 06:09 PM	#5
Kirkie Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,887	My Hermans are partial to Sow Thistle. Flower wise, Gazania's. They also go mental for their occasional squash or pumpkin (probably cause its a treat). They can also reduce an Aubrieta to its roots in minutes in the Summer. Oh and they love the Sedum Sediform. It's interesting that they seem to go through fad's. Mine will eat Mallow leaves in the spring but leave them in the Autumn. I wonder if the chemical composition of the leaves changes through the year, making them taste bad (?) Last edited by Kirkie; 27-11-2008 at 06:11 PM.

27-11-2008, 08:25 PM	#7
Hazel Member Juvenile Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 853	I would say Dandelion's favourite is dandy flowers and stalks. Baxter loves pansy flowers. For a treat, they both go absolutely mad for radicchio, but they don't get it very often! __________________

27-11-2008, 03:58 PM	#3
ME SHELL Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 8,484	Torty has little fads. She was mad about mimulus then decided she'd had enough. Then it was nasturtian but the frost killed them. Sometimes she loves dandilion leaves, sometimes she's not too fussed. I think she just likes me to work hard finding different varieties At the moment though she is loving Sowthistle. She is pretty good though and will eat mostly all her greens. She doesn't like dandi flowers though.

27-11-2008, 08:10 PM	#6
Lolly8 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 5,276	Dandelion flower-absolute favourite,butterfly bush flowers and leaves-another favourite,dandelion leaves,plantain,sowthistle.Cucumber of course,he gets nutrobal with this every other day. All others are like-"hmmm,ok,I can eat them aswell...."

27-11-2008, 09:49 PM	#8
lindso3000 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2,675	Dandy flowers and occassional pumpkin! __________________ Keeper of horsfields, redfoots, Hermans, bearded dragon and 2 rats

27-11-2008, 11:56 PM	#9
Kimmy Member Incubating Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: South West Posts: 198	My hermans love dandilion leaves. The sulcatas go made for the yellow dandy flower.

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