salad diet

touie · 10-07-2009, 09:44 PM

I have just collected a tortoise that has been fed on a salad diet, it is 2 years old and bigger than my 3 year old!!!

Do I need to change the diet gradually or can i just go straight to weeds?

**Alan1** · 10-07-2009, 09:47 PM

I doubt it will eat weeds straight away but you can try

touie · 10-07-2009, 09:52 PM

ok thank you

linda · 10-07-2009, 09:53 PM

its up to you

wean the tort off the salad

or go cold turkey

a healthy tort will not starve itself

keep up with hydration during the change over

good luck

anna m · 11-07-2009, 02:03 AM

Is it possible to put on weight on a salad diet? Salads don't contain lots of calories. Do weeds contain less calories?

linda · 11-07-2009, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by anna m

Is it possible to put on weight on a salad diet? Salads don't contain lots of calories. Do weeds contain less calories?

certain salads/weeds contain sugars

ive found this out recently

touie · 11-07-2009, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linda

certain salads/weeds contain sugars

ive found this out recently

apparently her favourite food is carrot!

She is 2 years and 10cm and nearly 200g and my 3 year old fed entirely on weeds is only 8.5cm and 100g!

anna m · 11-07-2009, 07:36 AM

I didn't know carrot was included. I thought we were talking lettuce and cucumber. See what you mean now

touie · 11-07-2009, 09:26 AM

well she has had a few bites of the weeds so thats a promising start strangely she went for the plantain before the dandelion! Miss Munchkin always leaves the plantain until last!!!

piglet · 11-07-2009, 11:09 AM

Depends what salad items she was fed , carrot is a good food in moderation contain high levels of Vit A and fiber, most lettuce especially flat leaved varieties are poor in any nutrition but lettuce does have a good calcium /phosphorus ratio. I don't think its a terrible thing to mix salad greens and occasional grated carrot to a weedy/flower diet, its sugar rich fruits that are the major problem . I would feed weeds salad mix wean off as you feel necessary D

10-07-2009, 09:44 PM	#1
touie Member Hatched Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 426	salad diet I have just collected a tortoise that has been fed on a salad diet, it is 2 years old and bigger than my 3 year old!!! Do I need to change the diet gradually or can i just go straight to weeds?

11-07-2009, 11:09 AM	#10
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Depends what salad items she was fed , carrot is a good food in moderation contain high levels of Vit A and fiber, most lettuce especially flat leaved varieties are poor in any nutrition but lettuce does have a good calcium /phosphorus ratio. I don't think its a terrible thing to mix salad greens and occasional grated carrot to a weedy/flower diet, its sugar rich fruits that are the major problem . I would feed weeds salad mix wean off as you feel necessary D __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

10-07-2009, 09:47 PM	#2
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	I doubt it will eat weeds straight away but you can try

10-07-2009, 09:52 PM	#3
touie Member Hatched Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 426	ok thank you

10-07-2009, 09:53 PM	#4
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	its up to you wean the tort off the salad or go cold turkey a healthy tort will not starve itself keep up with hydration during the change over good luck

11-07-2009, 02:03 AM	#5
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	Is it possible to put on weight on a salad diet? Salads don't contain lots of calories. Do weeds contain less calories?

11-07-2009, 07:36 AM	#8
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	I didn't know carrot was included. I thought we were talking lettuce and cucumber. See what you mean now

11-07-2009, 09:26 AM	#9
touie Member Hatched Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK Posts: 426	well she has had a few bites of the weeds so thats a promising start strangely she went for the plantain before the dandelion! Miss Munchkin always leaves the plantain until last!!!

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