Red foot food list

[nikki81]

Am sorting out a new menu for my reds to try and get the pyramiding under control and found this list is there anything else i can add to it or anything that shouldn't be on it ?

Romaine lettuce
Red and green leaf lettuce
Endive
Escarole
Chicory
Radicchio
Turnip greens
Mustard greens
Kale
Collards
Spring Mix (mixed salad greens)
cabbage (on occasion)

VEGETABLES
Yellow squash
Zucchini
Winter squash
Pumpkin
Carrots (on occasion)
Green Beans (on occasion)

FRUIT
Papaya
Mangos
Apples (be sure there are no seeds)
Strawberries
Blackberries
Cactus fruit
Tomatoes

OTHER GOOD CHOICES
Some other favorites of my tortoises that are available:
Hibiscus (flowers and leaves)
Opuntia cactus pads
Hosta
Sedum
Mulberry leaves
Hen and Chicks
Ice Plants
Prickly pear flowers, fruit and pads (burn the spines off)
Dandelion
Plantain (not the banana type fruit....the weed plantago major)
Mallow (flowers and leaves)
Henbit
Rose (flowers and leaves....make sure no systemic pesticides were used)
Chrysanthemum flowers
Cornflowers Plagiobothrys ssp
Forsythia (flowers and leaves)
Dayflower Commelina diffusa (flowers and leaves)
Californian Poppy escholzia

[littlestar]

no one can say for definate what causes pyramiding even wild torts can have it.

dont keep reds but i believe they need high humidity .

i feed my stars a bit of everything each day, more weeds especially at this time of the year.

i believe they also like mushrooms but not 100% sure.

red kepers will be along soon so they should have more advise.

[Box girl]

How much do you feed your reds? I feed 3 times a week only which helps keep them nice and smooth.
I would advise adding plenty of calcium and nutrobal as well which I am sure you do. How old are your reds?

[Box girl]

Not seen a wild tort in the wild with pyramiding it it caused by too much food, too much protein and too little calcium.

Originally Posted by littlestar

no one can say for definate what causes pyramiding even wild torts can have it.

dont keep reds but i believe they need high humidity .

i feed my stars a bit of everything each day, more weeds especially at this time of the year.

i believe they also like mushrooms but not 100% sure.

red kepers will be along soon so they should have more advise.

[nikki81]

there just over a year old i feed them everyday a pile just big to cover there shells i put nutrabol on there food monday Wednesday Friday and calcium powder on Tuesday Thursday and Sunday there humidity is always 70%+ measured from the substrate

[Box girl]

I'd cut that to 3 times a week and you should solve the problem. I note you have not mentioned any meat whcih is perfect they do not need this. If you had been feeding meat this could have been the cause.
Maggie

Originally Posted by nikki81

there just over a year old i feed them everyday a pile just big to cover there shells i put nutrabol on there food monday Wednesday Friday and calcium powder on Tuesday Thursday and Sunday there humidity is always 70%+ measured from the substrate

[nikki81]

ill cut feeding down to every other day and supplement 3 times a week

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by nikki81

ill cut feeding down to every other day and supplement 3 times a week

I've reared lots of reds and i wouldn't cut out to many days , humidity is a big part .

[nikki81]

What do you do for your feeding Routine how offen do you use supplements ?

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by nikki81

What do you do for your feeding Routine how offen do you use supplements ?

i feed a good variety of weed plants , i also use nutrabol every other day with calcium the days inbetween , i feed most days but miss 2 days say wednesday and sunday , humidity should be around 70%