leapord tortoise diet?

[nuggett5]

Hi what would you all say would be the best diet for a leapord tort?

[NorthamptonReptileCentre]

Naturally they eat a lot of dry grass (hay), we mix some fresh veg in there too as well as Nutrobal.
Nice tortoises

[nuggett5]

cool thanks.

[wilhelmjoshuataniguana]

dandelions, clover, romaine lettuce, and vegetables.
fruits no more than once a week. calcium preparations on a regular basis
from: terrarium animals from A to Z

[EVIEMAY]

No vegetables or friut for a leopard tort

grasses, hay , weeds only - lettuces and cucumber can be given but have no nutritional value

[wilhelmjoshuataniguana]

Originally Posted by EVIEMAY

No vegetables or friut for a leopard tort

grasses, hay , weeds only - lettuces and cucumber can be given but have no nutritional value

how come

[Denise aka Martini]

Leopards digestive system cant really cope with the sugars that are in fruit, saying that, there are traces of sugars in all vegetables but obviously nothing like fruit. Like Eviemay said, a more natural diet is best where possible. Hay should make up a fair bit of their diet, if they will eat it, 2 of mine wont, fussy buggers, cut grass is always an option as well. Feeding too many green vegetables which are high in oxalates "sorry if spelt it wrong" can seriously do harm. Have a peek at the sticky about weeds......

[maddragon29]

hay, alfalfa, weeds out of the garden like clover, dandelions, some herbs added in and grass.
Thats what my boy gets with cucumber as a REALLY occasional treat.

[SWsarah]

70% grass
30% weeds

Leopards MUST have an outside area to graze their own food