hi everyone can anyone please help i have had speedi for 1 month now and i was told by petshop to feed him fruit,veg,salad and letice then i read else where that it is not good for them any advice on what to feed him would be great,plus i just moved him to tortoise table as viv wasnt doing him any good the pet shop was quick enough to take my money but dint let me no that he would spend all day bang in into the glass any advice at all would be great thanks julie
Hi, You're doing a good thing educating yourself about your new pet! I love Hermanns and am thinking about getting one myself. I'd direct you to Austins Turtle Page for specifically hermann care and http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/articles.html for general tortoise requirements. Think edible flowers and weedy greens. I'd make a salad of dandelion greens, escarole, endive and (occasionally) kale as a staple. I'd also invest in a couple potted plants that you can grow for his diet, making sure they're pesticide free. Hibiscus are easy to grow in hot/warm climates and most will readily eat the flowers and leaves. Also sometimes the store has an edible flower variety in the veggie area near the fresh herbs. De-spined cactus pads would be a good treat too. There are also some places online that sell bags of edible flowers but they're kinda pricey because they die fast. This website has a list of edible flowers: http://www.anapsid.org/resources/edible.html So does this website http://www.turtlestuff.com/shop/?shop=1&cat=69 I had fun going to the local nursery, printing out the list of plants, and finding the edible ones by scientific name
Hi, I dont know much about torts but my local reptile centre breeds them. May be it's the angle of photo but I dont see a hide box, if you haven't then I would recommend you do. All the tort tables in shop have a hide big enough for them to get into, away from the heat and light. It's just a thought, if you have one fair enough.
