Eating Dandelions? Please see below

Question

Hello Everyone,

I try to feed my Little Hermann Tortoise Dandelions regularly, but he seems to only eat the stem and not the actual flower head. Do you know if he will still get the goodness he needs from the Dandelion by just eating the stem?

Answer 1

some tortoises do not eat dandelions but as long as he is eating some of the plant he will still be getting the goodness, mine go mad for the flower head but a little herman male who i look after when the owners are on holiday won't eat them at all so each tortoise can be different, if you want a good treat for your herman try feeding him some flowers off a honey suckle bush, they seem to like them and they have been seen eating them in the wild so it is a natural treat for them, best of luck with your tortoise honey.

Answer 2

no, you don't feed the actual flower, you feed them dandelion leaves that grow round the bottom of the dandelion  

Answer 3

Yes he will.You can feed him the stem,flower and leaves.Theres also a big array of weeds he can be fed.

Dandelion, Trefoils,  Honeysuckle,  Cat's ears,  Vetches,  Sow thistle,  Hawk bits,  Hawk weeds, Plantains, Clover (red and white), Pansies, Rose leaves and petals, Hibiscus, Mallows, Grape vine leaves, Agave plant, Mulberry leaves, Bind weeds, Opuntia cacti pads and fruit, Romaine or red leaf lettuce, Watercress, Endive, Escarole, Chicory, *Cabbage, *Beet greens, *Kale, *Alfalfa hays, *Finely Chopped Carrot

The last 5 should be fed sparingly due to the nutritional composition.There protein levels are a little high to be fed every day but twice a week is fine.

Answer 4

its actually more nutritional for the tortoise to eat the leaves and stem rather than the flower, my beardie prefers the leaves and stem also and he's fine, trust its much better for them xD

Answer 5

Dandelion greens are actually used in salads. They are very healthy. Your tortoise is looking for the nutrition found in the leaves, moreso then the flowers.

Answer 6

You can feed your herman lots of other weeds as well dandelion. Go on ebay and search for tortoise seeds. You can grow these for your tort and they are far better for him/her than salad greens. Join this forum too. There's lots of people you can talk to about your tort and there are lots of pics of weeds that are safe for you to pick for your tort.

http://forums.shelledwarriors.co.uk/

Answer 7

Maybe try to mix it in with a salad shred it up