Plants of Interest to Tortoise Keepers
We aim to provide you with a resource for safe practice and to try to reduce some of the confusion that exists at present concerning the feeding of tortoises, as well as giving a general understanding of the principles of providing a varied and nutritious diet.
New Additions to the Plant Database
We are continuously adding new items to the plant database and this month we have added: Cress; Peas; Cineraria; Kidney Weed; Ragweed;
Plant Booklet
Click here for the second edition of our downloadable booklet of plants (March 2012) to grow in your tortoise garden. For a full contents list click here.
Handy Tips
Garden Chat Forum
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Plant Database
Please note that if an entry states that a plant is safe to feed to tortoises, or can be fed in moderation, our general rule is that this statement applies to all parts of the plant (leaves, flowers, roots, bark, etc.), and if some parts are safe but others are not, we will list the parts that are not safe.
Did you know?
Primroses have only one flower per stalk and Polyanthus have many flowers on each stalk.Thank you for your help
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Interesting Article
Moist Root Shelters for Hatchlings by Editha Krüger published in the journal Radiata 17 (2), 2008.A must read for all tortoise keepers.
An excellent video showing the resuts of poor care or diet.
This is a video on Youtube that you NEED to watch please click here to view.Study Finds Turtle Embryos Communicate To Synchronize Hatching
Click here to read the amazing results of this study.Need help with identifying a plant?
If you need a plant identifying to decide whether it is safe to feed your tortoise or grow in the tortoise enclosure and can't see it on the website, then please take a good close-up picture of the whole plant, one of the leaf arrangement and where there is a flower, a clear picture of the flower.
Then register or log in to the TTT website forum and post your pictures where our plant experts are waiting to help.
Topiary Tortoise
Click here for instructions on how to make your own topiary tortoise to decorate your garden.
Anagram Corner
Find an anagram by rearranging the letters of the word or words in the question below. The answer will be the name of a plant which is in the Tortoise Table database.
Question:
What is the anagram of the words Tribe Crests?
Click here to find the answer.
Quotation
Elbert Hubbard, The American Bible
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