Feeding and Nutrition :: Out of these 4 greens, which is the BEST?

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Post Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:06 pm   Out of these 4 greens, which is the BEST?

Green Leaf Lettuce
Red Lead Lettuce
Dandelion Leaves
Turnip Leaves
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:23 pm   

I just give regular romaine lettuce, but i hear dandelion is the best.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:27 pm   

Do I have to pick one? Whatever your turtle will eat is best. Better to have variety than just one thing.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:27 pm   

Dandelion green are nutritionally the best. But a well-balanced diet would include all or some of the others as well.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:01 pm   

I trade off turnip greens and the leaf lettuces usually. I try and only use foods that my skink can also eat or else stuff goes bad and gets wasted. I have yet to make it to a whole foods store though, so i haven't been able to offer dandelion greens. I really want to though.
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:32 am   

Green Leaf Lettuce and Romaine Lettuce.. :P
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:47 am   

All of them are the best, actually. You can feed your turtles, one of those only, or a combination of them all if you want to.
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:53 am   

My turtle likes green leaf best. Usually I'll check which lettuce looks the most fresh and get that. I try to include all 4 of those. My turtle dislikes turnip greens the most. I think I'll use turnip greens for her jello next time.
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Post Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:25 pm   

Honestly I can't get my turtle to eat straight greens. She'll only go for the frozen cubes. I think it was because she was raised pretty much just on pellets.
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