I found tonight a great website for looking at what I can and cannot feed Rocky. It is The Tortoise Table and it has changed more than a few of my plans.
This research all started when a nice lady at work was going to give me a celery root to regrow. I was looking up how to regrow it, which is very similar to how I am doing the carrots. Then I realized I was not sure if Rocky could have celery leaves. The tortoise forum had many responses of celery leaves being alright. the last post had a link to The Tortoise Table and it said there that tortoises should not have celery.
I was planning of feeding Rocky red maple leaves from the tree in the backyard but apparently those are not good for him too.
Under melon The Tortoise Table says "These sweet-fruited relatives of squashes and gourds should not be fed to most species of tortoise, as their digestives systems are not designed to cope with the sugar in the fruit, although they can be given to fruit-eating species." Now I am freaking out. Rocky has had melon and is still not pooping really. PetSmart says "Fruit: Apples, melon and grapes should make up no more than 20% of a tortoise’s diet. Offer your tortoise fruit every third or fourth feeding." Another site on Russian Tortoise Diets states "Fruits should only be given in moderation. This is because of their high sugar content, which will cause bloating, parasite blooming, and discomfort from excessive fruit." No more melon for Rocky until the vet signs off on it.
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