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Healthy Vegetables For Vegetarian/Omnivorous Chelonians:
The most important thing to remember is that your turtle/tortoise will be healthier in the long run if you offer a base variety of greens(the best being collard greens) and then supplement with other greens/vegetables.**Note: Some tortoise species require a base diet of grass hays, such as timothy hay and orchard grass. For these species, greens should be a much smaller portion of the diet.
Greens: Collard greens, kale, mustard greens, escarole, romaine lettuce, red/green leaf lettuce, boston lettuce, endive, parsley, dandelion, spinach(though it containes oxalates, small amounts are safe to feed to increase variety in the diet)broccoli leaves and carrot tops.
Veggies: Shredded sweet potato and carrot, green beans, peas, squash, zuccini, tomato.
Fruit: Kiwi, papaya, mango, melon(honey dew and cantalope) and any berries in season. (Different species of reptiles should have more or less fruit in their diet, be sure to know your pet's requirements before feeding fruit).
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