The Organization for the Protection of Nevada’s Resident Tortoises, Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada

a non-profit organization since 1982.

Contributing in efforts to protect the wild desert tortoise and its 
natural habitat and promoting responsible care of legally acquired pet desert tortoises.

TIPS ON OFFERING MEGADIET

  • Soften MegaDiet to cookie dough consistency. Try unsweetened apple sauce, grated sour apple or liquefied lettuce instead of water
  • Soften and roll up in a grape leaf, rose petal or other favorite leaf (not lettuce)
  • Hollow out half a cherry tomato and fill with softened MegaDiet
  • Soften and stud the surface thickly with rose petals or desert willow flowers.
  • Go cold turkey. No muss, no fuss.
  • Email tips to Kathy at kutiger@earthlink.net 

New Tip

Diane has softened MegaDiet a bit more than usual in order to form it into nice long narrow fence.  What a great idea!  The tortoise can chomp right along the row.  Of course it’s good to be on hand to fix up a new fence when most of the MegaDiet is gone. With this technique, my tortoise eats every morsel. 

Tad eats along his MegaDiet fence like corn on the cob. 
Fence stays intact so he can easily eat it all.

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