When trying to create a grazing area for your sulcata tortoise, look for safe grasses that your tortoise can eat. You also want to find grass seeds that are safe to eat once the grass has germinated. Not all grass seeds are created equal.
Pasture seeds (forage seeds) are the best grass seeds for sulcata tortoises and other grazing tortoise species. Pasture grass seeds do not have excess chemicals that enhance color, like you’ll find in many lawn seed mixes. Instead, pasture seeds are intended for livestock, like cattle and horses, so they need to be safe to consume.
Over-Seeder Forage Seeds
X-Seed grass seeds are coated with a micro-boost that enhances germination. The seeds develop longer, more fiberous roots for grass that is sure to come back year after year.
A 25-pound bag of grass seeds will cover up to one acre of land.
- 3-percent clover
- 13-percent intermediate ryegrass
- 15-percent Maximo intermediate ryegrass
- 20-percent Orchard grass
- 49-percent gulf annual ryegrass
Dry-Land Pasture Seed
X-Seed brand seeds forage seed mix seeds are coated with a micro-boost that enhances germination.
The Dry-Land seed mix is great in areas with low precipitation of about 12-14 inches per year. The drought tolerant grasses included in this forage seed mix are will continue to grow in summer months.
A 25-pound bag of grass seeds will cover up to one acre of land.
- 10-percent fawn tall fescue
- 12-percent Cache Meadow Brome
- 12-percent slender wheatgrass
- 25-percent forage tall fescue
- 41-percent Paiute Orchard grass
Kentucky Tall Fescue Grass Seeds
The Willametta Valley Oregon Grown grass seeds are extremely durable and drought tolerant. Kentucky tall fescue will grow in both cool and warm climates.
This Kentucky Tall Fescue Grass seed is great for areas of yard that will get heavy foot traffic, making it perfect for your sulcata to walk all over.
The grass seeds are not coated in fertilizers. Water heavy for initial germination, and then reduce how often you water.
A 5-pound bag of grass seeds will cover about 1,000 square feet.
- 98-percent Kentucky tall fescue grass
- Less than 2-percent inert matter and weeds
Tall Fescue Grass Seeds
The Barenbrug Stockmaster Tall Fescue Pasture Seed mix includes perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and Orchard grass.
This mix is great for high-moisture cutting and hay production, as well as a high-fiber grazing grass for livestock and your sulcata! This blend of grasses is highly palatable and digestible.
This cool season grass mix is adapted to temperate regions in climate zones 2-6.
A 25-pound bag of grass seeds will cover up to one acre of land.
Master Green NutriForage Grass Seeds
The Nutriforage pasture grass seed mix is ideal for over seeding your lawn or creating a permanent area for grazing. The seeds are coated with a platinum water absorber and fertilizer blend so that it will enhance germination.
The 25-pound bag of grass seeds will cover up to one acre of land.
- 49-percent annual ryegrass
- 49-percent perennial ryegrass
- Less than 2-percent inert matter and weeds
