These large succulents provide nice shade and are very decorative. Best choices are those yuccas with soft leaves. Cut a branch away from the parent plant, and remove most of the leaves from the bottom of the cutting. Strip back completely, plant lower portion 8 to 12 inches deep in the ground in well drained soil. These deciduous vines provide a good place for the tortoises to hide and also provide shade.
Tortoises like to eat grapes and grape leaves.
Thompson seedless grapes are easy to grow and care for. The vines are also easy to start in the same way as Hibiscus cuttings start. Take your cuttings when the grape vines are dormant in mid-December through January. We use them in our redfoot, yellowfoot, elongated, sulcate, leopard and desert tortoise pens. Any leaves that grow near the ground get eaten.