Are they like babies? Do they stop eating when they are full?

[hikoytea]

I just bought them a spring mix and they are devouring it. Should I limit their intake or let them eat until they are full?

 

[wellington]

Most of us feed babies a large handful. Then if they eat all of that, we give them a larger handful the next time. I own a leopard and when he was little and still today, he is now two, I always make sure he has food left over. Just incase he gets the munchies. Don't forget, they are used to grazing thought out the day. They will eat what the need.

 

[Lancecham]

It is unbelievable how much they can eat. But you have been given good advise how to feed them.

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

If they eat it then that's great! Let them eat until they are full like you said.

 

[yazzy1012]

Wait until they get to be an adult like mine and they literally never stop eating. That's all the want to do all day long is roam around and eat.

 

[surie_the_tortoise]

eating machines. like yazzy said as adults they eat all day never wanting to stop

 

[yazzy1012]

If you don't have a good size yard with lots of grass they will eat you broke. Even with a big yard you still have to feed them other things as adults though. A large adult like mine can eat a half acre of grass all the way down to the dirt in a summer if other food is not given.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

i have never limited the food source

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Lots and lots and more lots. A constantly eating tortoise is a very happy tortoise indeed!

 

[mainey34]

Just let them eat...they will eat till. They are full....

 

[Blakem]

I've never seen my 1 year old sulcata stop eating. He will stop, do some laps and then eat more. It's amazing. He is 6 inches and wil eat 3x the amount of his shell 2-3 times a day.

 

[Tom]

Grazing on grass and weeds outdoors is best. They will graze and walk all day and never seem to fill up.

Indoors I give hatchlings as much as they will eat and always have food available. I adjust the intake for older ones and give them as much as I anticipate they will eat in a day.

 

[yazzy1012]

It truly is amazing how much that they can eat.