Feeding my tortoise fruit

[mlummus]

I've seen some different answers on this topic. Should I or should I not feed my tortoise fruit? And if I do, in what quantities/how often?

 

[dmmj]

Most tortoises don't need fruit. Once or twice a month is more than enough. The sugar content can upset the internal flora/fauna and cause parasite blooms.

 

[johnsonnboswell]

What kind of tortoise? Some should get it, some shouldn't.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

What kind of tortoise? Some should get it, some shouldn't.

Redfooted, yes. Others not so much.
Right now my Redfoot clan are eating mangoes fallen from my neighbors tree. It's a regular June ritual.

 

[mlummus]

I have a Russian tortoise! I gave him a strawberry when I first got him, which is now about 2 1/2 weeks ago

 

[Tom]

I have a Russian tortoise! I gave him a strawberry when I first got him, which is now about 2 1/2 weeks ago

I would not feed any fruit to a russian tortoise.

 

[johnsonnboswell]

No fruit for russian tortoises. Their guts can't handle it.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

I have a Russian tortoise! I gave him a strawberry when I first got him, which is now about 2 1/2 weeks ago

When my wife fix us strawberrys she cuts the tops off and I give my torts the tops so they eat the green tops with very little red on them but I have about 12 enclosures and a pond so they are really spread out ( the strawberrys ) but my torts don't need fruit but it's a small treat .

 

[mlummus]

Okay good to know!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Okay good to know!

No Cheating ( little red )