GreenFire719
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Hello guys! I wanted some input from some more experienced keepers out there. We had recently brought my dog to the vet and one of the vets there owned a lot of tortoises. He had a tortoise room with radiated and star tortoises (and a couple box turtles). I wasn’t with my family at the time but apparently the vet with the tortoises gave them a tour of the tortoise (neat!). One of the things that struck me as odd though was that he said he feeds his tortoises a mouse once a week. I thought maybe he was talking about the box turtles but he feeds his radiated and stars the mice. Is this something they would eat in the wild? I have never heard of feeding either species mice, although I’m not familiar with keeping them. Is there any harm that this could cause the tortoises?
I don’t know the exact details on everything but what I got from their visit is that he’s a breeder. Is feeding them protein a way to making them more productive? I’m more curious about it than anything else, so if anyone who keeps them knows why/if it’s alright to feed mice can explain it to me I’d be very appreciative! Thanks
I don’t know the exact details on everything but what I got from their visit is that he’s a breeder. Is feeding them protein a way to making them more productive? I’m more curious about it than anything else, so if anyone who keeps them knows why/if it’s alright to feed mice can explain it to me I’d be very appreciative! Thanks