food and diet

  1. PhilandShelly

    Our Torts eat Mazuri Pellets if Prepared "right"

    Hello! I've seen a lot of threads regarding Mazuri pellets and decided to give it a try. Phil and Shelly are CDTs around 1.5 years old and mostly feed on dandelion, clover, spring mix, and the occasional rose petals. I wanted to make sure they had a diverse diet and wanted to see if they would...
  2. yusufning

    LEOPARD TORTOISE EATING HABIT

    Hi everyone, This post will be a tad long but please bear with me. So I've had 2 leopards (approximately 8cm) for almost three months. I think their eating habit is a bit weird, namely with the following conditions: 1. They eat roughly the same amount compared to my 6cm sulcata, I assume they...
  3. Shaztorts

    Hello! First time owner with Hermann's Hatchlings :)

    Hi everyone! My name is Sharon and I have become the owner of 2 Hermann's tortoises for a month now. Lucky and Mbappe are 6 months old captive born-and-bred tortoises from Hungry but now live with us in England. This is the first time I own tortoises and I just want to do my very best at...
  4. Urbanmonkey

    To help you ID food

    https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/ Incase people didnt know about this. I found it very useful.
  5. lazyboneskuehn

    New yard new plants

    Hey there! First post after joining over a year ago. I recently moved into a new house in NC and was wondering if whatever this is would be safe for my 3 year old sulcata to eat? It’s super small and all over the ground. Thank you!
  6. Scottfoo

    Big Thank you to Our friends at TetraFauna !

    We wanted to give a big thank you to the folks at Tetra for donating all these great items and 20 Cases of food. We are so appreciative and thank you so much! We will def be passing on some of the food to other turtle rescues and turtle lovers!
  7. George the Turtle

    New Tortoise Owner Help!

    I just became a tortoise Mom a week ago, after rescuing a "3 toe box tortoise" from being run over in the middle of a busy street! (please excuse me if I am wrong, very new to pet tortoises) I did some research on him, and do know that it is male because of his yellow spots on neck and arms, as...
  8. SheldonsKeeper

    Trip To The Vets - Need Advise!

    Hello All, So last night took my new lil rock to the vets and have to say, very very well behaved!!! Not in the slightest scared or trying to hide out in the shell, instead was being very inquisitive and wanted to explore :) The vet has mentioned a few things that I am hoping I could get some...
  9. H

    EDIBLE PLANTS list

    Decided to make a new list of edible plants for anyone interested. I edited a previous list I posted and down to EDIBLE plants only from these 4 sources. Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital Russian Tortoise.Org Susan M. Barnard. Reptile Keeper's Handbook. pp. 167-184. 1996. Tortoise Table - The...
  10. Neris

    Advise on RF enclosure

    Hello! We got a RF last year on November, and I have a few questions about our current enclosure and the tortoise itself. First, we have a mix of repti-bark (I believe this is the name) and peat moss. I would like to know how often should I replace the whole thing for new one and if the mix...
  11. Pattech

    Where to buy Food?

    Hello, I would like to know where I can buy food for my 2 Russian tortoises. I am kinda new with turtles but I have had them for about a year :eek: So if anyone could link some Web sites that are from Europe cause if I buy outside Europe I have to pay more where I live. Thanks. with best...
  12. Kale

    Wardley's good for a Russian tort

    I got these Wardley's Reptile Sticks but the picture would imply they are for an aquatic turtle (they were a gift). I have a Russian. Could he still eat them? The ingredients are Fish Meal, ground corn, poultry by-product meal, dehulled soybean meal. Not sure what most of those mean.
  13. H

    List of foods from 4 sources if anyone is interested

    After looking for foods that I can grow, harvest or pick up at the store I decided to make a list I could carry with me on my phone. This list consists of plants from 4 sources but I am constantly finding plants that are not listed. Here are the 4 sources I compiled from. Arizona Exotic Animal...
  14. Nadine360

    Sulcata refuses Zoo Med food

    My year and a half old sulcata refuses his new food I got Zoo med, even if I blend his old food and grass he still refuses it, he's gone on a hunger strike for the past couple days, he does love to graze in the yard on grass and clovers and hell eat grass and clovers that I've chopped up from...
  15. Shemdatrini

    My Weeds Garden I. D. (Pic Heavy)

    So this has been done before and trust me I've scoured them looking for matching plants. I think I've gotten most of them right for my Dalmatian Hermanns but i still have a few questions. I've included pictures of the plant and the leafs. Top and bottom. For better identification. Plants 1 and...
  16. tcjones

    Question about Clover

    Hi everyone. I'm a new tort owner. This morning, I took my new tort, Darwin, to the vet for a checkup. The vet told me to not let him eat new spring clover. She said the first clover growth of spring is toxic to torts and went on a long rant about nitrogen. But clover grown later in the year is...
  17. AbramTankLover

    New tortoise won't eat

    Hello everyone! New member and new to tortoises, I received my first torty yesterday he's sleeping ALOT ((but I read here that's normal)) and he hasn't eaten yet. I'm slightly worried. He's got a heat lamp, as well as a UV. I keep his tank as humid as I can. Is he just not eating because he's...
  18. B

    Feeding 7 month old Horsfield

    Hi guys and gals. I've recently bought a 7 month old Horsfield tortoise. The care sheet on the website I ordered him from says that they should be fed 5 out of 7 days, but I've also read on a lot of other websites that at such a young age they should be fed every day. What are your...
  19. B

    Food and Diet

    so I was wondering if aloe vera and cactus are good for my Herrmanns.Do I need to slice it up or feed them the "leaves" on them own?
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