food

Hi! I want to try grow some food for my Greek spur thigh tortoise, but I’m not sure what to grow! I live in England and the weather is garbage! I’ve been picking some weeds at work but there aren’t many he can have, I tried to find a list on here but I’m not sure how the site works so I’m sorry...

Eating flowers make your poop smell good. LOL

My parents bought home a sulcata tortoise a few days ago. I have no idea how to care for tortoises! Are store bought veggies alright?

Hello! I was wondering if tortoises could have store bought dandelion greens? I’ve seen them at the store and was wondering if they are good for Russian Tortoises. Thanks!

I have 2 tortoises Cherry and Berry, both 3ish years old, who used to weigh they same but now Berry is lighter (1740g vs 1390g). Cherry is only a little longer (8.25in vs 8in) but her shell is a lot wider and flatter vs his taller and skinnier shell. If you use the turtle bmi calculator that's...

Hi, Just wondering if Timothy Hay is safe for horsfield tortoises? Either as bedding, decoration or a food source? My sister has a 9 year old tortoise that loves his hay with dandelions in it that she just sprinkles in his enclosure and he goes foraging for it. My tortoise is about 1-2 years...

Hello, I have a 3 month old Hermann’s tortoise and where I live, it’s currently winter so I’m relying on store bought greens and sprinkling it with dried flowers and weeds from Kapidolo Farms. I’m struggling on how to feed the tiny guy a varied diet without wasting so much food because it...

Hey, I got a sulcata baby of 2 inches , it’s been 2 days since I got him . This might be stupid but my tortoise is eating half a flower of hibiscus , half a leaf ( if I kind of calculate on whole) and very little bit of grated carrot . Is this ok? As they grazing animals I’m not removing the...

Hello! I'm the new caregiver of a beautiful sulcata that my friend found on the side of the road in the High Desert in SoCal. I wanted to see if someone can advise if the leaves of this tree are safe for him. He loves them, but I started to get nervous because I wasn't sure if it was safe. I'm...

I feed my Hermann's the repashy veggie burger mix like little croutons on his food, but the mix apparently is having ingredient issues so it's scarce in stores. Is there a dupe that I can give him when my jar is empty?

Is my tortoise eating too much, I've been feeding him every other day four times a week with pellets mixed with hibiscus leaves and flower is it gaining too much weight

Hi there! Does anyone know if there is anything similar to this product available in the UK? https://www.kapidolofarms.com/ I have an (almost) 2 year old horsefield torty, William, and I think he’d love this! Any help would be really appreciated. M

Hello Everyone, I discovered this forum when I needed assistance with my Hermann tortoise previously and has been really great help! Herman (what I called my tortosie) has been doing very well. I see them active on days either walking around or not just hiding and awake observing the world...

I have a 2 year old sulcata tortoise. She/he has just come out of brumation and is eating all day every day. I'm beyond happy that she is happy and healthy, but with the prices of lettuce and other produce these days, she is eating the greens in my wallet as well. Is there a bulky produce I can...

This will be our hermann's third winter and his first real attempt at brumation. He turned his nose up at most food over the past few weeks, except a few bites of dandelion greens here and there, including in the 2-3 days before he burrowed. He has now buried himself in his substrate (mostly...

Firstly, thank you in advance for reading my post, I know it's long! Just a bit of background before I ask my questions. My family has had our marginated girl, Nelly, for about 44 years and she was fully grown when they got her. She was given to my mum when she was a young child so Nelly is...

Hi folks I'm new in the forum from Thailand and I'm a dad to my 5-month-old sulcata. Here's my story... I'm in 2 sulcata care groups on Facebook, the Thai group and the other I'd say the international group. Both have the same and different ways of treating sulcata. The most different I've found...

Hello community!! I'm looking at doing a garden project full of edible plants and flowers for a Hermann tortoise I want to get it right and full of varieties. She loves her strawberries so I will be adding them but I don't know about edible flowers please help

Svenya has a treat. It's difficult getting a picture of her eating because she usually runs to me instead. When a turtle of any kind picks you over food, you know you're special.

Hey all! I’m sorry if this has already been answered in a previous thread. I’m just curious on things to give my Shelldon as little treats. Shelldon is an Egyptian Tortoise, can he try a bit of raw mushroom? (8months old)