Hi,
I recently bought a 3 month old aldabra and I was hoping for some help regarding his general care and diet. I currently feed him lawn grass, kale, hibiscus, mulberry leaves, cactus, aloe, and rep cal tortoise food once a weed as well as calcium and d3 supplement with every meal. I have read from many sources that aldabras occasionally eat some sort of meat. Is this necessary, if so how often and what type of meat would be appropriate. Secondly, he has a relatively soft shell and the seller said that they all have softer shells when younger. As I've never had such a young tortoise before I was not sure how correct this information is. Apart from this he is eating very well, very active and is getting lots of direct sunlight. Thank you.
I recently bought a 3 month old aldabra and I was hoping for some help regarding his general care and diet. I currently feed him lawn grass, kale, hibiscus, mulberry leaves, cactus, aloe, and rep cal tortoise food once a weed as well as calcium and d3 supplement with every meal. I have read from many sources that aldabras occasionally eat some sort of meat. Is this necessary, if so how often and what type of meat would be appropriate. Secondly, he has a relatively soft shell and the seller said that they all have softer shells when younger. As I've never had such a young tortoise before I was not sure how correct this information is. Apart from this he is eating very well, very active and is getting lots of direct sunlight. Thank you.
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