New Russian tortoise owner

[Lepawe]

I am feeding him a variety of foods, including potatoes, apples, parsley, dandelions, hibiscus. He has an enclosure outdoors in a grassy area as well. What are the best foods for him to eat?

 

[SinLA]

First, I'd start by reading this:

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

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then read this one

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

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They should not eat potatoes or apples at all...

 

[Lepawe]

First, I'd start by reading this:

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

tortoiseforum.org

then read this one

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

They should not eat potatoes or apples at all...

Thank you for the info.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome to the forum @Lepawe

 

[LR72]

I am feeding him a variety of foods, including potatoes, apples, parsley, dandelions, hibiscus. He has an enclosure outdoors in a grassy area as well. What are the best foods for him to eat?

Hey, I am also a new Russian tortoise owner. Download the Tortoise Table app on your phone and make sure what you are feeding your tortoise is safe. Potatoes, apples and parsley aren't really the best things you could be feeding them.

Right now I have to settle for grocery foods so I try to feed Sami Lamb's lettuce, a little bit of Kale, Romaine Lettuce and wild rocket.

 

[Lyn W]

Hi and welcome.
The thread linked will help you put things right for your tort and the section on how to raise a temperate species is especially for Russians and other Mediterranean species.
Tom has kindly collated all the information you need to save us searching through individual threads. Ask as many questions as you like you'll always get help.

Torts shouldn't have any fruit as their systems can't deal with sugars but all that will be dealt with in the thread for new keepers.
You may also find www.thetorotisetable.org.uk useful in helping to ID safe foods - but remember that safe foods aren't always good regular foods.

 

[Lyn W]

Hey, I am also a new Russian tortoise owner. Download the Tortoise Table app on your phone and make sure what you are feeding your tortoise is safe. Potatoes, apples and parsley aren't really the best things you could be feeding them.

Right now I have to settle for grocery foods so I try to feed Sami Lamb's lettuce, a little bit of Kale, Romaine Lettuce and wild rocket.

You'll find some goof leaf mixes in bags of crispy leaf salads from Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury if you want to add more variety.

 

[LR72]

You'll find some goof leaf mixes in bags of crispy leaf salads from Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury if you want to add more variety.

Yeah, ill be sure to check them out, thanks!