Tortoise is always hungry

[Ang@gb]

Hi having trouble connecting keeps saying error sent some photo but can’t see them don’t know whether it’s coming through

 

[Ang@gb]

Hi why is Winston my Russian tortoise always so hungry when he eats all his food I am tempted to give him some more

 

[jsheffield]

Hi why is Winston my Russian tortoise always so hungry when he eats all his food I am tempted to give him some more

I feed all of my torts slightly more than they can eat....

J

 

[Ang@gb]

I am worried he will put to much weight on he is 2 and 110grams I do not have any idea what he should weigh

 

[Lyn W]

Hi having trouble connecting keeps saying error sent some photo but can’t see them don’t know whether it’s coming through

You'd be better off starting your own thread as any advice given to the original poster and you could become confused. maybe the moderators can move your posts.

 

[Lyn W]

Hi why is Winston my Russian tortoise always so hungry when he eats all his food I am tempted to give him some more

You need to start your own thread but you should give him as much as he wants.
Think of his shell as an upturned bowl and feed that amount to start with but of he wants more give more. Torts are grazers and should have fresh water and food available at all times.

 

[Lyn W]

I feed all of my torts slightly more than they can eat....

J

@jsheffield @Toddrickfl1 Is it possible for you to move the posts from Marmite to his own thread ?

 

[jsheffield]

@jsheffield @Toddrickfl1 Is it possible for you to move the posts from Marmite to his own thread ?

I don't think that's one of my godlike powers as a mod...

J

 

[Ang@gb]

I have someone else on my thread about tortoise and turtles eating cat food I do not know where it come from

 

[Ang@gb]

Haven't got turtle

I have someone else on my thread about tortoise and turtles eating cat food I do not know where it come from

Here is photo of Winston

 

[Yvonne G]

I have someone else on my thread about tortoise and turtles eating cat food I do not know where it come from

That's because YOU posted on their thread, but not to worry, I have moved your posts to your own thread (and, new moderators, yes, you CAN move individual posts out of a thread) (and "Marmite" is now Ang@gb)

 

[Ang@gb]

That's because YOU posted on their thread, but not to worry, I have moved your posts to your own thread (and, new moderators, yes, you CAN move individual posts out of a thread)

 

[Ang@gb]

Thankyou

 

[Lyn W]

Thankyou

All sorted now - and the answers that were posted to your question are still here if you scroll up.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi why is Winston my Russian tortoise always so hungry when he eats all his food I am tempted to give him some more

The reason for this is because of where Russian tortoises come from. They are hard wired to search for food and eat as much as they can find because their time being awake (not brumating) is short. They have to hurry up and eat a bunch so that they will have the body weight to see them through the winter. Where they come from they only have half a year of being awake, the other half is spent brumating.

So, as long as your tortoise as a large area to wander around in and exercise, it's ok to let him eat as much as he wants to.

 

[Lyn W]

This is the caresheet you need which covers diet as well as everything else you need -

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

www.thetortosietable.org.uk is also a good guide to providing a varied diet.

 

[Cathie G]

Haven't got turtle

Here is photo of Winston

I have that same water dish in my little Russian's enclosure and I've seen him take a drink from it ? nice.