your tort's favorite and least favorite foods

[tortoisenerd]

What foods does your tort (or torts) like and dislike? I've discovered this myself with what always gets left after the meal, and what will get eaten first every time. Thought this could be fun.

Tort type:
Russian Tortoise

Likes:
-cactus (he can sniff it out even if it's hiding at the bottom)
-radicchio
-purple leaves in spring mix
-baby sprouts of Chia and/or Clover (from RT seed mix)

Dislikes:
-carrots
-carrot greens
-leaves with a thick stalk as his jaw is too little for them; he'll eat around the stalk though

Just a note: People may be listing some foods that may be inappropriate for some species, so please take note of that! Hopefully this can be a fun thread.

 

[BigBiscuit]

My tort loves spring mix, but will not eat any of it that is red colored.

 

[Candy]

Dale, my sons Cherryhead loves Dandelions and Radicchio and figs and strawberries. I've tried but cannot get him to eat much Chard or Mustard Greens or even much Kale. The thing that seems to be his favorite is Orange, Red and Green Bell Peppers. Still trying new things everyday because he is new to us. So far I have spent a small fortune on organic veggies and fruits and the cat food that he won't seem to touch. He also likes hard boiled eggs.

 

[Kristina]

Tort Type: Sulcatas

Likes:
Hay
Weeds of any edible kind
Anything bright colored, they pick it out first (flowers, tiny piece of fruit one a month)
My shoe laces (flourescent green)
So far, everything offered is eaten
Cuttlebone eating machines. I am going through 3 a week!

Dislikes:
Anything that moves too fast for them to eat, i.e. anything not a plant

Kristina

 

[Isa]

Tort type:
Hermann Tortoise

Loves:
-cactus pear
-dandelions
-red pepper
-flowers
-carrots
-strawberries

likes:
-chicory
-escarole
-kale
-collard greens

Dislikes:
-beet greens
-romaine letuce (green & red)
-arugula

 

[old4x4]

1 yr old Marginated:

Loves Mazuri, butternut squash, banana (rare treat), broccoli, & raw carrots

Hates cooked carrots, chick peas, spinach..

 

[Meg90]

10 yr olf Nigel (Jordanian Greek) LOVES Peppers...any color. He also likes grapes (rare rare treat )

Its funny though...he hates chard. (red and green, but more the red) and will leave red lettuce on his plate and pick around it.

He also doesn't like banana. I tried some on him when we first got him, as a trust thing (as in, you should like me, look at the great food I come with lol) and he took like one nibble and turned his face away. I thought bananas were supposed to be this big treat for them lol, and he was like, no thanks. (Guess he doesn't have a sweet tooth)

 

[SFCMARK]

My Sulcata's love Hay, a mixture of Timothy hay and Alfalfa grass. Turnip Greens, Collard Greens, and weeds from the back yard

Do not like Carrots, or store bought tortoise foods

 

[sakkakth]

Greek Tortoise

Likes:
anything in Earth Bound Baby Greens, especially the reds/purples
Dandelions
Radicchio
Butternut Squash (first thing he devours when it's given)
Escarole
Frisée

Hates:
Kale
Mustard Greens (he hates them so much it's been the only times he's pooped in his food dish)