What is the best food for tortoises?

Tortoises like a variety of plant-based foods.

• Produce: Depending on the species of your tortoise, about 80% of your pet tortoise’s daily diet should be fresh vegetables like kale, dandelions, mustard and collard greens.
• Fruit: Berries, melon, kiwi, oranges and other fruits should make up 5-10% of a tortoise’s diet.

What fresh food can tortoises eat?

Natural homegrown foods are always preferred but there are many types of vegetables you can buy that can be safely fed to your tortoise in moderation:

• Carrots.
• Cucumber.
• Celery.
• Red cabbage.
• Bell peppers.
• Kale.
• Pumpkin.
• Butternut squash.

What do grassland tortoises eat?

Many tortoises love lettuce; however diets of mostly lettuce are unnaturally high in protein and low in fiber. If your tortoise will only eat lettuce, thoroughly mix small amounts of lettuce into the mash. Slowly reduce the amount of lettuce offered at each feeding until your tortoise has switched completely.

What is mazuri tortoise food?

Mazuri® Tortoise Diet is a low-starch, high-fiber tortoise food for dry land herbivorous tortoises such as gopher, sulcata and Galapagos tortoises. This tortoise food offers complete nutrition in pellet form and contains yucca to help reduce ammonia odors.

What should I not feed my tortoise?

Do not feed your tortoise dog or cat food, monkey chow or any food that contains more than 15 percent protein. These will cause liver and kidney damage, as well as deformed shell growth. Do not feed tortoises frozen vegetables or sodium-rich foods including canned vegetables, dairy products, breads and celery.

How do you moisten a tortoise food?

When introducing tortoises to high fibre pellets or cobs, soak this food in a small amount of water beforehand. This will cause the pellets or cobs to swell and become softer, but do not submerge them so they break up. Also, remember that after being moistened, they will deteriorate quite rapidly and become mouldy.

How many pellets should I feed my tortoise?

Feed them as much as they can eat in 15 to 20 minutes. Give them enough food that would fit inside their head, if it were completely empty.

How much mazuri should I feed my tortoise?

Feed approximately 2-4% of body weight.

Can tortoise eat cucumber?

Food and Water A tortoise’s diet should replicate wild foraging. Choose a variety of leafy greens and grasses to feed your pet. Supplement greens with smaller quantities of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, and carrots, apples, apricots, grapes, melons, peaches, and strawberries.