Diet & Supplements
Tortoises are herbivores and require a good variety of food items that are high in fibre but low in fat and protein. As a guide, feed your tortoise with an amount of food roughly the same size as its shell for each daily feed, alternatively you can feed two smaller meals each day as tortoises are grazers so like to nibble and forage. Do not overfeed your tortoise or offer milk and bread, dog and cat foods, or any other types of meat or animal protein as it will grow far too quickly for its shell which could be fatal. Slow and healthy growth is better!
Tortoises are a grazing reptile so planting an outdoor enclosure with feed safe weeds is ideal for foraging which is a natural source of enrichment. If your tortoise has access to this type of enclosure there is no need to offer additional feeding. You can also grow weeds inside on a windowsill and snip off food as required whilst ensuring that it is free from animal droppings and chemicals such as insecticides and exhaust fumes. It is essential to feed your tortoise a wide variety of food items for optimum health.