#tortoisefeed

Spring Edibles

Some safe feed for Hermanns, some moderation feed

Dandelions are a significant source of calcium and are important for this reason. They are also generally very popular with tortoises who will eat the flowers as well as the leaves. Other similar plants such as milk thistle can also form a significant part of their diet

By Jasmin

It's very important to vary your Tortoise Diet as much as possible. FRUIT should only be fed sparingly or only to Tortoise such as REDFOOTS that eat fruits naturally.

It's also important to give your Tortoise a CALCIUM AND VITAMIN Supplements with their food such as REPTAVITE OR NUTROBAL.

Plants

Dandelion

Clover

Chickweed

Plantain

Heather

Sow Thistle

Hawkbites

Rose petals

Hibiscus

Dead Nettle

Mallow

Violet

Kidneyweed ect.

Vegetable

Spring Green

Courgettes

Carrots

Rocket

Lambs Lettuce

Romanian Lettuce ect.

Fruit

Apples

Pears

Tomato

Melon

Plum

Apricot

Rasberry

Strawberry ect.

And some are POISONOUS to your Tortoise

Such as

Lupins

Daffodils

Hydrangea

Lily of the valley

Foxglive

Rhododendron

Avocado

Chilli

Peppers ect.

Written by Jasmin

To provide tortoises with optimal nutrition and to keep them in the best of health, they will require diet supplementaion in the form of calcium, vitamins and minerals. These are most commonly available as powders

Calcium should be provided daily and dusted directly onto the tortoise's food. Vitamins may be added daily for young tortoises, but adults will only require them every other day.

Written by Jasmin

A Hermann's tortoise's diet consists of vegetation. Good foods include dandelion, clover, honeysuckle, leafy salads, watercress, curly kale, brussel tops, spring greens, coriander, parsley, rocket, carrot, parsnip, courgette and bell peppers. The bulk of the vegetation should be leafy greens.

The diet should also include fibrous plants like grasses and weeds. Good weeds include plaintains, white nettle, corn poppy, chickweed, bindweeds, hawkbit, viola's, goats beard, nipplewort etc. For times when fresh food is not available, or for variety, there are pre-made tortoise dried foods available that most tortoises relish.

The tortoise should be given a shallow bath 2-3 times a week for 10 minutes. This will enable them to take on fresh water and stimulate them to empty their waste.