Hello and welcome from Kent UK
The diet of Sulcatas is very similar to that of the smaller Testudo: Weedy and leafy greens.
Your tortoise cannot digest sugars properly - they cause digestive and kidney problems - so sweet foods like fruit, tomato, bell pepper and carrot should only be fed very sparingly and very occasionally if at all.
You should start introducing grass to the diet by snipping a tiny amount up small with scissors and sprinkling it on wet food then gradually increasing the amount over time.
Write a list of the plants that grow around you and those that you can buy and look them up online on The Tortoise Table Plant Database for suitability to feed.
If you can’t identify a plant then post a photo in our Plant ID forum and someone will help you.
Problems with activity, including eating, are usually caused by stress such as a new home or by temperatures being wrong. Double check the temperatures in the enclosure if you have a problem.
Sulcatas will grow rapidly into a 100lb+ (50kg+) bulldozer. They don’t stay small long and they cannot hibernate. They need a large and strong outside enclosure after the first couple of years and will need special heated accommodation to get them through the winter and cooler nights.
I recommend you read the TFO care guides and compare them with your setup.
They're written by species experts working hard to correct the outdated information widely available on the internet and from pet stores and, sadly, from some breeders and vets too.
Beginner Mistakes
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
How to raise a healthy Sulcata
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
For those that have a young Sulcata (contains a food list)
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
We are happy to look over photos of your enclosure and lighting to see if there are any improvements we recommend. We love pictures of tortoises anyway.
Sulcatas are territorial; they’re one of the scrappiest species. They don’t get lonely or need a friend. Regardless of gender, pairs don’t do well. They see another tortoise only as a rival for food and space. One is always dominant and the subordinate one becomes stressed; a stressed tortoise gets sick. Groups of 3 or more torts of a similar size may be OK in a very large enclosure with plenty of sight barriers, but there are no guarantees.
The diet of Sulcatas is very similar to that of the smaller Testudo: Weedy and leafy greens.
Your tortoise cannot digest sugars properly - they cause digestive and kidney problems - so sweet foods like fruit, tomato, bell pepper and carrot should only be fed very sparingly and very occasionally if at all.
You should start introducing grass to the diet by snipping a tiny amount up small with scissors and sprinkling it on wet food then gradually increasing the amount over time.
Write a list of the plants that grow around you and those that you can buy and look them up online on The Tortoise Table Plant Database for suitability to feed.
If you can’t identify a plant then post a photo in our Plant ID forum and someone will help you.
Problems with activity, including eating, are usually caused by stress such as a new home or by temperatures being wrong. Double check the temperatures in the enclosure if you have a problem.
Sulcatas will grow rapidly into a 100lb+ (50kg+) bulldozer. They don’t stay small long and they cannot hibernate. They need a large and strong outside enclosure after the first couple of years and will need special heated accommodation to get them through the winter and cooler nights.
I recommend you read the TFO care guides and compare them with your setup.
They're written by species experts working hard to correct the outdated information widely available on the internet and from pet stores and, sadly, from some breeders and vets too.
Beginner Mistakes
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
How to raise a healthy Sulcata
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
For those that have a young Sulcata (contains a food list)
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
We are happy to look over photos of your enclosure and lighting to see if there are any improvements we recommend. We love pictures of tortoises anyway.
Sulcatas are territorial; they’re one of the scrappiest species. They don’t get lonely or need a friend. Regardless of gender, pairs don’t do well. They see another tortoise only as a rival for food and space. One is always dominant and the subordinate one becomes stressed; a stressed tortoise gets sick. Groups of 3 or more torts of a similar size may be OK in a very large enclosure with plenty of sight barriers, but there are no guarantees.
