Are apples, pears, and watermelon safe for a 30 day old sulcata?

[Beartoto]

Are these non-grass foods safe to feed on a daily basis? If not, are they safe for the occasional snack? I usually see videos online of torts eating juicy fruits and they look like they enjoy it a lot. If these fruits are safe, can I feed my baby them to my baby sulcata who is around 30 days old? I've had him for 2 days now and his diet mostly consists of greens like grass, lettuce, mulberry leaves, and hibiscus leaves.

If the fruits mentioned aren't safe, are there any foods/treats I can feed him occasionally that he'll enjoy? Thank you in advance!

 

[Tom]

Are these non-grass foods safe to feed on a daily basis? If not, are they safe for the occasional snack? I usually see videos online of torts eating juicy fruits and they look like they enjoy it a lot. If these fruits are safe, can I feed my baby them to my baby sulcata who is around 30 days old? I've had him for 2 days now and his diet mostly consists of greens like grass, lettuce, mulberry leaves, and hibiscus leaves.

If the fruits mentioned aren't safe, are there any foods/treats I can feed him occasionally that he'll enjoy? Thank you in advance!

No. None of the above. Sulcatas should not e fed fruit of any kind. Not even as an occasional treat. Their digestive system are not meant to handle all that sugar and it messes them up.

Here is the correct care info for sulcatas. It explains the right foods as well:

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[wellington]

Follow what Tom said and linked for you.

 

[Beartoto]

No. None of the above. Sulcatas should not e fed fruit of any kind. Not even as an occasional treat. Their digestive system are not meant to handle all that sugar and it messes them up.

Here is the correct care info for sulcatas. It explains the right foods as well:

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you again for the help! ) Definitely not feeding my baby tort any sort of fruit. Thanks also for the incredibly helpful care guide!

 

[Beartoto]

Follow what Tom said and linked for you.

Thanks! Will do.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Thank you again for the help! ) Definitely not feeding my baby tort any sort of fruit. Thanks also for the incredibly helpful care guide!

It's very common to see photos of people feeding fruit to Sulcata on the internet.
Especially FACEBOOK.
In fact, I just saw a photo from a "Reptile Rescue"that showed multiple tortoises species all eating watermelons.