Can Tortoises Eat fruit

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M155ALY

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Hiya everyone, Em well am new to the site, but i have had two Tortoises for about 5 years and just recently someone said, "Yeah did you know Tortoises shouldn't eat fruit" course i was like, "WWwwhat?!" i have been feeding them a mix of fruit and veg all the time, so just to make sure that it is ok or not...well is it ok to feed them Fruit? :S x
 

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Depends on the tortoise. What type do you have?
 

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hey sorry don't really know how to work this site...Em yeah i think they are Russians :/ x S
 

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If they are russians they should not be eating fruit, except for like once a month.
Tortoises (russians) simply cannot process the high sugar content well.
 

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I'll echo that. Russians and Greeks should not be given fruit on a regular basis. Which doesn't mean they don't love it; they do. It's just not good for them.

It's a green stuff diet for them.

This website is great for finding out foodstuffs that are recommended for torts like yours: The Tortoise Table - Plant database

These will be helpful to you too:

http://russiantortoise.net/russiantortoisediet.htm

http://russiantortoise.org/care_sheet.htm

http://www.turtlerescues.com/russian_tortoise_care.htm
 

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Hello there, M155ALY:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

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They can have fruit but it shouldn't be a regular thing. I'd say once a week max. Tortoises don't process the sugars very well.
 

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Waw that so helpful everyone...this sites Awesome, well i don't give them fruit that often, so thats ok then, but least now i know for sure :D x

Tessa & a Clover.JPG
 

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M155ALY said:
Waw that so helpful everyone...this sites Awesome, well i don't give them fruit that often, so thats ok then, but least now i know for sure :D x

Tessa & a Clover.JPG

:)
 
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