Guess They Do Eat Worms

[DoubleD1996!]

Was doing some water changes the other day, and a worm came crawling from under the russian pond.

One of the females came running, and gobbled it up. I know the hermanns love worms, or anything they can get their hands on, but I've only seen the Russians eat isopods years ago.

 

[Anastasia 22]

That would be my girl. She puts everything in her mouth

 

[mark1]

imo, the best way to know what they do is put them out in a truly natural environment like you do, and watch what they do...... i don't think putting them in a artificial natural environment works that well.......

 

[SinLA]

Huh, I would have thought worms and insects bad for them…

 

[DoubleD1996!]

imo, the best way to know what they do is put them out in a truly natural environment like you do, and watch what they do...... i don't think putting them in a artificial natural environment works that well.......

Agreed.

 

[DoubleD1996!]

Huh, I would have thought worms and insects bad for them…

The most I've seen them eat were isopods every blue moon, but the hermanns will eat almost any bug they can catch in their enclosure.

 

[Markw84]

Tortoises are opportunistic omnivores. They will eat what they can find and love finding protein items. Bugs, snails, mammal feces, carrion, etc. In the wild these items are scarce - so a small part of the diet. Same with fallen fruit. So we need to be careful offering it in captivity.

 

[mark1]

Tortoises are opportunistic omnivores. They will eat what they can find and love finding protein items. Bugs, snails, mammal feces, carrion, etc. In the wild these items are scarce - so a small part of the diet. Same with fallen fruit. So we need to be careful offering it in captivity.

that is an important point made clear, a russian tortoise would very seldom come upon a worm or catch an insect... ..... turtles hardly find them on their own and they actively look for them........

 

[RosemaryDW]

Found a crushed snail shell right in front of the burrow yesterday. She hit the jackpot, literally the food came to her.

 

[RandyTortoise]

Found a crushed snail shell right in front of the burrow yesterday. She hit the jackpot, literally the food came to her.

Funny