How much is too much?

[Lindsey0106]

Hi,
I have just become the proud new owner of a 15 month old female hermanns called Betty.

She was my brother in laws, but as he works away a lot of the time, he has asked me to have her as I already have an older male. She's still tiny (55g) so obviously has her own enclosure ect.

She seems very happy and active. My only question really is , is it possible to overfeed a tortoise this young and small who is sill growing? She seems to be constantly grazing on whatever I give her. Mainly weeds from the garden, dandelions, clover and plantain and the occasional flowers. When she has eaten all, I'll give her a top up and she runs to eat more, every time. I give her about a handful of leaves every time and she hardly ever wastes any. I probably give her 4-6 handfuls in a day. She poos and wees once a day or sometimes more. Usually when I give her a bath.
Should I keep feeding her this much or is it too much? She just always seems hungry and grateful when I give her more.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Hello and welcome! I wouldn’t worry about feeding too much, as a general rule of thumb we say to offer an amount they can graze throughout the day, if she wants more that’s ok, she’s a growing babyis she in a closed chamber?

Please feel free to check out this housing thread, I cover correct equipment, levels, appropriately maintaining humidity, there’s lots of visual examples for everything and a good diet link to check out!

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Hope this helps! Any more questions, please ask away!

 

[Ink]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[chubu]

thats okay. Same as my tortoises are like hovers they love to eat so i just give them good amount that will be enough for the day.

 

[wellington]

No, you can't really feed to much. They can only get over weight if they don't have a proper sized enclosure to roam and exercise.
She should be in a closed chamber, high humidity until around 3 years of age.
She should never be put with your other one. Tortoises should never be housed together in a pair.