Lindsey0106
New Member
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.
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.