New owners often ask “How much should I feed my tortoise?” We sometimes suggest an amount that would fill their upturned shell. Others suggest making food available all day; if a tortoise has a decent sized enclosure, they will walk it off.
I’m in the second group.
I threw this down for my Russian late in the day—during which she’d been eating other foods non stop—but she still made good progress on it before bedtime. There is no forced perspective in the photo; this weed was close to four foot high.
Not pictured, but she ate most of the remaining stem the next day.
If she ate hot dogs I’d enter her in a competition.
I’m in the second group.
I threw this down for my Russian late in the day—during which she’d been eating other foods non stop—but she still made good progress on it before bedtime. There is no forced perspective in the photo; this weed was close to four foot high.
Not pictured, but she ate most of the remaining stem the next day.
If she ate hot dogs I’d enter her in a competition.