How often should I feed my Russian Tortoise?

TayefA08

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Hey guys,
I recently purchased a Russian Tortoise, his name is Rammus he is 8 months old and I'm not really sure on his gender but the person i purchased him off said it was 70% male. I was just wondering how often and how much should I feed him?
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I feed my tortoises once a day. Place a big pile that's as big as he is.
 

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Hey guys,
I recently purchased a Russian Tortoise, his name is Rammus he is 8 months old and I'm not really sure on his gender but the person i purchased him off said it was 70% male. I was just wondering how often and how much should I feed him?
Thanks for reading

Feed the correct foods and feed him every day.

How do you know the age? I ask because most pet stores make up a number when they have no idea.

Also, what is the "70% male" guess based upon? There is not way to know the sex of a little one by looking.

Here is the russian care info:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
 

TayefA08

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Hi Tom I know the age because I bought him of a speacialised reptile store and the guy who i purchased him off said he was 8 months, he did say that he cannot 100% tell his sex because he is so young he made an assumption by looking at his features and said he s most likely a male and is 70% sure it is
 

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No. In the wild they graze all day. I feed each morning, enough that there is a little left over in the evening.
…I don't know if it is normal, but if I let Clyde eat as much as he wants, he grows like crazy… he is 77g at 3 and a half month old.
 

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I feed Oogway one big pile of food in the morning and a snack when I come back from school if your tort eats everything that u give him in a day thats not enough
 
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