Is it okay to feed my Russian tortoise pumpkin

[AlexL]

Since its that time of year I have a spare pumpkin, is it okay to cut some of that up into small bits and feed it to my tortoise

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yes. A small amount is fine.
Some even use pumpkin for it's de worming properties.

 

[dmmj]

pumpkins fine and it is the seeds that de-worm not the pumpkin itself, ground up and fed to the tortoise but it takes a lot of it.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

pumpkins fine and it is the seeds that de-worm not the pumpkin itself, ground up and fed to the tortoise but it takes a lot of it.

Thanks for the clarification, David.

 

[GingerLove]

Just be careful not to feed too much pumpkin. Gives my tort diarrhea but she loves it. (Not the diarrhea, the pumpkin.)

 

[AlexL]

Thanks guys

 

[dmmj]

Just be careful not to feed too much pumpkin. Gives my tort diarrhea but she loves it. (Not the diarrhea, the pumpkin.)

It is pretty high in sugar so I imagine it upsets the intestinal Flora.

 

[TammyJ]

My redfoots like the pumpkin, the leaves and the flowers.

 

[Gillian M]

Only a small amount.

 

[Big Ol Tortoise]

It is pretty high in sugar so I imagine it upsets the intestinal Flora.

It's very high in fiber as well lol