My torts are eating like mad men!!!

[mer001]

Im not sure why, or if its just cause they're growing, but my RF and Russian are eating ALOT more than they have in the past couple months. Especially my little RF! He is about 3-3.5" so I blame his eating on a growth spurt. My Russian, Vladimir has always had a hearty appetite!

I feed them once a day and a good sized amount too, and its gone right away!! Should I feed them more than once?

Also, I've been mixing romaine lettuce, collards, red cabbage, sometimes carrots, and zuchini together as a tossed salad diet with calcium powder on top...is this healthy for them? I do give them variety each day. Also what are some good fruits to supplement in on occasion for either the RF or russian?

Thanks everyone, hope all your torts are doing great

 

[jackrat]

That sounds like a good mixture. You can vary it,depending on what's in season.

 

[Madkins007]

Im not sure why, or if its just cause they're growing, but my RF and Russian are eating ALOT more than they have in the past couple months. Especially my little RF! He is about 3-3.5" so I blame his eating on a growth spurt. My Russian, Vladimir has always had a hearty appetite!

I feed them once a day and a good sized amount too, and its gone right away!! Should I feed them more than once?

Also, I've been mixing romaine lettuce, collards, red cabbage, sometimes carrots, and zuchini together as a tossed salad diet with calcium powder on top...is this healthy for them? I do give them variety each day. Also what are some good fruits to supplement in on occasion for either the RF or russian?

Thanks everyone, hope all your torts are doing great

Good fruits for the Red-foot (but not so much the Russian) include: squash, pumpkin, bell peppers, figs, papaya, strawberries, tomatoes, apples, plums, cucumbers, melon, cactus fruits, other tropical fruits. Go light on banana and grapes- lots of sugar. Fruits should make up about 20-25%ish of the diet for the Red-foot.

You can also offer about 10%ish proteins to the Red-foot. There is a more complete list at http://www.tortoiselibrary.com/omni-diet list.html