New & Wondering ; Tips for feeding?

[lechiblanco]

Hi
I'm from Aruba, it's in the carribean and the climate is very warm here
I got a red footed tortoise , about 4/5 inches long
I got her prolly a month ago and it's my first tortoise so i've been researching allot for a site/app like this!

I've been wanting to ask what's the best food i can give my tortoise ?
And also is rice good for them?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi lechiblanco:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

What would you like us to call you?

There is some very good information about redfoot tortoises in The Tortoise Library:

Tortoise Library

 

[Zamric]

Welcome to the Forum!

Redfoots are mainly vegitarian with occational animal protien in their diet.... I'm not sure about Rice, but I would say "NO" to rice! (heavy starches might not be good for him, but I'm not 100% sure about that)

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

RE: New & Wondering ; Tips for feeding?

Welcome!

 

[Laura]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Raising-REDFOOT-Hatchling-to-Adults-Do-s-Don-t-s#axzz1mUm1NsJO

check that thread out..
and welcome!

 

[dmarcus]

Hello and welcome to the forum...

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[TORTOISEMAN1]

Welcome!!

 

[morloch]

RE: New & Wondering ; Tips for feeding?

Welcome!! Aruba,,, I'm jealous!!!

 

[ada caro]

Welcome neighbor, Im from Puerto rico.

 

[mira_kaylee]

welcome to the tortoise forum

 

[Madkins007]

Hi
I'm from Aruba, it's in the carribean and the climate is very warm here
I got a red footed tortoise , about 4/5 inches long
I got her prolly a month ago and it's my first tortoise so i've been researching allot for a site/app like this!

I've been wanting to ask what's the best food i can give my tortoise ?
And also is rice good for them?

Rice: While the actual rice plant may be OK (I have never seen nutritional data on it), rice itself is not. Tortoises and other reptiles, and, in fact, many mammals, are not designed to process grains unless they have been processed first to unlock the nutrients and remove the toxins.

BEST food?: We recommend a varied, balanced diet consisting mostly of things like greens, edible plant leaves, stalks, flowers, fungi/mushrooms, etc., then some fruit and veggies with seeds, and finally a little meat- mostly in the form of live bugs, worms, snails, and slugs but other options are OK too.

The Library, linked below, has a lot of ideas and links that may be useful.