Strawberry stuck on face

[Matthew Torrey Jr]

Hey guys this may be really silly but there has been strawberry stuck on teds face for like a day and I don't know if I should get it off or not and how I would go about that

 

[GingerLove]

I'd just wipe it off it it were my tort. I use either a piece of food to smear it off with or just my finger. She doesn't like it but it comes off. You might want to soak him first if it's really stuck on there!

 

[Matthew Torrey Jr]

Okay thanks! I'm on it!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Or you can use a soft damp cloth.
And be careful with the strawberries.
Not good for Russian tortoises.

 

[Matthew Torrey Jr]

They aren't!?

 

[Oogway the russian tort]

I would just soak him and you shouldn't be feeding rt any type of FRUITS, FRUIT=BIG PROBLEM

 

[KevinGG]

They aren't!?

Go the Russian tortoise section and reread the care sheet.

 

[Oogway the russian tort]

go on this website it is very good and detail and shows all the the plant that you should shouldn't and feed moderatelyhttp://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plants_19.asp

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

They aren't!?

Nope, fruit is too high in sugars and acids that are bad for your tortoise.
Some tortoises can cope with it, but not Russians.
Here is a good food guide. http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/nutrientanalysis.htm
The ones in bold are best.
And, in case you haven't read them :
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/

 

[Oogway the russian tort]

grassland tortoises dont do well with sugar only tropical tortoises like red foots should eat them as in nature them come across them more unlike grassland tortoises the never see fruits they should be fed greens greens and some flowers and then more greens