what do i feed my tortoise
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What kind of tortoise?
fiona, welcome to the site.
if you can post a photo of your tort, we can try to ID it and help you find a decent caresheet
if you can post a photo of your tort, we can try to ID it and help you find a decent caresheet
but if you think it's a hermans all give you this link CLICK HERE
if you are sure you got a hermans tort, you might want to get in contact with Cpx, he's a user here that seems to know what he's doin 
fiona33, if it is a hermanns the link Rees typed up is a good example.
Or like Josh said, PM me and ill give you a huge list of whats best to feed and whats not good to feed.
To varify it is a hermanns (PLEASE) we'd need a photo.
The reason i say (PLEASE) is because if its not a hermanns, russian, or greek, ibera, or Marginated.
Then the diet is completely different to my lists.
Or like Josh said, PM me and ill give you a huge list of whats best to feed and whats not good to feed.
To varify it is a hermanns (PLEASE) we'd need a photo.
The reason i say (PLEASE) is because if its not a hermanns, russian, or greek, ibera, or Marginated.
Then the diet is completely different to my lists.
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Looks big in that pic! About how many inches?
Hello, Your tort is in need of Calcium, you can get powder called reptical and sprinkle on the greens. Or you can boil eggs shells and turn it into a powder, but either way it needs calcium. Your tort looks like a greek tortoise to me. You should try measuring it from the front of the shell to the rear of the shell. You should also put in a container with water for some soaks. How long have you had this guy? And what do you have for lighting? Good Luck with him/her.
i'm gonna have to echo what jen said
I think you can also rub two cuttle bones to make a powder that is a great sorce of calcium.
You can also put cuttlebone in the enclosure with your tort. They will munch away on it.
And also keep their becks tremed.
fiona33 said:
Fiona, congrats! you have a hermanns tortoise THB subspecies.
However, theres some shell rot there on the front and back skirt areas, this will neverbe rid of and will always look odd, but you can prevent more shell rot by feeding the right food, giving supplements and so on.
His or her size is rather large by the looks, so this tortoise is well over the age of 10 years old.
Best you drop in a reptile specialist vet, and they can treat the shell rot and see if theres any internal rotting.
The beak is fine, doesnt look over grown at all, to keep their beaks trimmed you cna feed them on a slate peice and give them cuttlebone in their enclosure, and this helps keep their claws and beak trimmed.
AND if you put some rocks and slate bits around the enclosure the tortoise will often try and nibble them or climb them which also helps trimming.
Do not feed egg shells, they cause large impact on Hermanns tortoises.
Just buy nutrobal, or other supplements.
For calcium you can throw in a cuttlebone or you can finely grate cuttle bone and sprinkle the powder over their food.
Nutrobal is good, but all suppliments do not do the same thing.
So its best you get your nutrobal (cuz it contains vits and minerals and D3) and a cuttlebone which is pure calcium.
Whilst im at this supplement part, do not use your supplements DAILY. you can over-dose your tortoise on supplements, leave a large cuttlebone in the enclosure (a cuttle bone of 3 inches lasted me nearly 8 months!) and use your nutrobal (*or other supplement*) 3-4 times a week.
Now your enclosure indoors must be kitted out with UVB light of minimum 5.0 Reptiglo or Reptisun, and a basking light (spot lamp) or a desktop lamp and hangit in the enclosure.
The enclosure must not be a viv, glass tank or anything similar.
LARGE wooden tortoise table, rubbermaid storage tub will doo nicely.
Substrate bed-a-beast, playsand mixed 50/50 with organic chemical free topping soil, or aspen or hemcore is best.
Outdoors since hes large you can just let him have 2 or 3 hours outdoors in the summer and bring him in at a night time (supervised!).
Or build a permenant outdoor enclosure.
Diet:
Weeds such as:
Dandelions, bindweed, clover, plantain, chicory, and sowthistle.
flowers leaves and plants such as:
hibiscus, pansy, petunia, hosta, rose petal and fuschia.
Greens such as:
Cucumber, collard greens, spring greens, salad mixes, turnip greens, carrots, carrot tops, mustard greens.
Do not feed greens daily, only feed greens when weeds, plants and flowers are not available.
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Have fun with your tortoise
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My apologies, I did mix up the two. You have a very old hermans.
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