python_regius

I have just resently got a reded tortous and have been told that you should get them a chick everyweek to help in protein.

But everywhere i read they are saying not to!

What is the right anwser??

Emz

wayne

Mmmm, not 100% sure on this one Emz, iv never kept any type of tortoise before but i will find out for you.

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Fundo

do you mean a redfoot tortoise?

They eat carrion (dead animals) and fruit as well as the usual vegetation. However, I have never heard of feeding them chicks. Firstly, chicks have little to no nutritional value, secondly; there's a lot of bone which isn't reccomended.

I used to fed a couple of mealworms once a week or so - or the odd worm maybe.

in the wild they eat whatever they can find on the very competitive forest floor and hence have evolved to digest carrion and rotten fruits. I used to feed mine about 75% weeds, 20% fruit and 5% meat.

That's all presuming you mean a red footed tortoise and not a red eared slider lol

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python_regius

Sz late reply, yer i ment a red foot. Someone i know, who has had them before, told me all about them, that they do like to eat meat every now and again. I trust him lol