Reptiles

During a visit to our local veterinary, I overhead the vet tell a tortoise owner that they should limit feeding vegetables. He mentioned something called goitrogens in vegetables that is harmful to tortoises. Later I did the research below to find out if the cucumber is safe for tortoises. Can tortoises eat radishes? Tortoises should …

During one of my visits to the local zoo, I watched tortoises being fed some fruits. Our guide however insisted that some tortoises should not eat fruits. This got me curious and I decided to learn more by doing research on which tortoises should eat fruit. Below I share my research on whether they can …

My local zoo guide mentioned that despite the fact that all species of tortoises can eat vegetables. There are some vegetables that can be very harmful to tortoises if they are not offered moderately. In this post, I share the results of extensive research I did to learn more about broccoli as part of the …

During my visit to the local zoo in the reptile department, our guide mentioned that not all reptiles are suited to eat fruits. In this post, I share the results of research I did to find out which tortoises should be fed Grapes. Can tortoises eat Grapes? Fruit-eating tortoises can eat grapes. However, the Mediterranean …

During one of the visits to our local zoo, I heard our guide say that not all vegetables are safe for tortoises to eat since some contain compounds that can be harmful to tortoises. With this in mind, I did some research to find out if kale is among these vegetables. Can tortoises eat Kale? …

After a guide told us that not all tortoises should eat fruits, I got curious about which tortoises should eat fruits and ones that should not and why. Below are the results of research I did to find out which tortoises can be fed Oranges. Can tortoises eat oranges? Most experts recommend against tortoises eating …

After watching tortoises eating a piece of a banana in the zoo. I got curious about what other fruits are safe for tortoises to eat. During my break after work, I did some digging on this topic. Below I share my findings on whether they can be fed blueberries. Can tortoises eat blueberries? Fruit-eating tortoises …

While feeding different species of tortoises at our local zoo, our guide fed cat and dog food to some species of tortoises. He, however, cautioned feeding cat food to some species. This got me curious and I decided to dig deeper into whether tortoises can eat animal proteins. Do tortoises eat Meat? Rainforest tortoises do …

Most tortoises such as the Grazing and Mediterranean tortoises are herbivores while the Rainforest or Tropical tortoises tend to be omnivores. However, they all need a lot of fiber in their diet for proper digestion of food, gut motility, and generation of energy. In our local zoo, there are some grasses growing in the tortoises’ …

During one of my trips to our local reptile park, I was lucky enough to get a chance to feed tortoises. However, the guide insisted that vegetables have some compounds that can harm tortoises if fed wrongly. Since I fed a cucumber, I decided to learn more about it in the diet of tortoises and …

Are you wondering whether it is safe to feed mangoes to tortoises and the benefits that come with it? Below we take a detailed look into tortoises that can comfortably eat fruit. Can tortoises eat mango? Fruit-eating tortoises such as rainforest or tropical tortoises can eat mangoes. However, the Mediterranean and Grazing tortoises should either …

The herbivory nature of Tortoises allows them to eat most vegetables as part of their diet. However, vegetables have some compounds that can be harmful to tortoises if fed in excesses such as goitrogens or oxalates. In this article, we take a look into whether you can feed lettuce to tortoises and how to go …