Virtually no nutritional value Rebecca.. mainly used to "re-hydrate" a redfoot.Pio goes nuts for honeydew! “Chop/slice” everything small enough. Prepared tortoise chows, especially Mazuri Tortoise Diet, Zoo Med Natural Grassland Tortoise Food,, or Zoo Med Natural Forest Tortoise … African Spurred Tortoise; Burmese Mountain Tortoise; Elongated Tortoise; Hingeback Tortoise; Leopard Tortoise; Red Foot and Yellow Foot Tortoises; Spider Tortoise One time at least you know you would have a well hydrated baby, better than nothing, I guess. Helping educate current and potential owners of Redfoot tortoises on their husbandry, so they can have a healthy, active tortoise and the tortoise can express its normal behavior and live a long, healthy life.When you consider a redfoot tortoise diet a key thing to remember is these tortoises aren’t picky about their food and have a varied diet like most forest tortoise species, but you need to ensure you have the optimal diet.The right redfoot tortoise diet consists of both plant- and animal-based foods.Fortunately, it’s easy to feed your redfoot an assortment of foods that provide the nutrients it needs to stay healthy and thrive.Below you’ll find more detailed information on the right type of redfoot tortoise diet.The vast majority of the redfoot tortoise diet should consist of various leafy greens, fruits, vegetables, grasses and other plant-based matter.What you’re backyard or garden doesn’t provide your local grocery store should carry most if not all of the plant-based foods mentioned below.In the wild Redfoot’s on average have a 55% fruit, 35% greens, and 10% protein diet.If you’re curious, here’s an article from the Tortoise Trust on the wild redfoot diet. ... My New Red Foot Tortoise - Duration: 9:04. Maybe a bit of apple with no peel and a bit of watermellon? Here is the best option:Low fat dry cat food (just add some water and let it soak for 10-15 minutes ahead of time to soften it up.You can find it at PetSmart, Petco and many grocery stores.You can also give them these items, but I never have and they aren’t any the worse for it.Several foods have little nutritional value, can interfere with nutrient absorption (Oxalac acid) or otherwise have negative health effects.Redfoots need lots of calcium, so sprinkle your tortoise’s food with a tiny amount of a phosphorous-free calcium/Vitamin D3 supplement ever other feeding.Too much calcium can also cause problems, so be stingy. In the following tortoise food list, we show you foods which tortoises either can't eat or should only eat in a very limited quantity. Which means I am always buying Stagger-safe fruits for us to eat. …
Like leafy greens, fruits are an essential part of the redfoot tortoise diet. Sep 11, 2009 #2 Redfoot NERD Well-Known Member. Authors like the Vinkes and Vetters ("South American Tortoises"), Mike Pingleton ("The Redfoot Manual"), and Amanda Ebelback (I'm sure I misspelled her last name- "Redfoot and Yellowfoot Tortoises") would not find anything wrong with any of the fruits you mentioned- in appropriate moderation.
Oh well, I'll go do dishes and then feed him.
Red footed tortoise food. Redfoot Tortoises Enjoy a Watermelon tortoiseyard. – “bite-size”Feed your redfoot as much as it will eat in 30 minutes.The best way is to put the food on a decent size slate, like samples you can find at Home Depot or Lowe’s.This way they’re biting down on the food and the slate surface acts as a file to keep their beak at a normal length.Here’s a handy list of the best foods to feed your Redfoot tortoise by Calcium to Phosphorus ratio and the Oxalate level of the food item. No matter how I mix it up, he will always find every piece in the mix.It a very good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C and fed with the rine a great source of fiber to ballance out all that water. But this time my children wanted watermelon, and I thought I read here that we can give redfoots watermelon.