What does an ordinary tortoise eat? Do i pose any harm by feeding them with bread?

Question

(i'm referring to the ordinary tortoise found in a garden's pond)

Answer 1

yes you do pose harm by feeding it bread, it may clog the system and cause fatal constipation to the reptile.
They survive on plant material such as algae and some bugs.
Try feeding it lettuce or small amounts of raw mince.

Answer 2

What Did Tortoise Eat

Answer 3

There's no such thing as an "ordinary" tortoise, and what they eat depends on the species, though I doubt bread is good for any of them. Most tortoises are vegetarians, and eat things like collard greens, dandelion, mustard greens etc... as well as some veggies and fruit. Some tortoises are more omnivorous. Box turtles are fairly omnivorous and can also eat crickets/bugs/worms, fish, boiled groung turkey etc... If you have an aquatic turtle, most of them vary between being omnivorous and carnivorous. You would really need to identify the species to know what exactly to feed it.

If you are just feeding wild ones rather than trying to keep them as pets, you could try leaving out a mixture of greens (NO iceberg lettuce or spinach), squash, apple, banana, etc... and perhaps some boiled ground turkey or low fat moist dog food (reduced fat Eukanuba is alright). If you were planning on keeping them as pets, it is imperative that you first identify the species.

Answer 4

geese can consume a style of issues, alongside with: Small fish and fish eggs Snails, worms and molluscs Small crustaceans Grass and weeds Algae and aquatic vegetation Frogs, salamanders and different amphibians Aquatic and land bugs Seeds and grain Small berries or end result Bread is rather not sturdy for geese. It has little or no nutritional fee (extremely white bread) and so geese who stay in heavily populated factors and consume a remarkable style of bread can strengthen into very risky. geese do sleep, in many instances on land yet each now and then relax on water for short sessions. mutually as they sleep they tuck their head under their wing.

Answer 5

do you have a tortoise or a turtle (you said in the garden pond)
they are two different turtles and require different foods, do not feed either kind bread

Answer 6

Most kinds of turtles/ tortoises eat leaves.

Answer 7

is it a tort. or a turtle? no, you cant feed them bread. torts eat romaine lettuce, mustard/collard greens, squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, crickets, cactus(very specific)(depending on tort.)

Answer 8

They eat tortoise food, of course....lame

Answer 9

pretty sure they eat alot of grass and hay. go to turtlesale.com alot of people on that forum have them and will know exactly what you need to feed them.

Answer 10

try feed it baby back ribs