how do you look after a pet tortoise?

Question

please i need to know i got a pet tortoise yesterday and i don't know how to feed it or make it drink.

Answer 1

What kind? I have a russian tortoise and they need a large enclosure. Mine is 50 Gallons. They also need UV lights and heat. Mine eats chopped veggies and dark leafy greens every day. You need to look up a care sheet. He wont survive long without the proper environment.

Answer 2

Kind of like buying a car and can't drive " People don't buy a pet if you don't now how to care for it first" tortoise are all different and very strict diets not all fruit

Answer 3

Depends what kind of tort you have..I have two russians torts best site for russians is http://www.russiantortoise.org/russiantortoisediet.htm Make sure you find out what tort you have first..some are purely vegetarians and some need animal protein..

Answer 4

Put a bowl of water out, and feed it several types of grass

Answer 5

We really need to know the species- different species have wildly different care needs- high humidity or not, for example.

Depending on the species, try these sites:
http://www.redfoots.com
http://wwwrussiantortoise.org
http://www.sulcata-station.org
http://www.tortoise.org
http://www.tortoisetrust.org
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com

Answer 6

Give it vegetables and give it water in a shallow dish. Read up on care.

Answer 7

go on web and print of care sheet before its to late,

Answer 8

You place them in your backyard and you check on them every hundred years. Occasionally take out to the park, while you visit your shrink.