she usually opens her mouth and then never walks over to her food bowl so i normally hold her and put a tomato towards her mouth, she does occasionally eat it and looks like shes enjoying it but im worried me giving it to her will over feed her... am i right?
2007-04-10 23:46:54 · 9 answers · asked by Bam. 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Yes, any animal can be overfed. First, what kind of tortoise? Depending on what kind, tomatoes may not be appropriate food. An overfed and/or inappropriately fed tortoise may become fat or have a misshapen shell or beak. Knowing what and how much it does eat would make it easier to get a helpful answer. There are many good lists(also some not so good) on yahoo that can help.
2007-04-11 00:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by realjuel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overfeeding is a big problem, and so is the wrong diet. Tomatos for example are not recommended as anything other than an occasional snack.
It sounds like the basic cares need to be checked over- temps, humdity, diet, etc.- these things all work together to make a happy tortoise.
Since you did not tell us the species, I cannot offer better advice, but I can suggest the great site http://www.tortoisetust.org
2007-04-11 07:13:48 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what style of tortoise? Google has a great number of care sheets which will help you be attentive to precisely what to feed and the thank you to look after her. style is the terrific factor you are able to supply her. each and every foodstuff has distinctive wellbeing advantages, and a great array grants greater helpful foodstuff. Get powdered supplementations on the puppy save and sprinkle it on her foodstuff two times a week.
2016-12-20 11:22:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is eating little ore nothing else but that tomato then you wont be over feeding her but if she is also eating most or all her food then you will most probably be over feeding her
2007-04-11 20:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by Dragonia G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find out first what kind of turtle she is, then check on her diet requirements and then make her eat by herself, put shallow, heavy dish in her enclosure with food in it and watch... always make sure she also has water available in another dish, too.
2007-04-12 04:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by Medulienka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to keep tortoises as pet..but they usually grab their food by their own..hm..i think when she had enough, she will refuse what u put to her mouth.
2007-04-10 23:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by James Bond 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cant any animal be overfed?
2007-04-10 23:51:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry dont know anything about them
2007-04-12 00:14:21 · answer #8 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
2007-04-10 23:49:36 · answer #9 · answered by toploser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋