How Much to feed ???????

billytorty · 05-09-2012, 12:45 PM

Hi Guys,

was interested to see how much food people are giving their torts?

mine are 4 and 3 and seem to still be starving after i put a handfull down.

whats the recomendation for torts of this age ???

Xero · 05-09-2012, 12:47 PM

What most people go by is "Enough to cover their shell"

TillyTortoise · 05-09-2012, 01:17 PM

If you are feeding a varied diet of plants and weeds, then I wouldn't restrict food.

Suze65 · 05-09-2012, 01:38 PM

I don't restrict food, so long as its the right mix of weeds and supplements and they are well hydrated , there shouldn't be a problem, having done this , this summer I have seen good shell growth and no pyramiding

Mighty_Quinn · 05-09-2012, 01:41 PM

I put out a mixture for Quinn he has a good munch and thats him he doesnt seem to go back to it again until i put out fresh stuff the next day, and then he might not even eat that much the next day. just depends how active he has been. He gets weighed on Friday so will see how he is doing then i guess.

Mighty_Quinn · 05-09-2012, 01:45 PM

His favourite food is definitely the romaine lettuce, he isnt keen on weeds/flowers but im trying to mix it into his food so hopefully get him onto just weeds in time.

billytorty · 05-09-2012, 01:55 PM

these 2 seem to eat loads!!! just to see i put a massive amount of food in there table they cleared the lot - it was a mixture of weeds, later in the day if i walk past they will start tearign around thinking i have more food

LincsBren · 27-09-2012, 10:53 AM

What do you call a massive amount of food though? Also if you feed whole leaves, what can seem like a massive pile actually wouldn't be very much if chopped up. The breeder I bought my girls from chops up her weeds (also means her torts get a good mix, and she sprinkles the nutrobal in there) and keeps sandwich bags full of this chopped mix in her fridge. She goes generally by 'enough to fill their empty shell' (so not just covering the surface area, but imagine their shell was empty and it's that volume) and this is chopped stuff.

I personally don't chop at the moment (I pick weeds fresh from their outdoor enclosure, which is all tort friendly plants but obviously they're indoors now temps have dropped) so it looks like I feel them MASSES as it's a big heap of whole leaves, but I bet if I chopped it up it would seem like an awful lot less.

kkenny · 27-09-2012, 05:34 PM

they might be fulling up at the mo in preperation for hibernation.

**Alan1** · 27-09-2012, 08:14 PM

I also don't restrict when feeding weeds

05-09-2012, 12:45 PM	#1
billytorty Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: basingstoke Posts: 176	How Much to feed ??????? Hi Guys, was interested to see how much food people are giving their torts? mine are 4 and 3 and seem to still be starving after i put a handfull down. whats the recomendation for torts of this age ??? __________________ Billy, Hermans Tortoise http://www.facebook.com/people/Billy-Torty/1767388020

05-09-2012, 12:47 PM	#2
Xero Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 742	What most people go by is "Enough to cover their shell" __________________ Peaches > Turbo > Speedy > Dexcie 1.2.0 T.h.Horsfieldii..R.I.P Speedy :(

05-09-2012, 01:17 PM	#3
TillyTortoise Senior Member Adult Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales Posts: 2,327	If you are feeding a varied diet of plants and weeds, then I wouldn't restrict food. __________________ Ross

05-09-2012, 01:38 PM	#4
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	I don't restrict food, so long as its the right mix of weeds and supplements and they are well hydrated , there shouldn't be a problem, having done this , this summer I have seen good shell growth and no pyramiding __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

05-09-2012, 01:41 PM	#5
Mighty_Quinn Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: East Scotland Posts: 500	I put out a mixture for Quinn he has a good munch and thats him he doesnt seem to go back to it again until i put out fresh stuff the next day, and then he might not even eat that much the next day. just depends how active he has been. He gets weighed on Friday so will see how he is doing then i guess. __________________

05-09-2012, 01:45 PM	#6
Mighty_Quinn Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: East Scotland Posts: 500	His favourite food is definitely the romaine lettuce, he isnt keen on weeds/flowers but im trying to mix it into his food so hopefully get him onto just weeds in time. __________________

05-09-2012, 01:55 PM	#7
billytorty Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: basingstoke Posts: 176	these 2 seem to eat loads!!! just to see i put a massive amount of food in there table they cleared the lot - it was a mixture of weeds, later in the day if i walk past they will start tearign around thinking i have more food __________________ Billy, Hermans Tortoise http://www.facebook.com/people/Billy-Torty/1767388020

27-09-2012, 10:53 AM	#8
LincsBren Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 128	What do you call a massive amount of food though? Also if you feed whole leaves, what can seem like a massive pile actually wouldn't be very much if chopped up. The breeder I bought my girls from chops up her weeds (also means her torts get a good mix, and she sprinkles the nutrobal in there) and keeps sandwich bags full of this chopped mix in her fridge. She goes generally by 'enough to fill their empty shell' (so not just covering the surface area, but imagine their shell was empty and it's that volume) and this is chopped stuff. I personally don't chop at the moment (I pick weeds fresh from their outdoor enclosure, which is all tort friendly plants but obviously they're indoors now temps have dropped) so it looks like I feel them MASSES as it's a big heap of whole leaves, but I bet if I chopped it up it would seem like an awful lot less. __________________ Slave to the ark... 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 horses, 2 gerbils and... 2 testudo hermanni boettgeri... sex tbc!

27-09-2012, 05:34 PM	#9
kkenny Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Warwick Posts: 1,303	they might be fulling up at the mo in preperation for hibernation. __________________ Karin Spartacus, THB, March 2013 Henry, THB, July 2008

27-09-2012, 08:14 PM	#10
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	I also don't restrict when feeding weeds

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