Feeding Your Tortoise

Feeding your tortoise is one of the biggest health issues and can cause serious illness if your tortoise is not fed properly. First of all, here is a list of foods that you may feed your tortoise.

•  Alfalfa
• Zucchini
• Pumpkin
• Carrots
• Dandelion
• Tomato
• Apples (Cored and Seedless)
• Blueberries
• Blackberries
• Land Turtle and Tortoise Dry Pellets (From a Pet Store)
• Romaine Lettuce

I give this to my tortoise every day with her food.

Here is a list of foods you may NOT feed your tortoise:

• Iceberg Lettuce
• Meat
• ANY type of wheat: noodles, bread, etc.
• Dog or Cat Food

This list could kill or seriously harm your tortoise. Please make sure you do not feed anything on this list to your tortoise.


Juvenile Tortoises and Turtles need calcium at least twice a week sprinkled onto their food. Adult Tortoises and Turtles need calcium at least once a week sprinkled onto their food. The calcium I use for my tortoise was found at Petco. Only for vegetable-eating:
Lizzards
Turtles
Tortoises