What Do Horsefield Tortoises Eat? [2021 Answer] | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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The frequency at which Horsefield tortoises should be fed[1] will vary somewhat, but feeding them every two days or so is a good pace, this is an ‘about’ measurement and not a concrete fact[2] so use your best judgement. They shouldn’t need more than six feedings in a seven-day period.

Tortoise owners that are used to feeding dogs and cats may have a hard time getting used to this pace emotionally, since warm-blooded, active animals like dogs and cats need to eat every day. Humans eat even more often than that, and it’s difficult to avoid projecting our own needs on to animals. It’s important to remember that humans, particularly given how much energy we use just to think, need more energy than the majority of animals.

Horsefield tortoises simply don’t move much, and require only a relatively small amount of energy for their metabolic ...