One veterinary website I visited says that tortoises should be given fruit regularly, other sites disagree. Which is true?
A. None of them are correct. The problem here is that the term tortoises is being used in a far too general sense. You just cant do that. There are many different species, from vastly differing habitats, and they each have individual needs. Some tropical species eat fruit regularly. It is part of their natural diet and causes them no harm at all – they are adapted to it. The Yellowfoot tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria, is a good example. Other species, usually from more arid environments, hardly ever consume fruit in nature, for example, Testudo graeca or Geochelone sulcata. These species are not well adapted to it, and if it is given, they can suffer very serious consequences, including severe diahrea, colic, and imbalances of the gut pH (acidity), acute cases of which can result in rapid death or major damage to the gut walls. Be very careful when reading advice which is framed in such inaccurate and general terms. Always seek species-specific advice and avoid advice which is so gener
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