Recently, turtles have become almost the most popular pets. Many parents buy them for their children as a living toy. It would seem that the reptile takes a lot of place in the house, it is not difficult to take care of it, it keeps silent, eats little, sleeps a lot, in a word - an ideal pet. However, not so simple. Before you buy a reptile, you need to find out to which species it belongs, in what conditions should it live. It would be nice to know in advance what the land turtles eat, how they spend their leisure time, where they rest.
The health of a pet largely depends on the conditions of life. The reptile should not be kept in a cramped box, ideally it should be a glass terrarium or at least a plastic box. Land tortoises are mobile, so the walls of their house should exceed the length of the shell at least five times. To properly develop bones, they need light, so you should keep reptiles under an electric lamp that will also serve as a heater if the house is cold.
Vegetable feeds are what land tortoises of all kinds eat. Of course, depending on the geography of residence, a menu will be drawn up. For example, reptiles living in humid regions, eat not only grass and fruits, but also food of animal origin. Reptiles from dry habitats use only vegetables, fruits and plants. It is very important to know that eating tortoiseshells to grow a healthy and moving pet.
It is sometimes difficult to independently balance the feed, on this issue you can contact the veterinarian. The expert will tell you exactly what a reptile should eat and in what quantities. Many believe that the turtle enough to give a leaf of salad once a week, and the rest of the time it sleeps, but it's not. The diet should be varied and contain the maximum amount of necessary nutrients. What do the terrestrial tortoises feed in summer, so it's green foliage, field flowers, herbs, foliage shrubs. In the autumn, they will enjoy a pear, a blackberry, other ripe berries and fruit without pits.
Some owners who do not know what the land tortoises eat, give to their dogs canine or cat food, pasta, rice, but these products are unsuitable for their body. The reptile needs to be fed with herbs, leaves, juicy fruits, berries and vegetables, some of them can eat beetles, worms, snails. It is also allowed from time to time to give reptiles a soaked dry food for cats, but do not get carried away by it.
It is important to know not only what to feed, but how much the tortoise eats. The process of digestion in a reptile lasts about half a month, so it should be fed often, but in small portions. To the pet did not choose from the feeder the products preferred for it, it is necessary to grind or finely cut all the food components, and then connect them. Particular attention should be given to the diet of small turtles, because insufficient intake of vitamins can adversely affect their development.