Advice for Tortoise Owners 🐢 Tortoises should not be eating fruit. Their digestive systems can’t handle the high sugar content, and it can cause serious health problems. ✅ Feed them mainly weeds like dandelions, plantain, hibiscus, and other safe wild plants. ✅ Offer vegetables only in small amounts (like lettuce or other leafy greens). ❌ Avoid fruit completely—it’s not a natural or healthy part of their diet. Keeping their meals close to what they’d eat in the wild is the best way to keep your

Desert Tortoise - Joshua Tree National Park (U.S. National Park Service)