Since your pet tortoise is domesticated, it will most likely eat anything you feed it, including bread. However, it is not advisable to feed bread to a tortoise. Bread, just like most human-consumed food, has added preservatives that can harm tortoises. ... Tortoises benefit the most from slow healthy growth.
Can I feed my tortoise bread?
Many tortoises will eat foods that are not part of a healthy diet. They may even appear completely healthy for years on a poor diet. ... Do not feed tortoises frozen vegetables or sodium-rich foods including canned vegetables, dairy products, breads and celery.
What should I not feed my tortoise?
Food tortoises can't eat
- Daffodil (narcissus pseudonarcissus)
- Azalea (Rhododendron species)
- Foxglove (Digitalis species)
- Avocado (Persea species)
- Buttercup (Ranunculus species)
- Auricula (Primula auricula)
- Bean sprouts (various)
- Citrus fruit (Citrus species)
