Red Footed Tortoise

The Red Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis Carbonaria) is native to Northern South America. There areas can be from savannas to forest edges. Their size is an average of 30cm and can reach to around 40cm as well. The shell is loaf shaped and dark with lighter patches within each scute. They have dark limbs with brightly colored scales in a range of light yellow to dark red. There main predators are humans and jaguars. They are scares due to habitat loss and over collection for food and trade purposes.

I was able to find the proper diet ideals through the link below.

☀http://www.petsmart.com/reptile/food/national-geographic-trade-tortoise-entr-e-zid36-21548/cat-36-catid-500004?var_id=36-21548&_t=pfm%3Dcategory%26pfmvalue%3Dfaceted

Personal diets are not specific in what nutrients or amount of food in grams. Only the big corporations know the dietary information. They eat mainly vegetables and fruits but also need protein. Although the corporations feed them pellets which have the right nutrients in the food. The daily feedings requires are states below as well as the guaranteed analysis.

Daily Feeding Recommendation:  20 - 75 g	15-20 Pellets	1 Tablespoons 75 -150 g 25-35 Pellets	1.5 – 2.25 Tablespoons 150-300 g	35-45 Pellets	2 – 2.5 Tablespoons 300-600 g 45-60 Pellets	2.5-3 Tablespoons 600+ g	60-80 Pellets	3 – 3.5 Tablespoons

Guaranteed Analysis:  Crude Protein (not less than) 3% Crude Fat (not less than) 0.3% Crude Fiber (not less than) 5% Moisture (not more than) 80% Calcium (not less than) 1% Phosphorus (not less than) 0.05% Vitamin A (not less than) 7,937 IU/kg Vitamin E (not less than) 11 IU/kg

The ingredients of the pellets are:

Ingredients:  Water, Apple Fiber, Soy Flour, Dried Kale, Dried Spinach, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dried Carrots, Freeze Dried Strawberry, Sodium Alginate, Freeze Dried Banana, Freeze Dried Blueberry, Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid (a preservative), Fructose, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Wheat Germ Oil, Sodium Benzoate (a preservative), Potassium Sorbate (a preservative), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Xanthan Gum, Added Color (FD&C Red #3)

This diet is sustainable and good for the Red Footed Tortoise. The amount of food given should take into consideration the age and size as well as health. This diet is not of the same as would be consumed in the wild. If you do not approve of the pellets than consider an animal nutritionist for the animal.