Be careful what you feed your tortoise | Brief letters
Pets’ diets | Wales and England | The Covid report | Reaction to Boris Johnson | Good namesRosemary Fletcher-Jones is quite right to be concerned about tortoises fed on a limited diet (Letters, 14 November), but fruit should be avoided or strictly limited for most species kept as pets. In addition, dandelions should only be part of a varied diet. I would direct tortoise owners to The Tortoise Table, a website that contains ample excellent advice as to how to feed them well.
Martin Kni
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