It is vital that grass play a large part in the diet.
Baby sulcata tortoise diet sheet.
African spurred tortoises are herbivorous grazing tortoises and need a high fiber low protein diet.
Sulcata tortoises require a great deal of calcium in their diet to help them grow healthy bones and shells.
Sulcata tortoises are primarily grass eaters.
Caring for a baby sulcata tortoise 2 4 16 page 2 but not so many of them give comprehensive info on the caring for baby tortoises.
Small amounts of other leafy green vegetables are okay but avoid foods high in oxalates.
The sahel area of africa where sulcata naturally occur is a semi arid region that has calcium rich soils.
Sulcatas are a grazing species.
Wild sulcata tortoises therefore get sufficient calcium by eating the grasses that grow in these calcium laden soils.
At least 75 of their diet should be given as grasses and hays along with some edible weeds and flowers.
A healthy diet should include about 80 grass weeds and hay.
Growing rapidly a 2 inch baby sulcata tortoise hatchling can reach sizes of over 10 in a 18 months and 18 in 24 months.