What does a marginated tortoise eat?

The main food of a marginated tortoise is weeds and aster-family plants. While keeping a marginated tortoise, you can appropriately feed it some weeds and leaves, including dandelion, plantain, mallow, chicory, hibiscus, mulberry leaves, grass, bitter vegetable, vetch, and lettuce.

In addition, wild marginated tortoises, from the hatchling stage to sub-adulthood, often prey on snails and earthworms. Moreover, marginated tortoises do not like to drink water, so keepers should normally provide them with some moisture-rich vegetables and fruits to supplement their water intake.