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Diet

Hermann’s tortoises are essentially herbivores. They forage for annual or perennial plants in the ground vegetation, particularly Fabaceae and Asteraceae.

 

They may eat fruit, invertebrates (snails, wood lice, coleoptera, worms), as well as mammal remains or excrement.
Their water requirements are met through their diet, but in summer they may seek humid areas or water points where they can drink.