Systemic diseases[edit] Myopathies in systemic disease results from several different disease processes including endocrine, inflammatory, paraneoplastic, infectious, drug- and toxin-induced, critical illness myopathy, metabolic, collagen related, and myopathies with other systemic disorders.
But I now that squash, carrots if they're cut up small enough for them, cucumber, cactus, green peppers, green beans, spinach, cauliflower, mushrooms, eggplant, some broccoli (not too much). You can pretty much give a tortoise anything and they'll eat it.
Meat foods should never be given to because it can lead to excessive growth, high blood-urea levels, kidney/liver problems, and bladder stones. In captivity it is a common error to feed too much wet food such as lettuce, tomatoes and fruit when in reality this tortoise requires a coarse, high fiber diet. The sugar content of fruit will also alter the pH of the gut which results in a die off of the normal gut flora.