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.
Redfoot are not picky eaters and will usually eat whatever you feed them. Your goal is to make sure to feed a variety of healthy foods. Greens that are high in calcium and low in phosphorous and vegetable protein are needed to insure your tortoise has a healthy diet. Turnip greens, dandelion greens, collard greens, cactus pads, and chickweed all have a high calcium content and are good choices for the Base-Diet (foods fed at every meal). A good rule of thumb on how much to feed your Redfoot is to feed them as much as they will eat in about 20 - 30 minutes. It takes a few feedings before you get the hang of how much food to offer. The following is a suggested feeding schedule for a Redfoot that is under a year old.