1. In the wild, as much as it wants.
2. As a pet, just put it in a grassy area for a while or until it stops eating.
Desert tortoises spend much of their lives underground in burrows.
Desert tortoises spend much of their lives underground in burrows.
Desert tortoises spend much of their lives underground in burrows.
Desert tortoises spend much of their lives underground in burrows.
The average adult locust will consume about 2 grams of food in a day or about as much as it weighs. A swarm of locust can eat the same amount of food in one day as 2,500 people.
The desert tortoise spends as much as 95% of its life in a burrow to escape the harsh desert climate. It only emerges in the early morning hours to feed.
As much as they can.
A desert 'local' can eat as much as he/she desires and can afford.
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A tortoise survives from danger really easily because of it's big, hard shell protects it from anything that wants to attack or eat it.
They consume a lot, especially by farming and hunting for fresh food. Probably about 92%.
Evening Desert Safari Sharjah have adapted ways to help them keep cool and use less water. Camels, for example, can go for days without food and water. Many desert animals are nocturnal, coming out to hunt only when the brutal sun has descended. Some animals, like the desert tortoise in the southwestern United States, spend much of their time underground. Most desert birds are nomadic, crisscrossing the skies in search of food. Because of their very special adaptations, desert animals are extremely vulnerable to introduced predators and changes to their habitat.