Can a desert tortoise eat a cactus?

Answer 1

Desert horned lizards (commonly called horny toads), native to western North America, primarily consume invertebrates such as ants and crickets, with "some" plant material.

The Gila monster, a venomous lizard which is native to the southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora feeds primarily on bird and reptile eggs- no vegetation.

Fringe-toed lizards range throughout southeastern California and southwestern Arizona into northwest Sonora and northeast Baja California- they primarily eat insects, but will browse on flower buds, stems, leaves, and seeds of plants.

The Arizona night lizard's range is west-central Arizona, and they eat insects and Spiders.

Answer 2

Most lizards are insectivores. Some, however, are herbivores. There are also some species that eat other lizards. Larger lizards, such as monitors or Gila monsters, may also feed on small mammals, birds and eggs.

Answer 3

It depends on what kind of lizard and what kind of cactus are we talking about.

Answer 4

As with most plants, a cactus produces its own food through photosynthesis.
Cacti produce their own food through photosynthesis.

Answer 5

Desert tortoises occasionally eat prickly pear cacti.

Answer 6

The nopal/cactus is the type of food that best suits the needs of reptiles. "Prickly pear is like chocolate for reptiles”, as one client said… It is true that they love it, but they also need it.

Answer 7

I think Yes? I'm not sure though -_-