do tortoises drink water?

[Baianotang]

do tortoises drink water? or do they take it in there vejetable food? (semi-desert species).

 

[Anonymous]

The short answer is yes they do drink water. They should have a shallow dish to drink from.

 

[Anonymous]

Of course tortoises drink water..they need too..theyre not like turtles..they dont swim all that well..they're more of a landlock reptile unlike their relatives...Fish drink water in a manner of speaking...via their skin

 

[ricky1414]

Fish drink water in a manner of speaking...via their skin

Nikon, saltwater fish drink through their mouths I thought. Due to the fact that the ocean contains a higher salt content or salinity than their bodies, fish loose water though osmosis via their skin. They replenish lost water by gulping it down. IIRC

 

[Anonymous]

Yes SW fish do..FW do both