diff --git a/mobs/elephant.lua b/mobs/elephant.lua
index 344dd0b..19989fc 100644
--- a/mobs/elephant.lua
+++ b/mobs/elephant.lua
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("dmobs:elephant", {
 	fear_height = 2,
 	drops = {
 		{name = "default:grass_1", chance = 1, min = 1, max = 3},
+		{name = "mobs:meat_raw", chance = 2, min = 1, max = 1}
 	},
 	replace_rate = 10,
 	replace_what = {
diff --git a/mobs/tortoise.lua b/mobs/tortoise.lua
index ef2cf9a..7d6e4b8 100644
--- a/mobs/tortoise.lua
+++ b/mobs/tortoise.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+
+local drops = {{name = "default:stick", chance = 1, min = 1, max = 1}}
+
+if minetest.get_modpath("farming") then
+
+	drops = {
+		{name = "default:stick", chance = 1, min = 1, max = 1},
+		{name = "farming:string", chance = 2, min = 0, max = 1}
+	}
+end
+
 mobs:register_mob("dmobs:tortoise", {
 	type = "animal",
 	passive = false,
@@ -21,10 +32,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("dmobs:tortoise", {
 	jump = false,
 	jump_height = 0.5,
 	floats = true,
-	drops = {
-		{name = "default:stick", chance = 2, min = 0, max = 1},
-		{name = "farming:string", chance = 2, min = 0, max = 1},
-	},
+	drops = drops,
 	water_damage = 0,
 	lava_damage = 2,
 	fire_damage = 2,