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Posted by Terry on February 13, 2002 at 15:37:51:
In Reply to: Re: it started like this...long post posted by Spike's mom on February 12, 2002 at 23:15:23:
Hi,
here are some food items I would leave out of his diet.Just my opinion.
All fruit, fruit is too high in sugar to feed to sulcata.Feeding fruit can lead to loose stools, intestinal problem even colic. A tiny piece once a month won't harm him, but fruit shouldn't be a regular part of the diet.Personaly I never give my sulcata fruit, they do get opuntia cactus though.I would feed the kale and collards in moderation, and add endive and turnip greens to his diet on a regular basis.
Collards and kale are fine in smaller amounts.
Carrot , yellow, squash and yam are fine, also in smallish amounts but maybe not fed daily.
I wouldn't feed any comercial tortoise food/pellets etc, most are way too high in protein to feed to sulcata who need a low protein/high fiber diet.
Instead mix some burmuda grass or timothy hay in with his greens.
I wouldn't feed the veggies you have for dinner either, peas, beans, corn etc are again too high in protein.
You can sprinkle a calcium supplement on his food maybe once or twice a week, it should be phosphorous free. Rep Cal phosphorous free calcium with vitamin d3, is the one I use. You can find it at Petsmart along with Herptivite.
(The makers of Rep Cal also make a vitamin/mineral supplement called Herptivite, formulated to use with Rep Cal.)Also available at Petsmart.
Hope this helps.
I would post your post again, further up the forum, so more people see it and you'll get more input. It's probably lost down here!
Hope this helps,
Terry.
Especially if it's dark, leafy and green! (diet research is something I've been doing quite a bit of, but I'm open for suggestions from others!) Every morning I give him a few leaves of Kale, Collard Greens, and/or Romaine. And then I alternate adding different combinations of chopped carrots (half cup or so), chopped zucchini, apple, grapes, or banana. (if I don't have fresh fruits available I give him "Tetra Terrafauna Iguana, Land Turtle, Tortoise food")
: When we have dinner, I give him some more Dark Leafys, and some of whatever vegetable we're having for dinner. (thawed but not cooked)
: I also give him a treat of Timothy or Alfalfa (Two handfuls, once or twice a week)
: I sprinkle Bone-aid (by T-Rex) Calcium Powder and Reptivite (Zoo Med) on his food in the morning. From what I've been reading, I believe I should be giving him a vitamin with no phosphorus though, and the Reptivite has phosphorus in it.
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