Re: mazuri tortoise diet

Posted by brad on January 02, 2002 at 21:02:39:

In Reply to: mazuri tortoise diet posted by Ryan on January 02, 2002 at 17:15:23:

I've tried it with my group of 5 russians. 3 of them will eat some of it if it is mixed with other items. One won't touch it. And the last one tried it and then spent several minutes trying to wipe it off of her mouth!

I have a hingeback that will eat a little bit of it.

Actually, my tortoises will eat RepCal tortoise and iguana pellets more readily than the Mazuri stuff. The iguana pellets have about the same nutrients (protein, fiber, etc.) and less fat than the Mazuri. And roughly the same ingredients (soy, corn, wheat, oats, etc.) I feed my russians very little canned food, but after I use up this pound of Mazuri I'm only going to use the RepCal stuff when needed.
Otherwise their diet consists of weeds, grass, clover, greens, and some veggies. I only use the canned stuff in the cold months when I can't get them weeds.

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: I've tried it with my group of 5 russians. 3 of them will eat some of it if it is mixed with other items. One won't touch it. And the last one tried it and then spent several minutes trying to wipe it off of her mouth! : I have a hingeback that will eat a little bit of it. : Actually, my tortoises will eat RepCal tortoise and iguana pellets more readily than the Mazuri stuff. The iguana pellets have about the same nutrients (protein, fiber, etc.) and less fat than the Mazuri. And roughly the same ingredients (soy, corn, wheat, oats, etc.) I feed my russians very little canned food, but after I use up this pound of Mazuri I'm only going to use the RepCal stuff when needed. : Otherwise their diet consists of weeds, grass, clover, greens, and some veggies. I only use the canned stuff in the cold months when I can't get them weeds.

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