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Posted by: EJ at Sat Jan 19 14:01:55 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by EJ ]  
   

I've always been against feeding dog or cat foods because oils and fats are added. Mammals do need it. I don't see herpiverous dealing with it very well. While most if not all tortoises do forage on carrion it is a minor part of there diet. Even then it is probably very lean if you consider what they have available to them. Again, you, as well as many keepers are guessing what they 'need' and how to provide it. by the time you see a result the damage is done and the correction is another guess.



I see nothing wrong with letting them loose but in the winter time they have less control and temperatures are notoriously low at floor level.
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