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EJ
at Tue Jul 20 18:16:05 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by EJ ]
Whether the tortoises like it or not is not the point.
The point is that the tortoise diet has been used for years on tortoises. It is a time proven product. It is easy to feed. It does appear to provide a good component of a ballanced diet when used as instructed.
All the zoos I know that use it, use the diet as instructed. It is a component of a diet that includes the Tortoise diet, greens and grasses where applicable.
As I pointed out earlier, it has been in use for many years in many zoos on high profile tortoises. I would think that if there was a problem with the diet it would have been brought to light by now.
My initial decision to use this stuff is based on many conversations with many keepers and a few researchers (not too many tortoise nutritionists). The worse opinion I could get about the product is indifference.
I can't help but wonder why convenience is a bad thing if the overall results is good.
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 Ed
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RE: Do your kids love icecream... - EJ, Tue Jul 20 18:16:05 2004