Any comments on which commercial diet food is the best for Testudo hermanni?
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Commercial diet food for Testudo hermanni?
msnake75
Oct 22, 2003 09:44 PM
Replies (11)
Sohni
Oct 22, 2003 10:38 PM
If you read down a little, you will find quite a bit of discussion on Mazuri, which is probably the most widely used prepared tortoise diet. Some people swear by it, some people swear about it.
Or search the archives, you'll find lots of opinions.
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Sohni
Northern California
0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Hermann's Tortoise
plus my kids' herps:
0.0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko
honuman
Oct 22, 2003 11:31 PM
THE M WORD HAS BEEN SPOKEN AGAIN!!! OOOOH NOOOOOOOO! 
ej
Oct 23, 2003 12:03 AM
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mayday
Oct 23, 2003 06:00 AM
People! Its PEOPLE!! ITS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAsia
Oct 23, 2003 06:11 AM
Haha, nice Soilent Green quote!
DaviDC.
Oct 23, 2003 11:06 AM
My Egyptian will eat. I've tried several other, but moistened Mazuri is something he actually seems to enjoy.
Sohni
Oct 23, 2003 11:37 AM
np
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Sohni
Northern California
0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Hermann's Tortoise
plus my kids' herps:
0.0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko
EJ
Oct 23, 2003 12:30 PM
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msnake75
Oct 23, 2003 10:56 PM
No you are not completely insane. Everyone needs an outlet. Anyway, I feed my tortoise a diet of greens from turtle cafe: weedy flower mix. Just wondering if anything was out there for when I can't grow during the winter. I know of Mazuri, but what about zoomed, nature zone and the rest of the commerical diet out there? And yes I read the post about Mazuri, that the only one you guys talk about. Anyway, thanks for the replys.
Sohni
Oct 23, 2003 11:15 PM
Sorry, can't help you with the other brands. Mazuri was the only kind I could find where a number of people had good results; the others seemed to have mostly negative results.
If you do find some useful information on other brands, I'd be interested to see what it says.
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Sohni
Northern California
0.1 Baja de L.A. Rosy Boa
0.1 Okeetee Corn Snake
1.1 Rubber Boas
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Hermann's Tortoise
plus my kids' herps:
0.0.1 California King Snake
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa
0.1 Leopard Gecko
Katrina
Oct 24, 2003 08:47 PM
I can't say anything for Mazuri, because I've never used it. But, based on the ingredients and label claims alone for all the other tortoise pellets, I refuse to give them to any animals that come in, and I do not recommend them. Be especially wary of any food that says it's for "all" tortoises. No single food can satisfy the nutritional needs of all varieties of tortoises - a desert animal such as a leopard tortoise will have vastly different dietary needs than a forest animals such as a redfoot.
The only prepared foods for tortoises and box turtles that I can recommend are from http://www.herpnutrition.com/
Walkabout Farm
PO Box 625
Pembroke, VA 24136
Phone: (540) 626-3081 Fax: (540) 626-3564
E-Mail: WalkaboutF@aol.com
I know of certain zoos/institutions that swear by Walkabout Farm suppliments and foods.
Katrina
