tortoise pellets-danger!!!!

chazza · 27-08-2006, 10:35 PM

hi i was wondering weather tortoise pellets were good for tortoises i feed my two hermans tortoises weeds but i was wondering for extra fibre in there diet would the pellets be good for them or not?????

Henry-flash · 27-08-2006, 10:36 PM

No please do not feed these to your torotise they are full of protein and will do the torts no good

27-08-2006, 11:20 PM

If you have some throw them in the bin. I had a mail from someeone showing me their marginated tortoise that they were very proud of. It was lumpy and flatter than a pancake tort. It had been fed on these smae pellets and lettuce

It will not live long I imagine

They were very annoyed when I suggested they took it to a vet to be checked out so I asked them if it could walk clear of the ground - they never replied. I imagine they are still shocked to see what has happened

chazza · 27-08-2006, 11:25 PM

i aint bought none i read the box of the pellets and it said extra fibre so i thought it might be ok for them to and so i could mix up my tortoises diet a bit!

27-08-2006, 11:33 PM

Nah - they always put rubbish on commercial stuff Chazza to try to get you to buy it. The best treat you an give them is good home grown food

**Eire_Ade** · 28-08-2006, 12:28 AM

Hi Chaza,

Nothing but weeds, weeds and more weeds is the best thing for tortoises.

You can add variety with flowers such as pansies, petunias, laveteria etc...

If you read the posts on edible weeds there are many plants listed there which are safe for tortoises to eat. Or go to the T-lady's site where there is even a printable booklet on edible weeds.

Hope this helps.

Ade

P.S. Glad you asked for advice before you brought them bad pellets.

chazza · 28-08-2006, 01:48 AM

yeah i got the booklet from the t ladys website its very good but my female hermans tortoise doesnt eat alot of weeds because i dont fink she likes them so i was gona try her on pellets but dat is a no no!

**Eire_Ade** · 28-08-2006, 02:01 AM

Hi Chazza, we have had this situation before with other tortoises who have come from other homes wghere their diet was less than nutricious to say the least.

Its a simple case of percerverence and being tough, you have to hold out and just feed the weeds, they won't starve as tortoises are programmed to survive on very little not like cats an dogs which need food daily.

It is important to keep the tortoise propely hydrated though so you will need to give regular baths and eventually your tortoises will be eating all the weeds you want them to eat, and they will be all the better for your tough love approach.

Give it a go, some tortoises have turned around within a week and circumed to a change in diet, but some may take a little longer.

Ade

chazza · 28-08-2006, 04:24 PM

HI also is calci sand good for tortoises or not?

**sarah** · 28-08-2006, 05:14 PM

Yes calci sand is a big no no. It can cause eye irritation. It has been reported to be the cause of of gut impaction. It is also very dehydrating.

27-08-2006, 10:35 PM	#1
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	tortoise pellets-danger!!!! hi i was wondering weather tortoise pellets were good for tortoises i feed my two hermans tortoises weeds but i was wondering for extra fibre in there diet would the pellets be good for them or not?????

27-08-2006, 10:36 PM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	No please do not feed these to your torotise they are full of protein and will do the torts no good __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

27-08-2006, 11:25 PM	#4
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	i aint bought none i read the box of the pellets and it said extra fibre so i thought it might be ok for them to and so i could mix up my tortoises diet a bit! __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

28-08-2006, 12:28 AM	#6
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	Hi Chaza, Nothing but weeds, weeds and more weeds is the best thing for tortoises. You can add variety with flowers such as pansies, petunias, laveteria etc... If you read the posts on edible weeds there are many plants listed there which are safe for tortoises to eat. Or go to the T-lady's site where there is even a printable booklet on edible weeds. Hope this helps. Ade P.S. Glad you asked for advice before you brought them bad pellets. __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

28-08-2006, 01:48 AM	#7
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	yeah i got the booklet from the t ladys website its very good but my female hermans tortoise doesnt eat alot of weeds because i dont fink she likes them so i was gona try her on pellets but dat is a no no! __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

27-08-2006, 11:20 PM	#3
wizzasmum Guest Posts: n/a	If you have some throw them in the bin. I had a mail from someeone showing me their marginated tortoise that they were very proud of. It was lumpy and flatter than a pancake tort. It had been fed on these smae pellets and lettuce It will not live long I imagine They were very annoyed when I suggested they took it to a vet to be checked out so I asked them if it could walk clear of the ground - they never replied. I imagine they are still shocked to see what has happened

27-08-2006, 11:33 PM	#5
wizzasmum Guest Posts: n/a	Nah - they always put rubbish on commercial stuff Chazza to try to get you to buy it. The best treat you an give them is good home grown food

28-08-2006, 02:01 AM	#8
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	Hi Chazza, we have had this situation before with other tortoises who have come from other homes wghere their diet was less than nutricious to say the least. Its a simple case of percerverence and being tough, you have to hold out and just feed the weeds, they won't starve as tortoises are programmed to survive on very little not like cats an dogs which need food daily. It is important to keep the tortoise propely hydrated though so you will need to give regular baths and eventually your tortoises will be eating all the weeds you want them to eat, and they will be all the better for your tough love approach. Give it a go, some tortoises have turned around within a week and circumed to a change in diet, but some may take a little longer. Ade __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

28-08-2006, 04:24 PM	#9
chazza Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: london Posts: 202	HI also is calci sand good for tortoises or not? __________________ charlie beckham my male hermans tortoise hatched 1999 posh my female hermans tortoise hatched 2001 0.1.1

28-08-2006, 05:14 PM	#10
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Yes calci sand is a big no no. It can cause eye irritation. It has been reported to be the cause of of gut impaction. It is also very dehydrating. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

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