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Kirkie · 03-05-2011, 09:26 PM

You can use it in a supplimental way whenever you like. It'll add fibre to the diet which even if its solely weed based can sometimes be lacking if you are constantly feeding fresh, young leaves. Its not entirely deficient of nutritional value. It carries a dry protein content of around 9%

Petrus · 03-05-2011, 09:31 PM

so I could use in summer and winter? mixed in with my weeds in summer and mixed in with salad in winter?

Helen M · 03-05-2011, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Petrus

so I could use in summer and winter? mixed in with my weeds in summer and mixed in with salad in winter?

Use it anyway you want and see what happens

Helen xx

Petrus · 03-05-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Helen M

Use it anyway you want and see what happens

Helen xx

I'm wondering if I mixed it up with weeds and nutrobal, then I might not need Komodo!

Kirkie · 03-05-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Petrus

so I could use in summer and winter? mixed in with my weeds in summer and mixed in with salad in winter?

Yes. Fibre is important. Fruit and veg contain mainly soluable fibre. Grains, grasses, plant stems and the like contain non soluable fibres like cellulose. Cellulose is also what is known as a detergent fibre. An animals digestive enzymes cannot break it down so the animal depends on bacteria in the gut to undertake the breaking down of the cellulose and a portoin of the nutrition is passed to the animal. Feeding cellulose based fibre is a way of reeling in the nutritional value of the food offered to the tortoise. It really depends whether you feel a close replication of a natural feeding regime is the route you want to go down. This product is pretty much the antithesis of complete diets like Komodo.

Petrus · 03-05-2011, 09:53 PM

What about feeding it with the weeds and still using Komodo 2 days a week???

ibizathetort · 03-05-2011, 09:56 PM

Is it a fairly new product then as not many seem to have tried it?

Petrus · 03-05-2011, 09:58 PM

Looks like it. Fascinating right enough!

Kirkie · 03-05-2011, 10:02 PM

I can't comment on combining it with komodo,I haven't tried it. You'd add fibre to the diet but the complete diet may negate the aspects I mentioned above.

It's been manufactured and used on the continent for a decade. Its name checked in Holger Vetters 2005 book on Hermanns. Its only since Andy Highfield recommended it last year that it has really come to prominence in the UK. (I was using it before that

).

ibizathetort · 03-05-2011, 10:15 PM

Check you out trail blazer

adding fibre would definatley be a bonus for me

03-05-2011, 09:56 PM	#17
ibizathetort Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 2,453	Is it a fairly new product then as not many seem to have tried it? __________________ C r i s t i a n o - Ibizathetort 20 year old 1000g Female Horsfield - Eivissa 3 year old 220g Female Horsfield - Ibiza Hatchling Horsfield - Bora Hatchling Horsfield - Bossa Hatchling Horsfield - Jet

03-05-2011, 10:15 PM	#20
ibizathetort Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 2,453	Check you out trail blazer adding fibre would definatley be a bonus for me __________________ C r i s t i a n o - Ibizathetort 20 year old 1000g Female Horsfield - Eivissa 3 year old 220g Female Horsfield - Ibiza Hatchling Horsfield - Bora Hatchling Horsfield - Bossa Hatchling Horsfield - Jet

03-05-2011, 09:26 PM	#11
Kirkie Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,887	You can use it in a supplimental way whenever you like. It'll add fibre to the diet which even if its solely weed based can sometimes be lacking if you are constantly feeding fresh, young leaves. Its not entirely deficient of nutritional value. It carries a dry protein content of around 9%

03-05-2011, 09:31 PM	#12
Petrus Banned Juvenile Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 997	so I could use in summer and winter? mixed in with my weeds in summer and mixed in with salad in winter?

03-05-2011, 09:53 PM	#16
Petrus Banned Juvenile Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 997	What about feeding it with the weeds and still using Komodo 2 days a week???

03-05-2011, 09:58 PM	#18
Petrus Banned Juvenile Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 997	Looks like it. Fascinating right enough!

03-05-2011, 10:02 PM	#19
Kirkie Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,887	I can't comment on combining it with komodo,I haven't tried it. You'd add fibre to the diet but the complete diet may negate the aspects I mentioned above. It's been manufactured and used on the continent for a decade. Its name checked in Holger Vetters 2005 book on Hermanns. Its only since Andy Highfield recommended it last year that it has really come to prominence in the UK. (I was using it before that ).

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