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11-05-2011, 08:30 PM | #1 |
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Dietary Fibre in the diet of the Herbivorous Tortoise Testudo graeca graeca in Spain:
Hey, I know the Tortoise Trust is not the most popular in the tortoise keeping community but they seem to produce some interesting pieces of research from time to time, some gets posted onto their site and some makes it to their publications.
Recently they have posted an article about the importance of different types of dietary fibre in the diet of the spur thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca graeca). It highlights the shortcomings of supermarket and petshop foods in terms of digestability and nutritional content. The dicussion section highlights some of the challenges with selecting the food plants chosen by the grazing tortoises due to the conditions the plants are selected under by the tortoise (dried and wetted repeatedly over time) as well as the conditions the plants were grown under (i.e the high calcium carbonate found in the soil in the regions of spain investigated) all cast doubts on the suitability of your typical store bought or self grown tortoise diets. Interesting stuff to incorporate into your setups however because it seems tortoises in those regions are used to far higher than typical calcium in their diets. Link to paper http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/dietaryfibre.html |
11-05-2011, 11:21 PM | #2 |
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I thought the tortoise trust was a good website to go on. Is it not then?
I was told by the breeder I got my two from that if I stick to their advice I can't go far wrong. lynne x |
12-05-2011, 08:49 AM | #3 | |
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Also, things are changing all the time, new lighting, new foods even |
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12-05-2011, 12:14 AM | #4 |
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I've heard in alot of threads posted on reptile forums that the tortoise trust can be abit strange at times. Its true they do produce some very good literature however. I hope that they use the information they find to advise the industry on any changes they could make to the diets of tortoises
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12-05-2011, 08:36 AM | #5 |
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i have found a lot of advice on the tortoise trust helpful - and pretty much in line with advice given on shelled warriors
i think tho it is better to get advice about practicality of equipment and housing, as well as some great pics on this site rather than the tortoise trust as u can just ask, rather than wading through a lot of information to find out what u want to know (i know!! lazy option - but effective) |
12-05-2011, 12:19 PM | #6 |
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Without the TT and people like Lin King there wouldn't be any online weed seed businesses with associated forums. Oh the irony.
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15-05-2011, 11:15 AM | #7 |
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I have always given credit where credit was due... the owner of the TT has always been insightful with the use of technology. I'm sure someone else would have come up with the use in this field... and it might have come out better... but he was the first and did seem to light the fire for others.
Actually... he was instrumental for lighting that fire for all those other spinoffs... I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
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08-03-2012, 04:58 PM | #8 |
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I just noticed this... the irony is that the idea was swiped from an industrial tortoise keeper in the US who capitalized on the internet when the internet was just gaining common popularity... just to keep the history streight.
I'll give Lin the credit for being the pioneer for creating the most comprehensive tortoise weed list on the net as far as those tortoises kept in the UK... and anywhere else... actally.
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12-05-2011, 12:34 PM | #9 |
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.. and without the internet there wouldn't be any either
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12-05-2011, 01:13 PM | #10 |
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and then there would still be loads of well meaning tortoise keepers doing the wrong thing
the internet revoution is so fantastic at enabling and empowering so many - and with more information you can choose to use it or disregard it - especially as more informed choices can be made through the experiences and trial and errors of so many others AND THE INFORMATION IS FREE so thanks to everyone who is willing to share advice and give encouragement |
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