Pretty Pellets

[EJ]

Honestly... they are meant to be served dry.

Find a small container or a cup... place the pellets in the cup... fill the cup to where the water just covers the pellets. Let it sit until all the water is soaked up... serve it up.

They get a little bit bigger... not much.

Originally Posted by SeeShell

I'm feeding pellets to a 6yr old tort just now who hasn't beeen too well and needs bulked up a bit. She's started eating weeds again too which is good. A bit of a daft question as this is the first time I've used pellets but how long do you soak them for. They get really mushy!! Is that how they're meant to be served? From what I read before I got them I thought they were going to inflate hugely when soaked; they get a bit bigger but not huge!
SS

[EJ]

They definately eat more when it is soaked.

Originally Posted by joanna

I soak till expanded before feeding, some say they eat more that way rather than dried but I like to see the size that will fill their stomach 1st, rather than swelling after

[EJ]

I have and I'm actually using it to check it out. Most of these pretty much the same in formula. I've only been using it for a few months.

Originally Posted by stells

Have you heard good reports about this one Ed?

Its one that seems very easy to get in the UK... but one i have steered away from as i have only seen it on the shelves for about a year...

Pretty pets can be a pain to get....

[Horace2]

Originally Posted by EJ

I have and I'm actually using it to check it out. Most of these pretty much the same in formula. I've only been using it for a few months.

I have just bought the flower flavour, lots of green ones just waiting for delivery!
PS. I have started to give Horace only two Pretty Pellets a day for 5 days no pellets over the weekend. Today he got two, he looked for more and ended up eating Lamps lettuse, Radicchio and Frisee.
Thank you ED for the tip

[Horace2]

Originally Posted by DoodleBopper

isn't horrace too heavy? What kind of tortoise is he? My Hermann is 4 and only weighs 139g. Surely they shouldn't double their weight in only 6 months??

I was told by the vet that Horace is doing well.

[Horace2]

Originally Posted by tartaruga amore

your consultation fee was not really overpriced, you can pay over £30 in some vets just for consultation

Lucky I live in Wales then

[16 shells]

Trex was my original intro to pellets, non to be foun d in the shop's here, now feed Komodo, must have been a sales drive around here, easy to buy now.

[Horace2]

Originally Posted by 16 shells

Trex was my original intro to pellets, non to be foun d in the shop's here, now feed Komodo, must have been a sales drive around here, easy to buy now.

The postman came this afternoon with Komodo pellets. I put them in water for 5 mins. Horace is outside in his hide, I feed 5 (I know!!!) I got the flower flavour and the "sod" left the green ones and eat the red ones he left two green pellets
Horace is now outside for the night, its 21.2c in his hide. Third time now out for the night. My girlfriend hates it when Horace is out for the night

[TortBabe]

they make complete liars out of you, don't they, naughty tort not eating his green ones

[Horace2]

Originally Posted by ClareN

they make complete liars out of you, don't they, naughty tort not eating his green ones

What can I say?