Munching Pellets

Jim_staffs · 10-07-2012, 06:11 PM

Picked up so Komodo flower and fruit mixed pellets today to try the torts on, especially Parsnip and hutch, both seemed to like them and munced them down.

just wondering as part of a balanced diet how many pellets approx they should be having daily. Parsnip is 1 month old and Hutch 3 months

Parsnip

Hutch

Jim

Jess222 · 10-07-2012, 06:20 PM

Awww my babyyy! X

burnt toast · 10-07-2012, 06:32 PM

1 - 2% of their bodyweight

Gordon · 10-07-2012, 06:46 PM

She looks like she,s enjoying those something she would,nt have had if i had kept her

Pussygalore · 10-07-2012, 07:06 PM

Have a think about adding the baby pre alpine to your pellets, they bulk out well when soaked and will make the fibre content of the meal a lot better. For tinies the baby is better but the adults pellets are ok to try they just have bigger peices in them, they all need soaking then mixing well with the complete ones you are using. http://www.tortoiselady.co.uk/page8.htm

TillyTortoise · 10-07-2012, 08:59 PM

I'd be feeding pellets once, maybe twice a week for a full meal. As much as they will eat.

WriterNick · 10-07-2012, 09:52 PM

Brilliant pictures! My Ovid loves his Komodo dandelion pellets, I just put a couple in with his weeds every day- I think of them as like a vitamin tablet

animalmad · 10-07-2012, 11:03 PM

is it advised to feed pellets as i haven't fed Tim any since ive had him. In 3 months ive only fed weeds and the odd fruit treat ?

ps; i use limestone flour and nutrobol on them for the additives they need.

Baoh · 11-07-2012, 04:43 PM

I feed pellets virtually ad libitum when my animals are inside. I observe no negative consequences from this practice, although I understand the caution some take with this. I am not of the belief that the Spartan nature of their feeding in wild conditions is necessary to replicate in captivity (just as I would not withhold "healthy" nutrition from a growing human child).

10-07-2012, 06:11 PM	#1
Jim_staffs Member Incubating Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Stafford Posts: 129	Munching Pellets Picked up so Komodo flower and fruit mixed pellets today to try the torts on, especially Parsnip and hutch, both seemed to like them and munced them down. just wondering as part of a balanced diet how many pellets approx they should be having daily. Parsnip is 1 month old and Hutch 3 months Parsnip Hutch Jim __________________ 0.0.2 Leopards (Leah + Leoni) 0.3.0 Indian Star (Starsky, Orco + Gwildor) 0.1.0 Cherry Head (Shelly) 1.1.0 Hinge Back (Norman & Norma) 1.0.0 Hermans (Herman) 1.1.0 Staffies (Mutley & Peppa)

10-07-2012, 06:20 PM	#2
Jess222 Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Stafford Posts: 450	Awww my babyyy! X __________________ Mom to: 1 beardie - The Beast 3 cats (Bandit, Custard and Honey)

10-07-2012, 08:59 PM	#6
TillyTortoise Senior Member Adult Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales Posts: 2,327	I'd be feeding pellets once, maybe twice a week for a full meal. As much as they will eat. __________________ Ross

10-07-2012, 11:03 PM	#8
animalmad Member Hatched Join Date: May 2012 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 360	is it advised to feed pellets as i haven't fed Tim any since ive had him. In 3 months ive only fed weeds and the odd fruit treat ? ps; i use limestone flour and nutrobol on them for the additives they need. __________________ mom to Tim -5year old Testudo Hermanni Hercegovinensis

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10-07-2012, 06:32 PM	#3
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,245	1 - 2% of their bodyweight

10-07-2012, 06:46 PM	#4
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,672	She looks like she,s enjoying those something she would,nt have had if i had kept her

10-07-2012, 07:06 PM	#5
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	Have a think about adding the baby pre alpine to your pellets, they bulk out well when soaked and will make the fibre content of the meal a lot better. For tinies the baby is better but the adults pellets are ok to try they just have bigger peices in them, they all need soaking then mixing well with the complete ones you are using. http://www.tortoiselady.co.uk/page8.htm

10-07-2012, 09:52 PM	#7
WriterNick Member Juvenile Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 956	Brilliant pictures! My Ovid loves his Komodo dandelion pellets, I just put a couple in with his weeds every day- I think of them as like a vitamin tablet

11-07-2012, 04:43 PM	#9
Baoh Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 99	I feed pellets virtually ad libitum when my animals are inside. I observe no negative consequences from this practice, although I understand the caution some take with this. I am not of the belief that the Spartan nature of their feeding in wild conditions is necessary to replicate in captivity (just as I would not withhold "healthy" nutrition from a growing human child).

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