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can my redfoots have apple sauce.
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apple sauce?
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I would look for applesauce with no additives...sugar, salt, cinnamon, etc. I see no reason why not, if its pure. I had to give one of my horses medicine and the vet suggested to disguise it in applesauce.
Yvonne
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I'm wondering why you would serve applesauce? Occasional real apples would be OK, and are packed full of fiber and vitamins. Applesauce seems messy- although handy for serving meds or for emergency food.
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Madkins007 said:
Lol i only used apple sauce because i forgot to go to the store to get there greens i still had a little but it was not enough so apple sauce was the only friuty thing i really had so i thought it woul be ok for a occasional thing.
I would think the applesauce would have more concentrated sugar than apples, and missing the skin which is very nutrient packed. Emergencies or given with medicine would be fine for a Redfoot (not a desert tort in comparison), but I wouldn't feed it regularly as there are better fruits. So I agree that occasional like you said is probably ok.
One thing to remember is that there is a really simple 'oopsie, no food' emergency diet you can follow that is cheap and healthy- nothing.
Most of our tortoises are over-fed and under-exercised. They grow faster than their wild cousins and are fed much more nutritious foods. Healthy torts in the wild are well-documented as not eating for a month at a time after eating a good meal (one field report mentioned an armadillo hole full of sub-adult Red-foots that were trapped in there until a big Red-foot blocking the hole decided to move after a few weeks of resting and digesting.)
If I am running late, low on food, need to go out for a couple days, etc., I no longer worry about it. I try to give them a bit more before or after, but they always seem to be right back to normal behaviors within a day of eating again.
Most of our tortoises are over-fed and under-exercised. They grow faster than their wild cousins and are fed much more nutritious foods. Healthy torts in the wild are well-documented as not eating for a month at a time after eating a good meal (one field report mentioned an armadillo hole full of sub-adult Red-foots that were trapped in there until a big Red-foot blocking the hole decided to move after a few weeks of resting and digesting.)
If I am running late, low on food, need to go out for a couple days, etc., I no longer worry about it. I try to give them a bit more before or after, but they always seem to be right back to normal behaviors within a day of eating again.
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