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[ryan57]

"perennial ryegrass can contain up to 36% sugar!"

How to measure the sugar content in hay yourself

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[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Friends, please let this sink in and do some research. What do you think is the fuel for gut fermentation in a tortoise? Right. Sugar. How many 175-200lb sulcatas eat 8lbs of hay daily? Every single one eats more than that. That's 562.5 grams of *&^%ing sugar for 3750g or 8.26lbs. Who started this absolute unscientific nonsense about tortoises not consuming sugar?

Maybe you should start a thread about this in the debateable section stating your views? I would like to chime in but don't want to go completely off topic here.

 

[ryan57]

Maybe you should start a thread about this in the debateable section stating your views? I would like to chime in but don't want to go completely off topic here.

Done.