They say its the new thing and it being used at zoos and wut not......it should be here in a week so ill let everyone know how my stars take to it.
JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED TORT STICKS.
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RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Neat!
Neat!
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
My stars like it, even the ones that wont touch Mazuri! I'm shipping a free sample pack with any Mazuri order right now so everyone that wants to try it can. I should mention that this product is made from human grade ingredients. So if you wanted to snack on it too you could... I will also have a much larger excursion size ready by the end of the week. So people with large to huge adults wont have to use a bunch of little pieces.
My stars like it, even the ones that wont touch Mazuri! I'm shipping a free sample pack with any Mazuri order right now so everyone that wants to try it can. I should mention that this product is made from human grade ingredients. So if you wanted to snack on it too you could... I will also have a much larger excursion size ready by the end of the week. So people with large to huge adults wont have to use a bunch of little pieces.
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Wow I haven't heard of that. What are the ingredients?
Nevermind. Coastal had them on the website.
This food is wheat gluten free and uses only plant proteins with very high quality ingredients not seen in any other commercial food of its kind. Highly palatable to even the most picky eaters. The food is available in three pellet sizes, unlike Mazuri it's also red in color which we all know attracts tortoises. This food has been used and tested on a variety of reptiles, with the main focus on desert tortoises (similar to Mazuri and Galapagos). The food proving itself with many zoos around the world. It's made in the USA and available by the pound or 25 pound bag. It's a hidden Jewel waiting to be used! Photo is of the actual product.
Ingredients
Soybean meal, corn gluten meal, soybean hulls, sugar beet pulp, corn hominy feed, yellow corn, sucrose, dehydrated alfalfa meal, zinc sulfate, soybean oil (stabilized), dicalcium phosphate, flaxseed oil, niacin supplement, apple fiber, manganese sulfate, ferrous sulfate, calcium carbonate, d-calcium pantothenate, sodium chloride, copper sulfate, L-lysine, riboflavin supplement, thiamin mononitrate, cobalt oxide, folic acid, menadione nicotinamide bisulfite (vitamin K), pyridoxine HCL (vitamin B-6), l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), propionic acid, choline chloride, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, FDC # 40, biotin, sodium selenite, vitamin B-12 supplement, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D-3 supplement, vitamin E supplement.
Wow I haven't heard of that. What are the ingredients?
Nevermind. Coastal had them on the website.
This food is wheat gluten free and uses only plant proteins with very high quality ingredients not seen in any other commercial food of its kind. Highly palatable to even the most picky eaters. The food is available in three pellet sizes, unlike Mazuri it's also red in color which we all know attracts tortoises. This food has been used and tested on a variety of reptiles, with the main focus on desert tortoises (similar to Mazuri and Galapagos). The food proving itself with many zoos around the world. It's made in the USA and available by the pound or 25 pound bag. It's a hidden Jewel waiting to be used! Photo is of the actual product.
Ingredients
Soybean meal, corn gluten meal, soybean hulls, sugar beet pulp, corn hominy feed, yellow corn, sucrose, dehydrated alfalfa meal, zinc sulfate, soybean oil (stabilized), dicalcium phosphate, flaxseed oil, niacin supplement, apple fiber, manganese sulfate, ferrous sulfate, calcium carbonate, d-calcium pantothenate, sodium chloride, copper sulfate, L-lysine, riboflavin supplement, thiamin mononitrate, cobalt oxide, folic acid, menadione nicotinamide bisulfite (vitamin K), pyridoxine HCL (vitamin B-6), l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), propionic acid, choline chloride, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, FDC # 40, biotin, sodium selenite, vitamin B-12 supplement, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D-3 supplement, vitamin E supplement.
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
interesting.... i guess the color is from the beets and not dye...
Does Coastal make it?
interesting.... i guess the color is from the beets and not dye...
Does Coastal make it?
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Is FDC # 40 Red dye? I know the red dye that so many people are having bad side effects from and has been outlawed in some contries is commonly called Red # 40. So I am just wondering....
Is FDC # 40 Red dye? I know the red dye that so many people are having bad side effects from and has been outlawed in some contries is commonly called Red # 40. So I am just wondering....
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
From Red40.com
The US Food and Drug Administration divides food colorants into two categories:
Certifiable Color Additives which are derived from petroleum distillates or coal tars and are essentially synthetic chemicals created in laboratories. These are often referred to as "artificial" colors.
Exempt Color Additives are derived from plant, animal or mineral sources which have been processed in some way. The layman might call these "natural" colors because of their origins, though it's likely they've come out of a factory or chemical plant just like certifiable colors.
Red #40 Orange-Red [Allura Red] Gelatins, puddings, dairy products, confections, beverages, condiments
From Red40.com
The US Food and Drug Administration divides food colorants into two categories:
Certifiable Color Additives which are derived from petroleum distillates or coal tars and are essentially synthetic chemicals created in laboratories. These are often referred to as "artificial" colors.
Exempt Color Additives are derived from plant, animal or mineral sources which have been processed in some way. The layman might call these "natural" colors because of their origins, though it's likely they've come out of a factory or chemical plant just like certifiable colors.
Red #40 Orange-Red [Allura Red] Gelatins, puddings, dairy products, confections, beverages, condiments
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
I haven't heard of it, the ingredients make it sound like it should be fed more as a treat than a diet...?
I haven't heard of it, the ingredients make it sound like it should be fed more as a treat than a diet...?
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
The color is going to be a big indicator...because almost all grassland tortoises are attracted to food items that are bright red or orange...
The color is going to be a big indicator...because almost all grassland tortoises are attracted to food items that are bright red or orange...
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Just to settle any fears, there is a red human grade food coloring used to make the product a uniform color. This is so the animals are attracted to it. With out it each batch of food would have a different color to it.
Just to settle any fears, there is a red human grade food coloring used to make the product a uniform color. This is so the animals are attracted to it. With out it each batch of food would have a different color to it.
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Boxies are also attracted to red, since many fruits are that color (e.g., tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries).
I'm really curious about this product. Those of you who have started using it, please update us and let us know what you think.
DeanS said:
Boxies are also attracted to red, since many fruits are that color (e.g., tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries).
I'm really curious about this product. Those of you who have started using it, please update us and let us know what you think.
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
I see this as a future "Is mazuri a good staple diet??" type debatable thread here, coming soon.
I see this as a future "Is mazuri a good staple diet??" type debatable thread here, coming soon.
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RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Anybody have a link to the manufacturer's website?
Anybody have a link to the manufacturer's website?
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Yeah, who makes it?
Very interesting. I wouldn't mind giving it a try. Sounds pretty similar to Mazuri, except for the color.
Yeah, who makes it?
Very interesting. I wouldn't mind giving it a try. Sounds pretty similar to Mazuri, except for the color.
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
I just got mine today in the mail, now on to give my two sulcatas some and see what they think. I am going to put some next to their normal Mazuri and see what happens. I will report back with the results. My guess is they will clean their plates because we all know sulcatas are just pigs with a shell.
I just got mine today in the mail, now on to give my two sulcatas some and see what they think. I am going to put some next to their normal Mazuri and see what happens. I will report back with the results. My guess is they will clean their plates because we all know sulcatas are just pigs with a shell.
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
where did you purchase yours from? Coastal?
Cfr200 said:
where did you purchase yours from? Coastal?
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Interesting, wouldn't mind at least trying it..
Interesting, wouldn't mind at least trying it..
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
Yes I ordered it on Saturday
My guys stared at it for a few minutes and then ate it all up, they then moved onto eating all the Mazuri. I will give it a try, my guys get outside everyday now and eat grass and weeds mostly. I see no problem giving them the Red sticks and Mazuri in addition to their greens.
FernandoM said:
Yes I ordered it on Saturday
My guys stared at it for a few minutes and then ate it all up, they then moved onto eating all the Mazuri. I will give it a try, my guys get outside everyday now and eat grass and weeds mostly. I see no problem giving them the Red sticks and Mazuri in addition to their greens.
RE: JUS ORDERED THE NEW RED MAZURI LIKE TORT STICKS.
So did we figure out if it has red 40 in it? Human grade color additives unfortunatelly are not really safe for humans. No.... it does not kill us, but it does cause other problems. Red 40 has been known to cause hyper activity in children, migranes and my niece had really bad kidney problems from it. After my sister cut red 40 out of her diet her kidney problems went away.
This is what my sister learned. Red 40 has not been proven unsafe so in the U.S. it is legal for food companys to use it. In a lot of European contries they take a different approach, it has not been proven safe so it can not be used. I will try it if it does not have Red 40 in it. If it does my torts will have to skip it
So did we figure out if it has red 40 in it? Human grade color additives unfortunatelly are not really safe for humans. No.... it does not kill us, but it does cause other problems. Red 40 has been known to cause hyper activity in children, migranes and my niece had really bad kidney problems from it. After my sister cut red 40 out of her diet her kidney problems went away.
This is what my sister learned. Red 40 has not been proven unsafe so in the U.S. it is legal for food companys to use it. In a lot of European contries they take a different approach, it has not been proven safe so it can not be used. I will try it if it does not have Red 40 in it. If it does my torts will have to skip it
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