Mazuri couldn't wait..

[Tony the tank]

Well drove an hour and picked up a 1lbs bag of Mazuri..(didn't want to wait another week for an Internet order).. Got home threw a handful in front of Tony and he went to town..He loves the stuff..as a matter of fact he ate the entire 1lbs bag and settled into his hide..

So here is the question.. I fed it to him dry.. Should it be moist..I tried soaking a few cubes and all he did was walk by it..the nuggets he eats like he's ravenous..

How should it be fed??

 

[dmarcus]

It can be feed dry, making it moist is to make it easier for tortoises to eat it.

 

[dmmj]

feed it however he will eat it,I soak mine but if he eats it dry then go for it.

 

[bettinge]

I think the answer to that question depends on the size of the tortoise. My hermanns, all less than 1000 grams, don't have a clue what to do with dry Mazuri. Too big.

 

[jaizei]

I've heard of some feeding it dry to help keep their beak trim.

 

[Tony the tank]

Tony is 47lbs..How much should he be fed..He ate an entire pound in one sitting... Then didn't graze.. When I brought him in he ate a head of romaine..

So how much would be OK for them to eat a day...Im just preparing for winter and don't want to overfeed.. Which I think he does now..(he poops 2-3 times a day)

Thoughts..

Also how does Mazuri keep.. Can I buy 3-4 25lbs bags and store them for the winter?

 

[Cfr200]

I store my extra Mazuri in the freezer and it seems to be fine after six months. I take out a weeks worth at a time and keep it in a airtight pet food container. If you find a feed store in your area they can order it for you when you need it. My feed store takes about 10-14 days to get my special order. Now when I get to the 3 week of food left, I just make an order. It is a lot cheaper to do it like this my feed store charges $24.50 for 25lbs.

According to Mazuri you are supposed to feed 2-4% of body weight, but I do much less. That is because mine are outside and graze all day, so it is just a supplemental food.

 

[DeanS]

I only feed it dry to Aladar...but I also make sure to soak him within a few hours...if it's fed dry you wanna make sure he drinks within a few hours

 

[samstar]

Each pellet is about 1 gram or less? I feed both my Radiated's which weigh in about 800 grams, 12-15 pellets a day. Too little? If I put more, they dont finish it.

 

[yagyujubei]

If you're going to feed it dry, make sure there is plenty of water available. My big leopard (25#) eats about 1 to 1 1/2 cups dry measure per day.