I went to order Mazuri original on their website, and noticed they now recommend the two diets for difference species. Is this new? Have they always done this? We all know Mazuri original has never met a tortoise that didn't eat it. But clearly, their recommendation supposes that some species of tortoises need more insoluble fiber in their diets than others.
Original:
"Best Fed To: Mazuri® Tortoise food is best for tropical and omnivorous tortoises, such as the Burmese or Indian Star Tortoise, Elongated Tortoise, Red-footed Tortoise, Adult Box Turtles and Wood Turtles."
While Mazuri recommends the LS formula for the drier land species:
"Best Fed To: Mazuri® Low Starch Tortoise food is best for arid-zone and grassland herbivorous tortoises and lizards such as the Aldabra, African Spurred/Sulcata, Desert, Egyptian, Galapagos, Gopher, Greek, Leopard, Pancake, Radiated or Yellow-Footed tortoise, as well as Chuckwalla and Uromastyx lizards."
Interesting, isn't it? I feed original to my Kinixys homeana.
Perhaps they've been making this distinction all along, but I don't remember it. Am I losing it?
Obviously, there are implications here, but I wonder if they are using any specific evidence to back up this distinction.
Original:
"Best Fed To: Mazuri® Tortoise food is best for tropical and omnivorous tortoises, such as the Burmese or Indian Star Tortoise, Elongated Tortoise, Red-footed Tortoise, Adult Box Turtles and Wood Turtles."
While Mazuri recommends the LS formula for the drier land species:
"Best Fed To: Mazuri® Low Starch Tortoise food is best for arid-zone and grassland herbivorous tortoises and lizards such as the Aldabra, African Spurred/Sulcata, Desert, Egyptian, Galapagos, Gopher, Greek, Leopard, Pancake, Radiated or Yellow-Footed tortoise, as well as Chuckwalla and Uromastyx lizards."
Interesting, isn't it? I feed original to my Kinixys homeana.
Perhaps they've been making this distinction all along, but I don't remember it. Am I losing it?
Obviously, there are implications here, but I wonder if they are using any specific evidence to back up this distinction.