Mazuri. Sometimes or all the time?

[Travis]

I'm just curious what everyones opinion of whether you should do Mazuri all the time or some of the time.

Personally, I have mazuri out all the time for them to munch on. I will give them greens a couple times a week, even if they don't really touch them. lol

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Any time.
Every time.
Some times I feed less if I have a lot of other foods available to me.
Some days they eat 100% good old Mazuri.
The only issues I've had are that sometimes I'll have a tort or two that after eating Mazuri for a while, will shun other foods for a few days in a hunger strike looking for more Mazuri.

 

[Tom]

I only offer it once or twice a week for my young tortoises. Even less for the large ones that live outdoors.

 

[Yvonne G]

Because I have a terrible red ant problem, I can't feed slow-eating tortoises any kind of food that draws the ants to the food dish. My Aldabran tortoises eat fast and are finished with their food in about 15 minutes, so I give them Mazuri a couple times a week.

 

[wellington]

I'm about the same way in feeding it as ZEROPILOT. Lot less feeding of it in summer months though, then only once or twice a week. Winter time more.

 

[wellington]

Any time.
Every time.
Some times I feed less if I have a lot of other foods available to me.
Some days they eat 100% good old Mazuri.
The only issues I've had are that sometimes I'll have a tort or two that after eating Mazuri for a while, will shun other foods for a few days in a hunger strike looking for more Mazuri.

WOOHOO HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[ZEROPILOT]

WOOHOO HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Thanks!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Any time.
Every time.
Some times I feed less if I have a lot of other foods available to me.
Some days they eat 100% good old Mazuri.
The only issues I've had are that sometimes I'll have a tort or two that after eating Mazuri for a while, will shun other foods for a few days in a hunger strike looking for more Mazuri.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

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Thanks.
Sorry O.P.
We stole your thread!

 

[saginawhxc]

I feed a tiny bit of Mazuri almost every meal. Moistened then spread on his greens. Not enough to be a meal, but just enough to add variety to what he is eating.

 

[Jacqui]

All the time, no. They need "real" food every so often in order to do the tearing, ripping, ect that the Mazuri just does not give those muscles and I would guess mental stimulation also.

 

[Speedy-1]

I used to feed Speedy Mazuri twice a week , but it got up to 32 pellets twice a week which started to seem excessive to me ! I changed to a few every day covered with a big pile of well soaked Bermuda grass hay ! I also throw in some squash , or greens , whatever the "treat of the day" happens to be !

 

[Big Charlie]

I never feed Mazuri. I never tried it. It wasn't available when he was little. Charlie eats grass, weeds, roses and hibiscus mostly. There is enough growing in our yard year round to feed him. I don't have to buy anything.

 

[MPRC]

My redfoots get it every other day in the winter, much less in the summer.

 

[saginawhxc]

I never feed Mazuri. I never tried it. It wasn't available when he was little. Charlie eats grass, weeds, roses and hibiscus mostly. There is enough growing in our yard year round to feed him. I don't have to buy anything.

Now it just sounds like you are bragging.

 

[Fredkas]

I have a sulcata. Sulcata get bigger, and they eat like pig and i don't want to depend on mazuri too much, it will be too expensive. Who knows what happen to mazuri in the future, the price, the availability.
I feed mazuri twice a week. He go crazy for both regular mazuri and mazuri LS. I chopped grasses and carrot along with mazuri. He never got plain mazuri, always at least mix with grasses.

 

[Big Charlie]

Now it just sounds like you are bragging.

lol! Can I help it if I'm lucky?

If I lived in a place where I had to rely on outside food sources, I'm sure I would be happy to have something like Mazuri available.