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I noticed around here a lot of people are feeding their tortoises Mazuri brand tortoise diet. I was surprised, because I was under the impression that pellet diets were not appropriate being fed in such large quantities, because of the high grain and Omega 6 fatty acid count.
Looking at Mazuri, there seems to be, as I suspected, a high grain count (first ingredient is ground soybean hulls, then ground corn right after!) And yet loads of people feed it with no problem? I DO feed my tortoises a pelleted food from time to time but its Zoomed's Forest Tortoise diet (which first ingredients are Oat Hay and Timothy hay).
So is there something I'm missing about Mazuri? It seems to be loads popular here than any other pellet diet. I am always looking to improve my tortoise's diet. I don't feed a pellet diet every day (maybe once every 1-2 weeks for variety/bulker) and could use some input. Which do you think is the best pellet diet? How often can it be fed?
Looking at Mazuri, there seems to be, as I suspected, a high grain count (first ingredient is ground soybean hulls, then ground corn right after!) And yet loads of people feed it with no problem? I DO feed my tortoises a pelleted food from time to time but its Zoomed's Forest Tortoise diet (which first ingredients are Oat Hay and Timothy hay).
So is there something I'm missing about Mazuri? It seems to be loads popular here than any other pellet diet. I am always looking to improve my tortoise's diet. I don't feed a pellet diet every day (maybe once every 1-2 weeks for variety/bulker) and could use some input. Which do you think is the best pellet diet? How often can it be fed?