Pellet food

[spud's_mum]

So I have heard a lot about Mazuri.
Sadly, it's not sold in the uk so I've been looking at other types, just to help us get through winter.

I found this one and thought it looked quite good but please can you just let me know if it's okay or if there are better choices.
Thanks!

 

[spud's_mum]

Also, if it is any good, have any of you guys used it?

 

[Yvonne G]

Except for the apple, the ingredients look pretty good.

 

[spud's_mum]

Except for the apple, the ingredients look pretty good.

Thank you.
Should I not get it then or is there a better option?

 

[spud's_mum]

I found Mazuri!
Is this the right one?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

The Mazuri LS is the type that most of our tortoises do not like.
Good old Mazuri tortoise chow is what you seek.
Keep in mind that tortoises do not require ANY kind of food pellets. As long as their nutritional needs are being met with other foods.
I use Mazuri because I have several tortoises and I sometimes run low in green food for them. Also, last week I was sick and I fed them Mazuri three days in a row.
To me, it's more of a time saver for myself than any type of bonus for my tortoises. (And they love the stuff)
It's a convenience. Not a requirement.

 

[Odin's Gma]

Either the Mazuri LS or the other one you found would be good additions to a varied diet. As long as you continue serving as much fresh food as possible the pellet food and it's exact ingredient mix isn't quite as crucial (still important though). Mine gets fairly regular pellet additions in the winter also, but 90% of the time I use it, it's as a salad dressing rather than a regular meal on it's own.
Shown here:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/sully-salad-for-new-tort-owners-pic-heavy.132818/

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Odins Gma. Your tortoise DOES eat the LS type?

 

[Odin's Gma]

Odins Gma. Your tortoise DOES eat the LS type?

He sure does. If served on it's own he doesn't attack it with the vigor he does with regular Mazuri, but on his salads it doesn't matter which one I use.
It does take longer to soak it and smush it though. Of course he does not care about my inconvenience.

 

[Robber]

He sure does. If served on it's own he doesn't attack it with the vigor he does with regular Mazuri, but on his salads it doesn't matter which one I use.
It does take longer to soak it and smush it though. Of course he does not care about my inconvenience.

My 3 y.o. will eat it by itself(although if you offer both types he will eat the regular first), but he will also eat cut grass and moistened hay, so he isn't too picky.

Yearling isn't crazy about either type, but will eat either on green stuff.

The three '15s will eat regular by itself like crazy, but do not even look at LS as a food item. They don't object to it smeared on other stuff though.

PS: I'm talking about Leopards.

 

[Odin's Gma]

My 3 y.o. will eat it by itself(although if you offer both types he will eat the regular first), but he will also eat cut grass and moistened hay, so he isn't too picky.

Yearling isn't crazy about either type, but will eat either on green stuff.

The three '15s will eat regular by itself like crazy, but do not even look at LS as a food item. They don't object to it smeared on other stuff though.

PS: I'm talking about Leopards.

Mine will also go for regular first it both are offered. He is a year and a half old sully, also not picky.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Boy. My RF would rather not eat at all.
Maybe it's a RF thing?

 

[Robber]

Boy. My RF would rather not eat at all.
Maybe it's a RF thing?

It is higher fiber(almost Zoomed Grassland territory), so not as desirable to a redfoot. My redfoot will eat it but isn't crazy about it; I only offer it to her mixed with some regular or with some greens/fruit . Often I will mix some regular and either Grassland or LS together for the leopards. I portion that out and leave a small amount, to which I add regular, greens, and/or a bite of fruit and then give that to my red.

 

[GotTort]

My Russian loves the LS by itself. He loves the original too. I've not offered together so I don't know which he'd favor (I suspect he'd just eat both)

 

[Kori5]

I ordered some LS for my Hermann. Couldn't find the regular one in the EU. Hope he will eat it but he is picky .