Boys compliments for beautiful specimens of ivory sulcata!
Turtles are beautiful!
Turtles are beautiful!
TORTOISE MEATBALLS
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Its a meatabolla!!!
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Your tortoises are adorable!
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Add a little Ragu’ …..“bachelor meal in a bottleâ€
DeanS said:So...I'm sure you all remember when I introduced Tortoise Lasagne more than a year ago. Well, as time goes by, you acquire new knowledge and hone your craft. With that being said...I now introduce you to Tortoise Meatballs!
First you add tortoise chow (I prefer 3/4 Mazuri to 1/4 Marion)
Top the mixture (not the container) off with warm water
After allowing chow to absorb water, add chopped hay (yeah I said chopped hay)
Stir mixture thoroughly...final consistency should be roughly the same as peanut butter cookie batter...if too wet...add more hay!
Form into a giant ball and set out for your monsters. As usual, Climber and Eggroll are first! They are always on patrol for food...any edible...it's theirs! Look at Aladar in the backgorund...all he cares about is the unusual winter sun!
Soon...all the little ones are on it!
And, eventually, His Royal Highness (as my wife calls him) shows up for his share! Notice how the little ones scat before he gets there?!?!
I've dispensed with anything store bought...and they can graze on grass at their leisure. I offer cactus every other day.
I realized how important long stem fiber is to them and we all know that young torts will NOT eat hay. Well...they do now!
Good luck and let me know your experiences with this!
HAHAHAHAHAH OMG the first pic of your large sulcata's face was priceless, he looks like he was thinking " OH MY GERRRRRRD MEATBALL!!!!, what is this delicious thing in my mouth????" hahaha........ok I'm done now.
DeanS, do you buy you Marion from someone who works at the zoo? Or they give them to you for free?
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Mazuri is good for up to 9 months after opening. If you divide it up and freeze you should freeze in bags small enough to use in a weeks time and keep in fridge, or you run the risk of mold! I called Mazuri and this is what they told me. I hope it helps!
ayS said:
Not anymore! Somebody almost got in trouble...so now I get it from Marion direct...although I think I'm gonna start picking it up from John at coastalsilkworms.com ~ his shipping prices are a little better
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Little ones don't eat hay? Oh darn. Don't tell my little ones. I don't think they knew that😃
My little one eats hay also, but I do chop it really small for him.
Wow that's a lot of food bags... How long do they last you. Do you get it locally or shipped in?
I get the Mazuri locally...the Marion? That's starting to become a hassle...so since my animals are a little more finicky when I include the Marion...I'm going to phase it out as soon as this last bit disappears! And a bag of Mazuri lasts me about two months...give or take!
i remembered this "meatball" thread this weekend and used the idea to get my leopard and sulcata to eat their grassland tortoise food. they are both rather picky at times. so, i took the grassland tortoise and added mazuri, tnt with probiotics, a little spring mix, cactus and some squash. soaked it all until just moist and then blended it all in the food processor. served on a bed of spring mix, they chowed down and ate it all. love this idea for getting them to eat stuff they wouldn't normally.
This is great stuff.
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I cant wait to make this! Your torts are beautiful!!
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