Tortoise pellets or no pellets

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Maggie Cummings

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@Abramsmytankturtle.........OK Craig, I tell most newbies they aren't feeding correctly. So "I" am one of 'those' people. So here's my 3 Sulcata. First is Pansy with Knobby. Pansy is 1.5 yrs old and 500 grams. Knobby was given to me about a month ago. There's nothing known about him, he was found walking across a street in downtown Portland. I got Pansy last Feb 5th. I am assuming they are close to the same age. But who know's?

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Knobby's face looks older. In the first photo, you can see how bad his bottom jaw is.

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But he has a real sweet personality, and if he'd stop peeing on me I might really like him. I was looking at his tail and got urates in my mouth! Yep, gritty ones.
This is a real Oregon Sulcata, it's 58 degrees, and pouring rain and a 2 yr old is out grazing.

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This is Sam, he used to be Daisy Mae, but he went transgender on me so now he's Sam. He's 2.5 yrs. 8.5 pounds and 10"SCL. He's a horrible tortoise so he went at a year and a half outside to live in Bob's shed. He's smart, and bad and clever and mean. He accidently got into the pen of an adult male tortoise of another species, and had the other guy on his back with blood all over his face. Sam was on top of him, biting his face and no doubt would have killed him.

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I also have a colony of box turtles. So that's my Sulcata, how do you think they look for all my talking????
 

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Wonderful Maggie and you know I think you so a great job with all of them! My group of torts eat all store bought greens and the Bermuda in the yard. Some cactus And they get hibiscus flowers off the tree and but only my sully will eat them. 3 times a week they get a mix of Mazuri, grassland and rep-cal pellets. The little Leo had some pyramiding when I got him but it's stopped and I love the little guy either way.

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Sulcata just turned 2 and is around 9 pounds
My big Leo will be 2 next month and around 5 pounds
The little Leo is almost 3, I got him a few months ago and he was around 700 grams and now he's up to 1000.
My baby not pictured is 224 grams.

My conclusion about the the pellets that the Op posted is so whatever works. If they will eat pellets and greens then do what you thinks best.
 

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And no you aren't "one of those people"
 
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If you consider the cost of the larger bags($1 and change per pound).how long it last, etc.
The big bags end up being some of the cheapest and easiest "go to" foods out there.
This last purchase was $70 and will last me for months feeding four torts semi regularly.
 

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They don't charge me any extra because they order it along with their regular order for horse and cattle food. So it doesn't cost them any extra for a special order.


I'm going to see if my father in law can order it with his horse feed.
 
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