Need help with a supplement for a Russian Tortoise

[LiamJMcIntyre]

My Russian Tortoise has recently started eating a little of his substrate and the various extras in his outdoor and indoor enclosures. I have read this is sometimes because they aren't getting something they need in their diet. Does anyone know or could recommend a good mineral supplement?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Repashy is what I use.
I use it because tortoises WILL eat it and tortoises don't seem to find the other,white powdered stuff too tasty.
Repashy is brown in color

 

[Yvonne G]

I use "Miner-all". It is manufactured by Sticky Tongue Farms. It is mainly minerals and seems to supply the needed nutrients the substrate-eaters are looking for.

 

[LiamJMcIntyre]

I can't seem to find Miner-all in the UK but I have found Nutrabal. It seems like a similar product.

 

[johnandjade]

I can't seem to find Miner-all in the UK but I have found Nutrabal. It seems like a similar product.

we are in uk and use this as well.

 

[LiamJMcIntyre]

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we are in uk and use this as well.

Yeah this is the one I found. Could I ask where you get it from?

 

[Tom]

What do you normally feed your tortoise?

 

[LiamJMcIntyre]

What do you normally feed your tortoise?

A variety of different weeds and safe flowers. I have saved the various lists of safe foods to my phone and pick a mixture of things daily.

 

[Tom]

A variety of different weeds and safe flowers. I have saved the various lists of safe foods to my phone and pick a mixture of things daily.

Hmm… Unusual…

Are you using any colored light bulbs?
Coil type or cfl UV bulb?

 

[LiamJMcIntyre]

Hmm… Unusual…

Are you using any colored light bulbs?
Coil type or cfl UV bulb?

Within the past week it has been a little less varied as we had a lot of rain and it killed a lot of the options around for a short while. We use a normal basking light as I used to use a red one but as of a few weeks ago changed it after being told it wasn't a good idea. And for the bulb it is a long uvb bulb but I can't remember exactly what one. But I do know it is suitable as I found the light through a useful thread on here.

 

[johnandjade]

Yeah this is the one I found. Could I ask where you get it from?

sorry for late reply! just seen notification:/ ,

pets at home. I believe it is available on amazon as well and probably cheeper! I would think it will be stocked in most reptile shops as is the only correct advice we got on purchase of tort from them. (one and only vist)

 

[johnsonnboswell]

Offer a cuttlebone.