Any thoughts on T Rex Tortoise Dry Formula

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Terry Allan Hall

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Was just given an almost full jar of this stuff (my friend Candice thought her Savannah monitor might eat it...he wasn't as enthusistic about it as he was about the 4 "just weaned" rat pups I brought over).

Ingredients:
Corn, processed wheat middlings, oats, soy (source of fiber), alfalfa meal, dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, soy protein, cane molasses, coconut fat, natural flavors, propionic acid, artificial flavors, l-lysine, salt, dl sulfate, choline chloride, d-biotin, zinc oxide, yucca extract, manganous oxide, artificial colors, BHT (preservative), B12 supplement, niacinamide, vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, calcium iodate, riboflavin, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, cobalt sulfate, dimethylpyrimidinol (vitamin K source), thiamine mononitrate.


Extremely skeptical about this being a "complete diet" ( :rolleyes: ), but maybe mixing in a bit with their Mazuri once or twice a week for variety?

Or is it absolutely useless/dangerous, like dried flies for aquatic turtles?
 

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Even if someone gave me that I wouldn't feed it to my tort...complete crud. Some people however don't believe in throwing anything out, and would feed it over time. In moderation anything is ok, but I don't believe in feeding anything that isn't an ideal food.
 

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tortoisenerd said:
Even if someone gave me that I wouldn't feed it to my tort...complete crud. Some people however don't believe in throwing anything out, and would feed it over time. In moderation anything is ok, but I don't believe in feeding anything that isn't an ideal food.

Interesting perspective...
 

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The first ingredient is CORN... What does that tell you, it is CRAP! I have been given some before in the past (work with a rescue) and I kept it and fed it to my crickets and roaches. I would never feed it to my tortoise.
 

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The first ingredient is CORN... What does that tell you, it is CRAP! I have been given some before in the past (work with a rescue) and I kept it and fed it to my crickets and roaches. I would never feed it to my tortoise.

Doesn't seem to be anything in it that has food value, other than (maybe) the "yucca extract"... :rolleyes:
 
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