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So all my fellow tortoise food nuts, I got this question for you.
Chopping grasses is a pain the a$$ as bits and dust get everywhere and it wears down the blades in blenders and coffee grinders pretty fast. By hand with scissors is no bargain either.
I've looked at pellet machines and they are big $$, a few 1,000 or more. I noticed powerful (2 HP) meat grinders cost much less.
Have you ever chopped grasses in a meat grinder, how'd that work for you?
I know it could make a bit of a mess based on feed rate (how fast you put stuff in) and I don't mind using my food dehydrator afterwards so that it's not a weird wet mess.
Chopping grasses is a pain the a$$ as bits and dust get everywhere and it wears down the blades in blenders and coffee grinders pretty fast. By hand with scissors is no bargain either.
I've looked at pellet machines and they are big $$, a few 1,000 or more. I noticed powerful (2 HP) meat grinders cost much less.
Have you ever chopped grasses in a meat grinder, how'd that work for you?
I know it could make a bit of a mess based on feed rate (how fast you put stuff in) and I don't mind using my food dehydrator afterwards so that it's not a weird wet mess.