Bambam1989
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure if this would be more suitable for the diet thread but it's a debatable topic.
Many of us members have been considering using gelatin with the food for our torts. I read in an older post where @wellington was going to use it to create a "homemade repashy" but don't know how that turned out.
My main concern has been that it is created by animal by-products (ligaments, skin, bone, etc) and that it may be to high in protein to be suitable for our herbivorous torts. So I hit the web to try and find out more.
Article after article were claims about the health benefits of gelatin. Good for your digestion, bones and joints, healthier hair, nails and skin. Great source of protein.
But I couldn't find anything describing actual tests on these benefits. Almost all these claims just sound theoretical without evidence of actual experiments.
Then I found this article which actually describes an experiment done with rats.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732015000400421
I would greatly appreciate if others would give this a read and share their opinions. I'll admit that all that scientific jargon made my head spin a bit!
Should gelatin be avoided or could the interference it causes with "high quality" protein absorbtion be acceptable?
Im definitely interested in hearing what people with a better understanding of a torts dietary needs have to say.
Many of us members have been considering using gelatin with the food for our torts. I read in an older post where @wellington was going to use it to create a "homemade repashy" but don't know how that turned out.
My main concern has been that it is created by animal by-products (ligaments, skin, bone, etc) and that it may be to high in protein to be suitable for our herbivorous torts. So I hit the web to try and find out more.
Article after article were claims about the health benefits of gelatin. Good for your digestion, bones and joints, healthier hair, nails and skin. Great source of protein.
But I couldn't find anything describing actual tests on these benefits. Almost all these claims just sound theoretical without evidence of actual experiments.
Then I found this article which actually describes an experiment done with rats.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732015000400421
I would greatly appreciate if others would give this a read and share their opinions. I'll admit that all that scientific jargon made my head spin a bit!
Should gelatin be avoided or could the interference it causes with "high quality" protein absorbtion be acceptable?
Im definitely interested in hearing what people with a better understanding of a torts dietary needs have to say.