Interesting to see the results and comments. Sorry I couldn't vote, I only used Mazuri once this year.
TORTOISE DIETS
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ChiKat said:Jacqui said:Interesting to see the results and comments. Sorry I couldn't vote, I only used Mazuri once this year.
I couldn't vote either!
Cool poll nonetheless.
When you say you can't vote...is it simply because you grow everything yourselves?
If so, that's VERY cool and I should've made that an option.DeanS said:ChiKat said:Jacqui said:Interesting to see the results and comments. Sorry I couldn't vote, I only used Mazuri once this year.
I couldn't vote either!
Cool poll nonetheless.
When you say you can't vote...is it simply because you grow everything yourselves?
No, I wish! Maybe some day.
I don't feed Mazuri or Zoo Med though.
I do not feed commercial diets. It's all weeds, greens, leaves, flowers, cactus, and squash over here.
I should add that I see nothing wrong with adding Mazuri/Zoo Med as part of a balanced diet!
I should add that I see nothing wrong with adding Mazuri/Zoo Med as part of a balanced diet!
Lately I have been feeding mazuri only and my sulcata seems to be doing well. I throw in some spring mix every couple weeks to keep a taste for it. He grazes about once a week. He seems healthier then ever and growing fast on the mazuri.
DeanS said:ChiKat said:Jacqui said:Interesting to see the results and comments. Sorry I couldn't vote, I only used Mazuri once this year.
I couldn't vote either!
Cool poll nonetheless.
When you say you can't vote...is it simply because you grow everything yourselves?
I grow and buy. I keep Mazuri around as an emergency food source.
We also grow alot of greens but we have to also buy the types of greens that we choose not to grow..
-EJ said:Can you post a photo of the adults that produced these?
ALDABRAMAN said:
Good to see you active again Ed!
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Ed, All of our hatchling aldabra tortoise start brownish and turn blackish within the first two weeks. These are all from our last clutch, the same clutch, for this year. Notice the first to hatch out are blackish already, some changing, and some are still brown. They will all be black within the next week or so. Picture just taken. R/05-05-2011.
No. Even from your photos... they do not... very confident in saying these... do not... hatch out brown. That is unusual.
The animal I imported was over 4 inches SCL... and... brown.
Sorry... you have way more experience than me... hell... your breeding the animals. Mine is an observation and opinion.
The animal I imported was over 4 inches SCL... and... brown.
Sorry... you have way more experience than me... hell... your breeding the animals. Mine is an observation and opinion.
ALDABRAMAN said:Ed, All hatchling aldabra tortoise start brownish and turn blackish within the first two weeks. These are all from our last clutch, the same clutch, for this year. Notice the first to hatch out are blackish already, some changing, and some are still brown. They will all be black within the next week or so. Picture just taken. R/05-05-2011.
Actually Greg...I believe Ed's right...to a point! Wild (OOPS! I mean F1) Aldabras don't hatch out brown. The animals at the LA Zoo were wild caught...and all their eggs hatched out dark gray/black...but I would imagine your larger tortoises are imports as well...no?
OK, I have never had one hatch out black. Great information and interesting.
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