Travis
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I know my 2 year old red-foot LOVES carrots. Everytime there is shavings of carrots in the food i supply, he always goes for them first.
What's your red-foots favorite food?
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My Redfoot are crazy about bananas and mangos.
And this time of year they are a free food. Growing everywhere.
I feed about 40% fruit in the summer time.
And this time of year they are a free food. Growing everywhere.
I feed about 40% fruit in the summer time.
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Definitely banana. If we bury it under everything else in his dish, he knocks and nudges all the other stuff away to get to the banana.
Used to love mango, but not so much lately... I don't know why.
Used to love mango, but not so much lately... I don't know why.
Some of my adults have different favorites, top 4 are banana, plum, chicks and cat biscuits.
I'm like zero though. Tend to feed higher levels of fruit.
I have one male who seems to be going through a phase of devouring clover. He love crimson clover. I have one that will not touch animal protein, only cat food. I have another that is not interested in banana too. So it seems to vary, maybe it's how they were reared as I have a mixed bag of adults from all over the uk.
Just remembered, when available I think the all time favorite for all my redfoots is figs. They go nuts for figs.
I'm like zero though. Tend to feed higher levels of fruit.
I have one male who seems to be going through a phase of devouring clover. He love crimson clover. I have one that will not touch animal protein, only cat food. I have another that is not interested in banana too. So it seems to vary, maybe it's how they were reared as I have a mixed bag of adults from all over the uk.
Just remembered, when available I think the all time favorite for all my redfoots is figs. They go nuts for figs.
Shellie (my RF Grand-tortie) loves anything fruit. Tucker (my Cherryhead Grandtort) loves protein! His favorite is shrimp. 
here is one cooked shrimp for the both of them. It used to be enough. Now they eat 1 whole shrimp each. They both love hunting for snails in my garden
here is one cooked shrimp for the both of them. It used to be enough. Now they eat 1 whole shrimp each. They both love hunting for snails in my garden
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Some of my adults have different favorites, top 4 are banana, plum, chicks and cat biscuits.
I'm like zero though. Tend to feed higher levels of fruit.
I have one male who seems to be going through a phase of devouring clover. He love crimson clover. I have one that will not touch animal protein, only cat food. I have another that is not interested in banana too. So it seems to vary, maybe it's how they were reared as I have a mixed bag of adults from all over the uk.
Just remembered, when available I think the all time favorite for all my redfoots is figs. They go nuts for figs.
I go nuts for figs too!!!! They are so expensive here in Michigan though..... and you have to eat them fast, or they get over ripe and mushy.....
Same here, very expensive, I'm attempting to grow my own, whether it will ever get to fruiting stage is another thing.
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I'm growing figs for my tortoises right now. Two plants growing very fast. But so far no fruit.
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I feed high quality wet dog food and boiled eggs for protein and very little else right now. (Protein)
20-25% Mazuri. Good, old Mazuri.
20-25% Mazuri. Good, old Mazuri.
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Yours will fruit, I am sure. They do fruit over here to even in our climate. They used to be a huge tree where I fished as a child, it was fruitful every year. I went to look for it last year, but its been cut down.
What forms of protein have you tried?
Mine love Mazuri. Weird but they will go for it over the fruits. Banana close 2nd
Kyle
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I don't feed mazuri. Need a bank load to feed my herd mazuri, it's expensive over here. Due to that I've had to find other ways. It may be gross to most, but the cheapest way for me is chicks, 25p each. My protein bill for ten adults per month is £5. They also get worms and slugs.
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Sounds gruesome. But likely what they'd eat in the wild. Dead birds.
Here a 25 pound bag of Mazuri is $32.
At a buck and change a pound, it's cheap enough.
Yeah it's gruesome, they tare them to pieces, good for the beaks too. They eat the lot, beaks and feet, there's one male that won't eat them, he only eats cat food for protein. I also give them any presents my cats leave on the door step.
I've noticed they are more lethargic the day after a protein fix, they seem to just hold up in the hides for the day.
A 2lb bag is about $15 for me.
Nightcrawlers, superworms, hard boiled eggs, scrambled eggs. The only protein he likes is rehydrate or wet dog food and I'd rather give him something else. I need to try chicken next.
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Crap!A 2lb bag is about $15 for me.
Now you know why I don't feed it. Not because I disagree, because it's not cost effective with the amount of torts I have.
I do think that animal protein offers most the vitamins needed too though. I don't use any supplements at all, other than cuttlebone if that's classed as a supplement.
