Feeding Tortoises Prepared Diets

[@samhind4231]

Great video Thank you so much ! ps / your tortoises are so beautiful !

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Thank You for the compliments!

[@jenniferbeasley2397]

Interesting nice beautiful healthy torts.thanks for sharing💚💚🐢🐢

[@commercialelectrician133]

Great video very informative looking to change the diet for my leopards

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Good luck!

[@jcexotic2380]

Great video, you didnt get off topic which i think i have a problem with lol. I just bought some of the zoo med grassland diet for my russian, and my russian is insanely picky, hopefully he eats! Btw subbed :D

[@tobygodlike2451]

did he eat it ? i want mine to start with it

[@dead_silence1015]

I just caught you on a livestream lol love your vids man ❤️❤️

[@iancarwile7336]

you sound like the guy from khan academy

[@MG3Angling]

im curious why you use the same knife in each bowl after keeping them separate?? couldn't this potentially cross contaminate and spread something?

[@blbreptiles4126]

Amazing video(those tortoise pellets look like horse poop haha)

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Thank you and yes they do but the little(and big) guys like them.

[@animalcr8zed22]

Whom do you recommend as a mazuri distributor? Right now I use the LS but would like to add the original to the mix.

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Animal Cr8zed, I currently buy directly from the Mazuri website: www.mazuri.com/mazuri/reptile/tortoise/tortoise-diet-25lb . Many agriculture stores like Tractor Supply sell it or can order it for you. Up in Alaska the Feed Store in a Anchorage was able to order it for me which saved a TON of $ on shipping. I’d also recommend mixing in the Forest tortoise diet from Zoo Med for ALL species of tortoises especially rapidly growing young ones. As far as prepared diets go it is a little better nutritionally than Mazuri with a nice fiber content. Unfortunately ounce for ounce it is double the price. I just bought a 50lb bag of it direct from ZooMed, cost $143 with shipping. Where as two 25lb bags from Mazuri will come in under $100 even with shipping. Finallly if you order Mazuri, check Camp Kenna’s site, he had a discount code to save 30% on Mazuri direct purchases! I saw that a while ago but may still be active🤔

[@HeathenHammer123]

do you only feed them once a day?

[@bigjig7369]

What is the food called?

[@commercialelectrician133]

What do you think about the muzuri LS

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Like most pre-fab diets, LS is great as a supplement, I use it in conjunction with older Mazuri and the ZooMed pellets. I've learned that LS takes A LOT longer to soak so if you're going to use it, give yourself adequate time. the old Mazuri and ZooMed soak up in minutes, I seriously leave the LS soaking for 1/2 hour before i start soaking the other pelleted diets.

[@Matt-ep7pe]

So do they not eat on Saturday?

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Matt they don’t get fed very often on Saturdays but there are usually left over leaves from previous feeding and live plants for them to nibble. If they don’t eat the fresh veggies all at once I’ll leave them in the enclosure until they get crispy, then clean them out. Some, like my spider tortoise, seem to prefer day-old greens. But I rarely actively feed them on Saturdays.

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Matt, to add to my previous reply, they could be fed 7 days a week, my tortoises outside graze everyday when it’s warm enough to be outside, I just use Saturday as my main cleaning/cage maintenance day. One day without offered food will not harm them.

[@jt5183]

Where you located?

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

The Arizona Desert NW of Phoenix, before this spot, I was living in Alaska in the town of Eagle River, that is where the channel's name came from.

[@cheyennetiedemann1392]

U should get a sulcata tortoise

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Cheyenne, At no point have I ever wanted to own a sulcata tortoise, but as it turns out, one still found its way into my herd. I will be uploading a video on this very tiny addition soon. Be on the lookout for a video titled "Puddles" in the next week or so.

[@pipoypam3812]

Do you just give them what they can finish in one sitting or do u give them enough to last them through out the day?

[@TheArcticReptileRanch]

Pam, I’ll give them a bit more than they can finish in a sitting. Thought the day they’ll wander back by and pick at it. It molds quickly so I can only leave it in there until the lights go out.

[@pipoypam3812]

Do u follow the Mazuri feeding guidelines of 1-4% of their body weight? My 3yrs old male can only seem to finish about 1% of his Mazuri and would just trample and make a mess if i leave out a bit more for him to nibble through out the day.

[@adamgeran4776]

Your red foot is starting to pyramid