Torti Treat (T-Rex Tortoise Dry Formula)

Member Name: DocDan3

Product:	T-Rex Tortoise Dry Formula
Date:	28/06/09 (38 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy To Prepare, Attractive, Lasts Long, Nutritional Benefits, Healthy

Disadvantages: Can Be Messy, Pricey

The T-Rex dry tortoise formula an excellent alternative for your tortoise, and helps provide a healthy, balanced and nutritional diet. The dry food can be bought in three sizes: 170g, 340g and 680g. The food comes in a transparent plastic container with a bright orange lid so you can easily see it in a reptile or pet shop. It is also available in some supermarkets.

Each container has an orange label round it with a drawing of a tortoise eating the food. The whole look is quite tropical and unique, which makes it look very appetizing to buy. On the label, it is claimed that the dry food is a '100% vegetable diet, highly palatable and convenient & cost effective'. It is also high in fibre, which is good for any tortoise's diet. All tortoises can eat it but I personally have a Hermans tortoise. I agree with all these points apart from the cost effective part unless you are willing to clean up after your tortoise. My tortoise goes mental in his tank and ends up getting the food out his bowl all over his substrate (he has sand). It is hard to clean up and this leads to some of it going to waste. The good thing is, you can put the food as it is in a bowl and most of the uneaten food will remain in there to be reused another time and poured back into the container.

The actual food is multi-coloured, which is very attractive for you and your tortoise. The food consists of small dry balls of 4 different colours - yellow, red, orange and green. The food actually smells surprisingly nice too but I wouldn't go eating it yourself unless you want to turn into a tortoise! As the box says, this product is 'not for human consumption'. The food contains protein, fats/oil, fibre, moisture, ash and vitamins as well as copper. All these ingredients will help your tortoise to lead a healthy diet.

My tortoise finds this food very easy to eat, as the pieces are small. He doesn't seem to like the way the food is dry and it is recommended on the box to be moistened and fed to your tortoise by itself or with fruits and vegetables. The only problem with this is that you won't be able to reuse the food. An ideal way is to sprinkle some over some fresh fruit or vegetables that you give to your tortoise so it can get the best of both the moisture and extra nutritional benefits.

This is an excellent product as it is easy to prepare and very good for your tortoise. The 170g, 340g and 680g cost around £4.99, £6.95 and £11.49 respectively. I would recommend getting the largest 680g container as it will last you ages and is definitely cost effective in the long run, even if your tortoise spills some across the tank. My tortoise seems to love it every now and then and it gives me a break from preparing fresh fruits and vegetables! Highly recommended - visit www.t-rexproducts.com for more information.

Thanks for reading,

Dan ©

Summary: A great alternative and something to go with fruit and vegetables for your tortoise