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Lucky Reptile Flower Mix
by dawnmarywhite I bought this Lucky Reptile FlowerMix from Pets At Home for around £2.50 and I am very glad I did! I bought it for my tortoises and they have taken to it really well. It is also suitable for bearded dragons, uromastyx, iguanas and other herbivorous reptiles. It can even be fed to rabbits as well, and possibly other small mammals though ... I'm not as up on them so I am unsure! It comes in a large yellow and green box with a very cute bearded dragon adorning the front. There is a window in the box through which you can see the product, which is dried flowers and flower parts (petals etc). The information on the front is German but there is English on the back. This states the guaranteed analysis and a selection of animals it is suitable for. It is marketed as a treat or complementary food - it should not be used as a staple diet ass captive animals need a lot of variation in their diets so no one thing is good enough. The important information is as follows: Guaranteed analysis - protein 11.3%, fat 3.1%, fibre 31.8%, ash 7.2%. These values are excellent as herbivorous animals need very little protein and lots of fibre. I am also very much reassured by the ingredients, which are - blossoms of mallow, camomile, calendula, roses, cornflower and hop. These flowers are all safe to feed to herbivorous reptiles and nothing else is added; it's just the flowers. Since they are dried and shouldn't be fed all the time or too large quantities, the box lasts me a long time for 2 tortoises. It does have a use by date though so check this. It also smells incredible (a bit sweet and herby) and looks gorgeous. It can even be mixed with dried grass (see previous reviews for a good dried grass) and used as bedding that would be fully edible and make your enclosure look and smell lovely. I am unsure if this is safe for other animals, but I know it is for tortoises. When I feed my tortoises, I always spray their food so it is wet before I sprinkle their calcium or vitamin powder over it. This helps them take in some extra moisture as well as letting the powder stick. Hence, I also use this wet; I tend to sprinkle a pinch over their normal food (although a smaller portion than usual if they get this as well) before spraying and they happily munch it up! Most of the smaller bits are plenty soft enough to eat dry but some pieces are really quite hard and if they don't get softened enough by wetting I find my tortoises leave them. They do eat most of it though, so I don't get wastage. The first couple of times I gave this to them they were unsure; tortoises are stubborn animals, very much creatures of habit and it can take them a while to get used to, and accept, something new. I've lost count of the number of people I alone have advised on 'weaning' their tortoise off unsuitable pellet diets, never mind he other people in the online reptile community I generally use! If you do give this a go you might want to introduce just a little bit at a time so you don't get wastage if it's not eaten the first couple of times. Overall I would definitely recommend giving this a go. Most of the plants you will feed your herbivorous reptiles can be had for free or cheap by growing yourself or picking them from safe areas (where you are allowed - FYI it's against the law to remove wildflowers by their roots, but not to pick the heads off I believe) but during Winter this can obviously be difficult. To avoid relying too heavily on supermarket force-grown greens alone you can use things like this to balance it out somewhat. A great thing to have in your supplies cupboard and the price I think is brilliant for what you get and how long it lasts. Another 5 star product for me! Read the complete review |
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Tetra ReptoMin Floating Turtle Food Sticks
by dawnmarywhite Tetrafauna ReptoMin is my turtle food of choice. It claims to be a "complete food for aquatic turtles" and I am pleased to say this one lives up to its promises. The packaging is bright green and yellow, very reptilian! Very smart too, as the majority of readily available pet turtles have these colours in abundance ... when they're little, just the sort of size all those impulse buyers buy them at (I won't get into that, that's a bit of a rant). There is a picture of a happy turtle on the front, along with some captions about the product and a banner along the bottom showing what the food sticks look like. They don't look very appetising, just grey sticks basically, but the turtles love them. The tube is very sturdy cardboard with a metal foil inner and a screw on plastic lid. This packaging keeps the food fresh and it will last as long as it takes for your turtle to get through it. This food is high in calcium, essential for healthy bone and shell growth. Reptiles also require calcium for vitamin D3 synthesis. The calcium to phosphorous ratio is very important for reptiles, as too much phosphorous interferes with calcium metabolism (but phosphorous is important as well), so the balance has to be right. ReptoMin has a ratio of 3.5 Ca : 1 Ph. This is excellent, as the ratio should be at least double calcium to phosphorous. The formula also claims to strengthen the immune system and improve health and vitality, all while being easily digestible, palatable and low waste to help prevent water fouling. I have found all these claims to be true! My turtles are active, healthy and behave as they should. And it certainly does not foul the tank, although if a lot is left uneaten then you should really net it out. I don't remotely have this issue with any of my 11 turtles (8 separate species) though, and if that's not a seal of approval then I don't know what is! The packaging displays full nutritional info which is a huge bonus to me. I won't feed anything to my animals regularly that does not tell me exactly what it actually consists of, I don't understand this at all! These pellets are indeed a complete diet, but other things can and should be fed for variety. High protein things like fish, shrimp, bloodworm, live foods etc should be given INSTEAD of, not alongside, ReptoMin occasionally, and greens/plant matter can be fed freely. My only gripe is that it states to feed several times daily, although it does say small portions. The best way to feed turtles is to actually feed once a day, an amount that would fill their head if you imagine it were hollow. Sounds strange, but is a great way to measure. Obviously this increases as they grow, but frequency of feeding decreases, to a couple of times a week when adult (for pellets). This is suitable for any age turtles, though you may need to break the sticks into small pieces before feeding to little 'uns. I find them pretty easy to cleanly break into small bits (I can get 4 bits from each pellet) using my fingernail. You may struggle to get more than 2 bits from each one if you're a nail chewer though. They are pricier than a lot of others, but quality does cost. The best place to buy them is zooplus.co.uk, they do 220g/1 litre tubs for £15-£17 and that will last ages if you feed accordingly, especially if you have just one turtle. It lasts me a fairly long time (hard to quantify though, sorry!) with 11, but I do mix in other good quality pellets for a varied diet. This is way better value than buying anywhere else in my experience; for example a tiny tub of 30g will cost you £4.09 (inclusive of a 25% online discount) from Pets At Home. Overall, these are an excellent choice for most species of turtles. I'm happy with the price from Zooplus, my turtles love them and they are healthy and convenient. I sincerely can't recommend them enough - if you use a good quality, balanced pellet to feed your turtle then you won't go far wrong. 10 stars! *** Nutritional Information *** Composition - derivatives of vegetable origin, fish and fish derivatives, vegetable protein extracts, yeasts, minerals, molluscs and crustaceans, oils and fats Typical analysis - protein 39%, oil 4.5%, calcium 3.3%, fibre 2%, ash 15%, moisture 9% Additives - Vit A (29550 IU/Kg), Vit D3 (1845 IU/Kg), Vit E (100mg/Kg), L-ascorbyl-2-poly-phosphate (137 mg/Kg), lecithin, l-lysine monohydrochloride. Contains EEC permitted colourants and preservatives. Read the complete review |
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Vetark Nutrobal
by dawnmarywhite Keeping exotic animals takes a lot of consideration. Generally speaking they have pretty specialised diets, and ensuring you not only feed them healthily but also that they are getting adequate vitamins and minerals would be very difficult. Without Nutrobal, that is. Nutrobal is manufactured by Vetark, and is a strong calcium ... balancer and vitamin supplement. The aim of which is to provide essential vitamins and minerals, and balance out diets that may be low in calcium (such as mealworms, crickets, plant and vegetable matter). This is absolutely necessary for good bone growth and development. Of course, those who keep animals with a high calcium demand provide alternative sources of calcium as well, but Nutrobal is very important for its vitamin content. Without full and highly detailed nutritional information about the foods you are feeding your pet, and how they interact and compare with other food offered in the same meal, it would be impossible to provide everything without supplementation. It comes in a little white plastic tub (different sizes available) with a rather attractive green Iguana on the front. The label is packed with information I will summarise throughout this review and the product itself is a very fine and light sweet smelling white powder. It should be kept in the fridge to keep it fresh for as long as possible. It does have a use by date, this is when the guaranteed vitamin and mineral analysis may no longer be viable. So what does it contain? Per gram weight, it contains the following (taken from the packaging) - 200mg calcium, 150 IU vitamin D3, vitamins A, E, K, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, folic acid, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, choline, niacin and the minerals sodium, iron, cobalt, iodine, manganese, zinc, selenium and copper. I won't detail what uses all these things have as this review will be far too long. If this product applies to you then you can read up on this easily enough. The instructions on the bottle are somewhat vague and this can pose problems with dosing. It IS possible to overdose an animal on Nutrobal. You sprinkle Nutrobal over food, and It states "one normal pinch" per kilo weight of animals being fed. This sounds simple enough, but can get tricky with small animals. What I do, is put a pinch on my palm and blow it over the food (packaging states this as being an acceptable method too). My experience with Nutrobal is with tortoises and salamanders; for the tortoises I use it every second feed (with pure calcium powder used alternately) and for the salamanders I use it every couple of feeds). It can be used to dust insects such as crickets, locusts and mealworms (do this by placing the insects in a plastic bag and adding a pinch then shaking gently to coat them). The bottle recommends using one pinch to dust 20-25 crickets or mealworms, but you may not always need this many. I have dusted only a few mealworms at a time with a small pinch. Easiest way I can describe what it should look like is a fine thin coating, with no clumps. I think Vetark are imagining a bigger pinch than I use; as the powder is so fine it's actually difficult to get what I would call a big pinch. With the tortoises, I feel less is more. This is because when they are indoors they are kept under high output UVB lamps, and this in combination with too much Nutrobal can lead to toxic levels of vitamin D3. You see, reptiles synthesise vitamin D3 themselves so long as you provide calcium and UVB. When the tortoises are outside, they have the sun which beats any lamp in terms of UVB output, even on a dull day. If in doubt, seek advice from experienced fellow keepers (I know a great discussion forum I can point you to). I buy the 100g tub for approx £7 in a local shop, but you can get it cheaper online. As always though, factor in P&P. It lasts ages since you don't use a lot at a time and my last tub actually reached it's best before date before I had finished it. So it is good value in one sense, but not so good in another since you may get wastage. Though I perhaps should buy the smaller tub to eliminate this. You just don't get as much for your money! Bottom line is, this isn't really a case of recommending or not as this supplement is 100% essential for reptile keeping. Read the complete review |
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2 reviews Brand: Hagen / Animals Equipment Type: Reptile / Amphibian Homes |
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1 review Brand: Hagen / Animals Equipment Type: Reptile / Amphibian Homes |
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1 review Brand: Repashy / Food Type: Reptile Food - Consists of 2 parts / nutritionally important ingredients and flavor nectar portion. Available in many different varieties. |
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1 review Brand: Sandfire Super Foods / Food Type: Reptile Food - Powder mix / just add water |
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1 review Brand: T-Rex / Food Type: Reptile Food - 170g |
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1 review Brand: Zoo Med / Food Type: Reptile Food - 170g |
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