How to Feed Zoo Med Natural Tortoise Food!

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
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    Kapidolo Farms is my source for dried plants, herbs, and Zoo Med diet: kapidolofarms.com/161-2/
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    The Tortoise Diet Included the Following-
    ZooMed Natural Forest Tortoise Food:
    Timothy Grass
    Miscanthus Grass
    Soybean Meal
    Almond Hulls
    Alfalfa
    Wheat
    Mango
    Dandelion
    Garlic extract
    Anise extract
    Cassia extract
    Ginger extract
    Horseradish extract
    Juniper extract
    Yucca extract
    Rosemary extract
    Dried Foods:
    Hibiscus petals
    Plantain Leaves
    Moringa Leaves
    Rose Hips
    Greens:
    Methi
    Mustard Greens
    Dandelion Greens
    Opuntia Cactus
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  • @twoturtletom
    @twoturtletom  Рік тому

    Check out this great playlist for more ideas to feed your hingeback tortoises! ua-cam.com/play/PLU7hXSh5112NirNYUzkjpmOweMjQ1ISp1.html

  • @AaronSapiens
    @AaronSapiens 2 роки тому +1

    WELL DONE Tom!

  • @tfortortilla8856
    @tfortortilla8856 4 роки тому +2

    Your tortoises are going to be the happiest during food time because they get such a wholesome diet 😊😊😊

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  4 роки тому +1

      I hope so! That’s my goal, happy tortoises!

  • @thetortoiseguy6449
    @thetortoiseguy6449 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Tom! It’s Kevin the tortoise guy. I just subscribed to your way cool channel! Thanks for your comment…I’m getting a gimble to stabilize my camera! -Kevin 🐢👍❤️

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  2 роки тому

      That’s great! Thanks for subscribing Kevin, but love the work you do, and especially love seeing those desert tortoises. They’re amazing.

  • @visionplayer10
    @visionplayer10 2 роки тому

    So dramatic but helpful! New tortoise parents here :)

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  2 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful! Drama is what UA-cam is all about! 😂😂😂

  • @bestieestie
    @bestieestie 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video! I'm a pet sitter and I'm watching a pet tortoise while his people are gone (and unreachable by phone) they have this kind of food, and this video was super helpful. I didn't know I was supposed to add water!

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  2 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful Annie, thanks for watching.

  • @dozersmom22
    @dozersmom22 4 роки тому +2

    This is awesome! I live in Canada and have a Hermann’s tortoise. I already use the Zoomed grassland tortoise diet, but I love the idea of rehydrating the dried foods, especially for the winters when it’s harder to provide a good variety. Thanks for providing your source for the dried foods in the description and for making such a helpful video!

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  4 роки тому

      You are welcome Krista. I’m happy to help!

  • @gcamacho1431
    @gcamacho1431 11 місяців тому

    thank you !, I just found a red foot tortoise wandering near my back yard and i took it inside my patio. I have no idea what to feed her but lettuce. Thanks for your video, it helped me a lot !

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  11 місяців тому

      Awesome, happy to hear it was helpful. Do you live in the redfoot’s native range or did you find an escaped pet?

    • @gcamacho1431
      @gcamacho1431 11 місяців тому

      @@twoturtletom I found it walking near my backyard, probably escaped. I live in South Florida. Sometimes I feel sorry I brought her in, but I think she is safer in my screen enclosure patio, it is a spacious patio.

  • @veronicapachecoalbornoz426
    @veronicapachecoalbornoz426 2 роки тому +1

    Wow this video is the most helpful video I’ve seen so far about small Grassland Tortoise feeding! Thank you so much! I’ve been researching for a hole year trying to figure the best/easy way to feed my Russian Tortoise and you made it so easy! I will try to fit this in my schedule.
    I found a lot of good videos for giant tortoises, but the Russian is a hard one since we’re feeding an adult that is the size of a juvenile or baby of the big species. I feel that there’s not a lot of good information about this species and there are so many of them around. Thanks again!

  • @embracenreborns6997
    @embracenreborns6997 Рік тому

    I'm new to your channel as well as this breed but absolutely loving it 😍
    👀💚🐢👀💚🐢👀💚🐢👀💚🐢👀💚🐢

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  Рік тому +1

      Awesome, thanks so much for watching!

  • @ralva2779
    @ralva2779 4 роки тому

    Nice and Informative. :)

  • @ToddAutry
    @ToddAutry 4 роки тому +1

    Subbed!!!!

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  4 роки тому

      Thanks a Todd, I appreciate it, look for Wednesday videos at 5 p.m, and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Eastern.

  • @DailyPayWithLoriD
    @DailyPayWithLoriD Рік тому

    Thank you for video, I am now subscribed to you. Would you please provide name/link where you get the dehydrated hibiscus, moringa and rose hip from.

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  Рік тому +1

      Thanks and welcome to the channel! I purchase my dried herbs and flowers from www.kapidolofarms.com

  • @twoturtletom
    @twoturtletom  4 роки тому

    In hearing myself in this video, I realized I did during my sinus infection and man I sound sick!

  • @twoturtletom
    @twoturtletom  4 роки тому +3

    Do you use any dried or pelleted foods for your tortoises? What are your favorites?

    • @ToddAutry
      @ToddAutry 4 роки тому +1

      Hingeback Tortoise Central mazuri

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  4 роки тому

      @@ToddAutry Which one? Original or LS? What's great about Zoo Med is that it has a ton of insoluble fiber which Mazuri original lacks, but Mazuri LS corrected. Bottom line, Mazuri original is beloved by tortoises everywhere, but I really like the diversity and high fiber content offered by Zoo Med's diets.

  • @dfantasticcreatures436
    @dfantasticcreatures436 4 роки тому

    hi, new subscribe here, i just saw little tiny white in my cherry head tortoise plastron, the size is about a dot { like period sign } , is that a mite? since im a newbie, bit scared for my baby. so i remove my flooring { mix of cypress mulch and cocopeat }, but i didn't throw it. pls tell me what to do, do i have to buy another flooring? i thinking to buy reptibark bacause i think it is much clean compare to cypress. tia

  • @commentsense8814
    @commentsense8814 Рік тому

    How big is your enclosure? I’m upgrading my Redfoots enclosure and want it to be big enough for 2 adults. Size req?

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  Рік тому

      I don’t work with redfoot tortoises so I can’t give you any advice based on experience with that species. In general, keeping two tortoises is frowned upon- three or more is best, and provide them with enclosures as big as possible. Red foots are large tortoises and need big enclosures- like the size of a small bedroom. They’re best kept outside as much as you can. Thanks for watching!

    • @commentsense8814
      @commentsense8814 Рік тому +1

      @@twoturtletom why is 2 frowned upon?

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  Рік тому

      One will bully the other, or if it’s a pair, the male won’t leave he female alone. Here’s a good article on the topic to learn more. tortaddiction.blogspot.com/2013/09/why-not-to-keep-2-tortoises-together.html

  • @SaadAl-Shammari
    @SaadAl-Shammari 4 роки тому

    Good jop 🌹😍

  • @mikeandlisa1995
    @mikeandlisa1995 2 роки тому

    So you feed this to them everyday?

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  2 роки тому

      Hi Melissa- I feed adult tortoises four times a week. Three times a week, they get this type of food, and the other day I use another pelleted food- I’ll rotate between Mazuri Tortoise, Mazuri Tortoise LS, and Mazuri Croc Chow.

  • @dbene8fnrj
    @dbene8fnrj Рік тому +1

    Can I feed this to my Russian turtle

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  Рік тому

      Absolutely! Use this technique, and your Russian tortoise wil thrive. Thanks for watching @MinkyDX!

  • @adamgeran4776
    @adamgeran4776 4 роки тому

    If you give to much protein you’re tortoise will pyramid

    • @twoturtletom
      @twoturtletom  4 роки тому

      My tortoises thrive with protein Adam- Hingeback tortoises are omnivorous and need whole animal protein in their diets to thrive. I’m raising up hatchlings and juveniles on mostly whole protein diets and they thrive. The most prominent cause of pyramiding is raising hatchling turtles in much too dry of an environment,

    • @adamgeran4776
      @adamgeran4776 4 роки тому

      # please don’t hate me😅😅😅😅