Zoo Med Gourmet Tortoise Food

Gourmet Tortoise Food With Carrots and Hibiscus

Product Description

Zoo Med Gourmet Tortoise Food adds enrichment to your tortoise's diet with dried carrots, hibiscus flower petals, and freeze-dried sweet potato. Moistened with water, it forms a flavorful mash that can be mixed with fresh lettuce and other greens for variety. The natural formula includes added vitamins, minerals, and other trace nutrients and contains no added artificial colors or flavors.

Benefits

• Enriching Ingredients: Dried carrots, hibiscus flower petals, and sweet potatoes enrich your tortoise's regular diet.
• Flavorful Mash: Once moistened, the carrots, sweet potatoes and hibiscus become saturated, creating a flavorful mash for tortoises.
• Hay and Grass Base: Includes sun-cured timothy hay, miscanthus ground grass, and sun-cured alfalfa meal among its key ingredients.
• Vitamins and Minerals: A natural food with added vitamins, minerals, and other trace nutrients, according to Zoo Med.
• No Artificial Colors or Flavors: Zoo Med states that no artificial colors or flavors are added to this gourmet tortoise food.
• Easy Diet Transition: Mix it with your tortoise's current diet, then gradually reduce the old food until the transition is complete.
• Pairs With Fresh Greens: Can be mixed with fresh lettuce and other greens for additional variety in your tortoise's diet.
• Decades of Research: Developed by Zoo Med, which has over 40 years of experience researching reptile nutritional requirements.

Variants

• 7.5 oz
• 13.5 oz

Ingredients

Guaranteed Analysis

Ingredient List

Organic soybean meal, dried dandelion greens, zinc oxide, freeze-dried sweet potato, vitamin E supplement, suncured timothy hay, garlic extract, dicalcium phosphate, dried hibiscus flower petals, mixed tocopherols (preservative), brewer's dried yeast, organic ground whole wheat, vitamin D3 supplement, endive, ginger extract, calcium carbonate, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, miscanthus ground grass, rosemary (flavor), ferrous sulfate, dried carrots, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (stabilized source of vitamin C), horseradish, monocalcium phosphate, choline chloride, suncured alfalfa meal, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, citric acid (preservative), manganous oxide, anise extract, hydrolyzed yeast, vitamin A supplement, escarole, zinc methionine complex, juniper extract, sodium bicarbonate, dried Bifidobacterium bifidum fermentation product, niacin supplement (source of vitamin B3), almond hull meal, copper chloride, yeast culture, ethylenediamine dihydriodide, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), distilled white vinegar, yucca schidigera extract, folic acid, cassia bark extract, sodium selenite, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, D-calcium pantothenate (source of vitamin B5), riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), and zinc methionine complex.

How to Use

Recommended-Dosage Chart

Disclaimer: Product information and usage guidelines are provided by the manufacturer. Always use products as directed on the label, and consult your veterinarian if you have any concerns about your pet's health.

Dosage & Administration Instructions

• Moisten the Food: Moisten the food with water, then let it sit 3 to 5 minutes to form a mash.
• Transition Gradually: Thoroughly mix small amounts of the current diet into the moistened food to help your tortoise acclimate.
• Reduce the Old Diet: Slowly reduce the current diet at each feeding until your tortoise has fully switched.
• Feed Free Choice: Offer the food on a free-choice basis and replace any remaining food with a fresh serving daily.
• Add Fresh Greens: Mix in fresh lettuce and other greens for extra variety in the diet.

Additional Information

Precautions

• Clean Drinking Water: Always provide clean drinking water, which Zoo Med recommends treating with its ReptiSafe water conditioner.
• Replace Daily: Replace the moistened food daily rather than leaving the same serving out for extended periods.
• Switch Foods Slowly: Avoid abrupt diet changes; follow Zoo Med's gradual transition steps when introducing this food to your tortoise.

Storage Information

• Cool, Dry Storage: Store in a dry place away from direct sunlight, and keep the package closed between feedings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: How do I prepare Zoo Med Gourmet Tortoise Food?

Ans: Moisten the food with water and let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes. This allows the carrots, sweet potatoes, and hibiscus to become saturated creating a flavorful mash. Offer it free choice, replace it daily, and always provide clean drinking water.

Q2: How do I switch my tortoise to this food?

Ans: Zoo Med recommends thoroughly mixing small amounts of your tortoise's current diet into the moistened food. Then slowly reduce the amount of the current diet at each feeding until your tortoise has completely switched over. This gradual approach helps tortoises acclimate.

Q3: Can I mix Gourmet Tortoise Food with fresh greens?

Ans: Yes. Zoo Med notes that Gourmet Tortoise Food may be mixed with fresh lettuce and other greens for additional variety. Prepare the food by moistening it first, then combine it with the greens and offer the mix on a free-choice basis.

Q4: How often should I replace the food?

Ans: Zoo Med recommends offering the food on a free-choice basis and replacing it daily. Because it is served moistened, refreshing it each day keeps every serving freshly prepared. Always keep clean drinking water available, treated with Zoo Med's ReptiSafe water conditioner.

Q5: What makes this a gourmet tortoise food?

Ans: Zoo Med adds dried carrots, hibiscus flower petals, and freeze-dried sweet potato to enrich your tortoise's diet. These ingredients are combined with a base that includes organic ground whole wheat, sun-cured timothy hay, miscanthus grass, alfalfa meal, and added vitamins and minerals.

Q6: Does this tortoise food contain artificial colors or flavors?

Ans: No. Zoo Med states that no artificial colors or flavors are added. It is described as natural with added nutrients. The ingredient list does include citric acid and mixed tocopherols, both labeled as preservatives, along with rosemary listed as a flavor.

Q7: Does Gourmet Tortoise Food contain fermentation products or yeast?

Ans: The ingredient list includes dried fermentation products of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Enterococcus faecium, and Aspergillus oryzae, along with yeast culture, hydrolyzed yeast, and brewer's dried yeast. Zoo Med's page does not make specific claims about these ingredients.

Q8: What sizes does Gourmet Tortoise Food come in?

Ans: Zoo Med offers two sizes: 7.5 oz and 13.5 oz. Both contain the same gourmet formula with dried carrots, hibiscus flower petals, and sweet potato, so choose the size that fits how many tortoises you feed and how often you feed them.