Re: Natural Diet for Diamondback Terrapins

[karen testa]

Hi Brandon, yes it looks good but dont be so disappointed. if you want to do an all natural diet , i can advise. That food seems to have hidden ingredients too. for instance, what is ‘turtle sticks’ and ‘turtle treat nuggets’ and fruit and fish pellets contain ‘what’. i wouldnt use any of that. sorry to disappoint you. also anything freeze dried, is void of the enzymes of live raw food that they need to be healthy. so nutrition is void. my terrapins are rescues that can not be released and are wild. i feed them raw fish with vitamins that i soak one chunk in before feeding. make sure the fish do not have thiaminase so there is no issues. i also feed spirulina which is a green blue algea from the sea. i coat one piece of fish with the powder. they have been very healthy. here is a link for info on thiaminase. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_6/volume_6_1/thiaminase.htm also remember to freeze any raw fish at least 78 hrs before thawing and feeding to kill any potential parasites. From: brandonhauser97 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TURTLE-FOOD-RESCUE-CENTRE-DELUXE-/260615525698?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Reptiles_Spiders_Insects&hash=item3cade55542#ht_1589wt_1180I love this food because it really looks like somethings that my turtle would eat in the wild! If you take a look at the ingredients I think you will agree...GAMMARUS SHRIMP / SUPPLIMENT STICKS / TURTLE TREAT NUGGETS / BLOODWORM / GREEN LIPPED MUSSEL / SHRIMP / FREEZE DRIED OCEAN KRILL / PLANT MATTER AND FRIUT PELLETS ALSO CONTAINS VITAMINS / MINERALS / TRACE ELEMENTS AND AMINO ACIDS AS WELL MY OWN OWN PLANT / FRUIT AND FISH PELLETS, NOW WITH ADDED DRIED FISH / CRICKETS & MEALWORMSThe problem is that they are based in the UK and they can't ship to the US 🙁 The reason they cant supply to the states is that they only use naturally found ingredients such as meal worms / dried fish / river shrimp / silkworm pupa etc... the problem is that because the u.k is subject to the B.S.E in cows these ingredients are banned until the u.k is clear of this and your department of agriculture would intercept and destroy the goods before they arrived!Thanks,Brandon Hauser

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