So we're gonna give these guys some of our Mazuri Tortoise Pellets. This is
basically what they look like, they're kind of hard and dry and don't look like
much, but they're our favorite of our tortoises and they all get them here. So
one of the things we like to do with them, is just make sure that they're nice
and soft and easy for them to eat. It's easier for the babies to eat and even
our adult tortoises seem to prefer them that way. So the easiest way to do this
is we just put a little bit in our bowl. You can also just use another container
and prep them that way, but usually I just kind of put some in there, and then
you can either spray it or just put a little water in there. You just don't
want to make it soupy, so you want enough that they're gonna have plenty of water
to absorb and get nice and squishy. So that usually takes a couple minutes. So
you have an idea of what they look like when it's done,
they turn nice and soft and spongy, you can break them apart, pull them apart
easily, and it's just so much nicer for our tortoises to eat. Yep, it's available
for our customers to purchase. Yes, and you can beat them to all sorts
of tortoises. We feed them to our Sulcatas too, but we're gonna feed these guys right
now, yes. Look at Wheel. She's all excited. Oh yeah, they know. They saw it as soon as I started bringing the pellets out.
They were like "Why the heck are you not bringing it down here?" Look, look, she's getting it all ready.
Oh look, they're all - Beth? Beth's like "I wait 'til later". Yeah, we feed this in
addition to their greens. Don't feed these guys solely the pellets because
they need a little variety in their life. And then they're a more tropical tortoise
so they need the greens and squash as well.
Sulcatas are more the grassland so, they get more of the grassland diet.
Just don't bite my fingers when I do this, okay? Promise?
You dropped it.
There you go.
Usually she likes to be hand-fed, but she wants to feed herself the pellets this
time. Yeah for these guys, the dry pellets, you can feed dry pellets, but these guys
have mouths that are probably too small. They would just end up probably
swallowing it whole and that's kind of hard on them, and you don't want to choke,
so that's why we moisten it up so that it's much easier for them to eat. Now
Sulcatas could probably eat them like candy or cereal, I guess you'd say, they
could eat them dry, but these guys it's just a little bit too big for them, so.
They can get them much, much more easily if it's if it can crumble apart.
See there how she can just take a little bites out of it, instead of having to try
to swallow the whole thing, which is really tough on these guys. She finally
notices the camera. Hi. Extreme close-up tortoise edition.
Bill's gonna eat the squash first. Hi. You're silly. I can see up your nose. Okay,
we'll leave them alone today, but yes, we do sell, we now sell these pellets. We
didn't, we didn't before, but now we do, so you can buy them right here Tye-Dyed. We
sell different size bags of them, so yup.
Bill you got tortoise pellet all over your face.
Yeah, they get the cute little mustache from the pellets.
Adorable.