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The importance of high fibre diet for tortoises. Many species of tortoises will benefit from an increased fibre in their diets.
The Tortoise Trust, one of the UK largest and most well known Tortoise Charities have recently written about the importance of incorporating High Fibre Foods into your Tortoises’ Diets. The inclusion of a wider variety of Dried Flowers, Leaves and Herbs as well as Dried Grasses to supplement Fresh Weeds, Leaves & Flowers, will increase the amount of fibre our tortoises consume in captivity. Dried foods such as Edible Flowers/Leaves/Herbs are also indispensable during times when fresh foods are not easily available.
This can improve tortoises’ health as well as prevent some diet related health problems such as MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease) by allowing tortoises to grow at a slower rate. Read the Tortoise Trust full article by visiting this link: Dietary Fibre in the Diet of the Herbivorous Tortoise Testudo graeca graeca in Spain.
At Hever Tortoise World we formulate our own Dry Tortoise Mixes using Natural and Certified Organic Flowers, Leaves and Herbs. In addition we stock the whole range of Agrobs Pre-Alpin Testudo products which are excellent sources of fibre and contain up to 60 different species of plants and herbs.
We also offer a Subscription Service for our signature Dried Mixes such as Palermo Herbs, Baby Bliss and others – if you are interested in getting a regular supply of these Natural and Certified Organic foods, please, email us at hevertortoiseworld@gmail.com and we will be happy to help.
You can visit our Store to see what products we have available – we are always glad to help if you have any questions.
