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Fiber, A Neglected Diet Consideration

Fiber, A Neglected Diet Consideration

Fiber, what exactly is it?  Fiber consists of pieces of food that will not be digested, but aid in digestion, by providing a sufficiently firm substrate for the intestinal walls to act on – moving a bolus of food along the digestive track. Fiber is also a place...
Herpeton 2019 Talk, A Video

Herpeton 2019 Talk, A Video

Hey folks, this is well edited version of a talk I gave at Herpeton 2019.  I have to say, I sound like someone I don’t like listening to, my voice is very monotone.  I was a bit nervous/apprehensive at this venue.  My two talks at TTPG had a better more...
“Grassland” Is A Habitat Description, Not A Diet Definition

Layer Crumbles

Buy some Purina Mills organic layer crumbles now. Where did I ever even get the idea to feed chicken food to tortoises? Kay Booth, it was her idea. I saw Kay speak at conferences a few times regarding her long history of successful desert tortoise breeding. Kay wrote...
Fiber, A Neglected Diet Consideration

Soakers And Foods

Hi, I use all the products I sell, all of them.  To increase day to day variety I use a few in multiple ways. I moisten all the foods (ZooMed Grassland and Forest Tortoise Foods, and Purina Mills Organic Layer Crumbles) with plain water, and on other...
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