Feeding and Nutrition :: What about these products.....

[tissigirl]

Here are a few things I found on Petsmart.com while I was just browsing. Just wondering what everyone thought.....

Reptile Calcium:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_ ... 36842&Ne=2

Cleaning Wipes:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_ ... 7886531477

I assume this would be used for treats:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_ ... 36842&Ne=2

Another treat:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_ ... 36842&Ne=2

[marisa]

For a calcium supplement, I'd get RepCal (very highly rated).

I have the Wipe Out gel, and only have it because it was really cheap. If you have other things to buy, I'd skip this, unless you have multiple set-ups and want to pay for the convenience of using it when you go from one set-up to another.

I've never tried the Nature Zone product.

I used the ZooMed Turtle Treat product when my RES was a hatchling. It is very high in protein and should only be a rare treat (I used about half of it and threw the rest away because I had had it for so long).

[tissigirl]

Thanks. I was just curious, mostly about the calcium thing. I use cuttlebone, but have to crush it up because he won't eat it alone. Thanks for the RepCal suggestion. I'll have to try it.

[drgnldy]

I would be careful with the wipe out hand gel. It would be alcohol bases and will destroy the good bacteria on your skin as well as the bad. I work in a hospital and we are encouraged to use similar products and our hands have no natural oils left in them. A real good wash with soap and water is better.

[TNTurtles]

how do you coat a piece of lettuce or something with calcium and wont it come off in the water?

[drgnldy]

how do you coat a piece of lettuce or something with calcium and wont it come off in the water?

I'm not sure, my turt eats out of your hand. Sorry not much help.

[marisa]

I've never tried to coat lettuce with calcium powder, since it would just come off in the water (where they need to eat). I've coated turtle pellets by moistening them first and rolling them in the powder (or you could shake put them in a bag with the powder and shake it), then letting them dry and feeding them to my RES. I've also just moistened the pellets dipped them in some of the powder and handfed them to him. I do this with other foods as well (the occasional piece of chicken, squash, etc.) and handfed them, but I haven't done it with leafy veggies.