Feeding and Nutrition :: Opinions about Nature Zone Ready to Eat Bites

[together28]

I was looking for something with less protein for my RES to eat because right now all he eats is Reptomin pellets and baby shrimp/mini krill. So far he hasn't eaten lettuce. He may be eating the anacharis in his pond but I don't know either way.

I saw this food by Nature Zone called "Ready to Eat Bites" specially formulated apetite stimulating color and flavor. The food is red in color and is squishy. It's low in protein and I wondered if this would be a good alternative to the Reptomin everyday. I could switch them up.

The instructions read to put the food into a feeding dish, however, my RES is in a small outdoor pond and he doesn't have access to any land. He only has a ZooMed basking dock.

Do you have any opinions regarding this food, good or bad, and if good, is it okay to put this food in the water and let it float for him to eat?

Thanks,
Debra

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Bubba, 2" RES, age unknown
Sassy, 15 year old American Eskimo
Belle, 14 year old Cancer surviving Maltese
Chloe, 9 year old Diabetic Rottweiler

[meltedspork]

I give this to my turtle as a treat. It doesn't really have all the ingredients/nutrients/whatnot to be an everyday food IMO. Reptomin is an excellent food and if he eats that you are on the right track. You can give him some of the Nature Zone bites but I wouldn't make it a staple food. And they don't float, they sink, so your turtle would have to eat them off the bottom of the tank/pond (my turtle has no issue with this, he's quite a scavenger).

[Caphits]

You could cut out the krill....

[together28]

Thanks for your replies. I also saw the sticky about the veggie jello squares so I am definitely going to try that also.

Jayme, how do you store the Nature Zone bites in between treat times?

Just saw you were from Yorkville. I moved to New Orleans from Naperville 12 years ago. I'm sure Yorkville is busting out of its seams these days!! Thanks again.

Debra
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Bubba, 2" RES, age unknown
Sassy, 15 year old American Eskimo
Belle, 14 year old Cancer surviving Maltese
Chloe, 9 year old Diabetic Rottweiler

[meltedspork]

Thanks for your replies. I also saw the sticky about the veggie jello squares so I am definitely going to try that also.

Jayme, how do you store the Nature Zone bites in between treat times?

Just saw you were from Yorkville. I moved to New Orleans from Naperville 12 years ago. I'm sure Yorkville is busting out of its seams these days!! Thanks again.

Debra

I keep them in the fridge in a zip-lock baggie.

Yorkville is growing a lot... very different from 12 years ago I'm sure. I actually just moved from Naperville to Yorkville about 1.5 years ago.