When thinking about a tortoise pellet, you may immediately consider Mazuri or Grassland tortoise diets. However, Lugarti is a fairly new brand that makes reptile diets and reptile supplies. The Lugarti pellets for tortoises are deemed by the company as the “healthiest pelleted diet for tortoises on the planet.”
Lugarti tortoise pellets for consists of natural hays and grasses, as well as high-quality vitamins, minerals, probiotics and prebiotics.
Lugarti Premium Tortoise Food promotes that they are free of many of the “scary” ingredients of other commercial tortoise diets. The pellets do not include artificial colors, corn, bone meal, fructose, BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene) nor artificial flavors.
You can feed your Russian tortoise Lugarti pellets as a main diet, but it’s always best to offer a varied diet with proper grasses and greens to ensure a healthy diet.
How to Feed Lugarti Tortoise Pellets
Like Mazuri and Zoo Med Grassland diets, you can feed Lugarti pellets dry or moistened.
When introducing a new pellet to your Russian tortoise diet, you can moisten the pellets. For some reason, many tortoises find the moistened pellets more enticing. However, if your tortoise is used to eating dry pellets, try offering the Lugarti dry to give it a fair comparison.
When feeding baby Russian tortoises or younger tortoises, in general, moisten the pellets until softened. This will make it easier for them to bite onto and eat.
Lugarti Tortoise Food Guaranteed Analysis
| Crude protein (min) | 9.0% |
| Crude fat (min) | 2.7% |
| Crude fiber (max) | 32.0% |
| Calcium | 1.0% |
| Phosphorus | 0.2% |
| Sodium | 0.5% |
Lugarti Premium Tortoise Food Ingredients
Timothy Hay, Rye Grass, Oat Hay, Alfalfa Hay, Rice Bran, Almond Hulls, Calcium Carbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Brewers Dried Yeast; Probiotic Blend: (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Enterococcus faecium, Bifidobacterium longum, Aspergillus oryzae); Vitamin & Mineral Blend: (Zinc Methionine Complex, Manganese Methionine Complex, Copper Lysine Complex, Cobalt Glucoheptonate, Manganese Oxide, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E), Mineral Oil, Selenium Yeast, Manganese Sulfate, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Retinyl Acetate (Vitamin A), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Salt); Soybean Meal, Propionic Acid, Ammonium Hydroxide, Acetic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Verxite, Silicon Dioxide, Orange Oil, Wheat Bran
