Tetra ReptoMin Aquatic Turtle Food
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Product information "Tetra ReptoMin Aquatic Turtle Food"
Complete staple food for aquatic turtles.
- High content of easily digestible proteins
- with essential minerals
- particularly popular with turtles
- For health, growth and vitality
- Sticks
- available in different sizes
Composition
Feeding recommendation
Technical details
Size information
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Ceratophyllum demersum
max. growth height
- 120 cm
Country of origin
Cosmopolitan
Suitability
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Type
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family
Ceratophyllaceae
Genus
Ceratophyllum
Propagation
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Cans, buckets, lids, sealing film and label made from 100% recyclable PP mono-material. Available in 250ml and 1 liter cans
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Give your tortoise the food it needs for a healthy and active life with JBL ProTerra Herbil. Order now and ensure the well-being of your reptile!Description from JBL
Tortoises are gourmets and do not eat everything, but they do
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In collaboration with Dr. Petra Kölle at Munich University of Applied Sciences
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from the JBL PROTERRA range. Because even if a food
nutritionally perfect, it must first be accepted by the animal!
be accepted by the animal! JBL PROTERRA HERBIL
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complete food. You are of course welcome to collect greens and herbs in summer
to supplement the basic diet. The other JBL PROTERRA
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species-appropriate supplement to JBL PROTERRA HERBIL. Variety is welcome for every
turtle is welcome.
Turtle species for which this food is ideal (examples):
- Charcoal tortoise
- Star tortoise
- Panther tortoise
- Broad-shelled tortoise
- Greek tortoise
- Moorish tortoise
- Spur-thighed tortoise
- Four-toed tortoise
JBL expeditions often visit tortoise habitats, whether in the deserts
turtle habitats, be it in the deserts, or even more frequently, in the wetlands
of the tropics. The observations of their way of life and
feeding habits flow into the development of JBL food varieties.
feed varieties. This information directly from nature is extremely valuable because
otherwise hardly available.
The aim should always be to care for the animals in a species-appropriate way and
Ideally, the aim should always be to care for the animals in a species-appropriate manner and, ideally, to provide offspring in order to reduce the number of animals taken from the wild.
Breeding is not absolutely necessary for some species, as the commercially
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endangered, JBL nevertheless finds it desirable to breed pets.
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CHF 29.90
Litre :
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High content of easily digestible proteins
with essential minerals
particularly popular with turtles
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Sticks
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also for amphibians
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When fed regularly, this attractive snack supports the body's defences, development and vitality.