Especially for the nutritional requirements of turtles and terrapins
Most turtles and terrapins are omnivores. They particularly like to eat fish, other aquatic animals and often also aquatic plants. JBL offers a comprehensive range for the species-appropriate diet for turtles, to meet the respective requirements of the animals’ size. Dried fish, crustaceans and algae are most important and constitute a species-appropriate, natural diet. On the JBL expeditions in South America, turtles were often observed cracking and eating snails. Smaller snails were swallowed whole. The snail shells are an important component in the mineral supply of the turtles.
Other good reasons to feed JBL food
Impressive palatability for turtles: Practical research including feeds in the wild. No vitamin loss thanks to airtight packaging. The JBL food tins and buckets are 100 % recyclable, as the tin, sealing film, label and lid are made from one PP mono-material. There is no need to separate the label from the tin, as is actually necessary with other food tins. The thickness of the plastic has also been reduced, as very high-quality PP (polypropylene) is used. The use of polypropylene ensures full recyclability at the end of the product life cycle. The recycled material is used for the production of new products and thus the spread of pollutants in the environment is minimised.
Turtle species for which this food is ideal (examples):
- Cooter turtles (all species)
- Red-bellied short-necked turtle
- Mud turtles
- Painted turtles
- Softshell turtles
- Musk turtles
- Spotted turtle
- Wood turtles
- Terrapins
- Map turtles
- Chinese three-keeled pond turtle
JBL expeditions often visit 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 eating habits are incorporated into the development of the JBL foods. This information directly from the wild is extremely valuable, as it would otherwise hardly be available.
The aim should always be to care for the animals in a species-appropriate way and ideally to provide for offspring in order to reduce the removal of species from the wild. Although breeding is not absolutely necessary for some species, as the species relevant to the trade come from offspring or are not endangered, JBL nevertheless considers it desirable to breed pets.
JBL PROTERRA MOLLUSCUS
Whole snails, gammarus and fish sticks for a varied diet for all aquatic and terrapin turtles
- Untreated, dried, whole snails (approx. 2 cm), water insects, clams, sticks containing fish (approx. 1.5 cm) & shrimps. Ideal and natural variety in the diet. For all types of aquatic and terrapin turtles
- Whole snails with all their valuable ingredients have been gently dried to form a vitamin-rich and important supplement to the turtle's main diet JBL PROTERRA CRUSTARUS
- JBL expeditions have observed how snails are happily and frequently eaten by all water turtle species
- No artificial colours or preservatives added. Tins, lids, sealing film and label 100 % recyclable
- Package contents: 1 freshly sealed waterproof and lightproof tin/bucket, containing freeze-dried snail and fish sticks. With dosing aid in lid
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10,46 €
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24,87 €
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99.48 EUR /
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43,12 €
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66.34 EUR /
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