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No need to provide your pet with extra vitamin and mineral supplements because this food offers complete nutrition.
Expect high fiber and low starch levels with this grass hay-based diet.
A natural source of antioxidants allow vitamins to easily be absorbed.
Live probiotic cultures will help your tortoise’s GI tract and digestion to prosper.
Free of artificial colors and flavors.
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Watch your tortoise happily crunch and munch as he enjoys Mazuri Tortoise LS Food. Designed for arid and grass tortoises as well as other herbivorous reptiles, this high-fiber diet provides complete nutrition for your shelled friend. The grass hay-based formula is packed with fiber and live probiotic cultures to encourage a healthy digestion. Low starch amounts mimic your pet’s natural diet and the extruded pellets help minimize waste while providing a more natural feeding environment.
Feed to tortoise, along with plenty of fresh clean water. Tortoises will generally consume 1-4% of body weight per day, although food intake will vary due to environmental temperature, activity, and life stage. Provide a good quality forage such as grass or hay or browse. Fresh fruits and vegetables may be provided, but at no more than 20% of the total diet. Soaking the diet is not necessary but may help to acclimate tortoises to the diet.
Thoroughly wash feeding and watering bowls on a regular basis. It is always good practice to wash hands thoroughly after feeding and/or handling pets. This diet is not for human consumption
The team at Mazuri share a love and fascination for the world’s less-common creatures—exotic animals. They have spent decades mastering the art and science of exotic animal nutrition, with 30 years of experience helping pet owners and professionals provide the unique care these special pets need.
Bringing the Zoo to You
Mazuri started at the zoo, providing zoo professionals with food and nutritional products tailored to the unique animals in their care. They’ve expanded to bring their knowledge home to you, using the research and practice of PhD exotic animal nutritionists to create a range of species-appropriate pet foods. Support your exotic friends with nutritionally-complete foods created just for them.
The Mazuri Difference
Your pet is anything but average, so why should his food be? Mazuri works with zoos, universities and breeders to stay on the cutting edge of exotic animal nutrition. Every recipe is based on the latest research and precisely calibrated to deliver the balanced nutrition these special animals need.
Committed to Quality
Carefully chosen ingredients combine with the latest technology to provide nutrition you can rely on for your exotic pet.
A Diet Zoos Choose
Mazuri got its start feeding animals at the zoo, and now you can choose the expert diet zoos use, too!
Driven by Research
Nutritionists at Mazuri conduct ongoing research with zoos, universities and breeders to gain new insights into exotic animal nutrition.
About Mazuri
Mazuri means “good” in Swahili, and they believe that good nutrition comes out of good scientific curiosity. They’ve been making exotic pet foods since 1989, and whether your uncommon pet walks, crawls, flies or swims, Mazuri has a food made just for him. Every formula they make is artificial color-free, FSSC 2000-certified and manufactured in the USA according to strict FDA requirements.
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Questions & Answers
7 Customer Questions
I have a 8 month sulcata and feed him this but I'm wondering how big the pieces are, cause he's gotta tiny mouth, what the benefits of the low starch version is and if this has enough calcium to replace giving him a calcium bone.
Answer by • May 18, 2020
Mazuri Tortoise LS diet is the recommendation for Sulcatas. It comes in two sizes. Mazuri Small Tortoise LS is 3/32 inches in diameter by 1/8 inches long. Mazuri Tortoise LS diet is 1/4" inches in diameter by 1/2 inches long. It contains 100% of the nutrients need per day and will not require a calcium bone. For tortoises the Tortoise LS diet is recommended. The Tortoise LS diet is a Timothy grass based diet that is low in starch, higher in fiber, lower protein, contains probiotics, and works great for tortoises. The LS diet mimics their natural environment in the wild.
Can this replace fresh greens if needed for a Russian Tort during coronavirus?
Answer by • Mar 24, 2020
This Tortoise Diet LS food can be fed as a temporary diet (if short of greens) or be fed as a sole diet.
Is this good for desert tortoise
Answer by • Apr 11, 2022
Mazuri® Low Starch Tortoise food is best for arid-zone and grassland herbivorous tortoises and lizards such as the Aldabra, African Spurred/Sulcata, Desert, Egyptian, Galapagos, Gopher, Greek, Leopard, Pancake, Radiated or Yellow-Footed tortoise, as well as Chuckwalla and Uromastyx lizards.
Whats the shelf life on this product?
Answer by • May 09, 2022
The shelf life is one year from the date of manufacture.
Graduated to the big bag and she’s so excited! So is my wallet!
Basic info … Sgt Peppers LHCB is 5 1/2 years old.  I have had her since she was I think three weeks to a month old. We live in Missouri, so she is indoors and outdoors. She has been doubling her size each year for the last 2 years. She has always ate Mazuri LS. She currently eats about 2 1/2 to 3 pounds per month of the pellets. She also has access to fresh Timothy hay. 
(The scarring on the shell is from a dog attack at 2 years.)
If you need to have a little help to get yours to eat and the pellets, try soaking them in a little bit of water, you can even soak their favorite fruit in the water to give a little flavor. When I first introduced pellets and Timothy hay to my tortoise, she did not like it. She is spoiled with her dark greens, and occasional veggies and treats. It took me a few months of tying different ways to get her to eat them. Now she gets mad if there’s not a whole bowl full in her enclosure at all times.
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
By Noni on Dec 20, 2022
Mazuri Tortoise Diet LS
My Russian Tortoise,so far, will not eat this. I am disappointed,as I thought it would supplement his fresh food. I will keep trying, as it has only been on and off again for about 2 weeks. Some online reviews are favorable, so maybe.......
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jels on Nov 30, 2022
sulcata loves it
My dad’s sulcata tortoise loves this food. We switched from ZooMed after their prices kept increasing. Mazuri is much more cost effective and my dad’s tortoise seems to like it more too.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jules on Jan 10, 2023
Mazuri tortoise food
My tortoise loves this food. Very fast service. I am always going to buy from Chewy. Great price too!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By SuziC on Jun 30, 2022
Excellent products, excellent service!
I bought a bag of what I THOUGHT was tortoise food and it was turtle food, there is a difference and it's important. I wrote a review saying I made a mistake but that you needed to be careful with the descriptions. Chewy responded immediately (that wasn't the point of my review, the mistake was mine.) and replaced the food with what I really needed! The food, regardless if it is Tortoise food (my Clyde, a desert Sulcata, LOVES this brand!) chicken feed, pig food or dog and cat food seems always fresh. I buy toys, treats, supplement and medication through Chewy. I use auto ship because it saves me a little money and it comes right to the door. The boxes are great for moving too.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Josie on Jul 24, 2022
Mojave desert tortoise approved!
My eight-year-old tortoise was introduced to this pellet for the first time, and he seems to really like it- permitted I put a little water on it first to soften it up. I give him small amounts and he gobbles them up. I feel good about supplementing his diet with these pellets since it is hard to know if I am giving him enough nutrition through all his other foods. It is a bit pricey for what you get, but it works for me since my guy is small.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Daisy on Nov 4, 2022
My tortoises love it!
My desert tortoises love these as a free fed snack! I'm constantly having to refill the bowl for them.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By AyoeShire on Jul 4, 2022
Leopard Tortoise
After working diligently to get my leopard tortoise to eat a more healthy and varied diet I have finally been able to get her to eat the Mazuri diet. I started by chopping up her regular veggie green and mixing them in with soaked Mazuri diet. She didn't miss a meal. This is a great diet that offers a balanced daily nutrition.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Food on Sep 29, 2022
Waste of money
My tortoise tried but will not eat it. It just sat there and attracted fruit flies.
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Tortdad on Feb 14, 2022
Get small bag first
Bought this 25 lb bag for my tortoises. I have 5 sulcatas, 4 leapords, 2 redfoots, and 3 russian tortoises, all from a wide variety of age ranges. NONE of them will touch this stuff. I've tried soaking it, grinding it, mixing with their regular diet, tried not feeding them for a day to see if they will get hungry enough to eat it.. nope. They ain't gonna touch it. I'm left with a very expensive bag of chicken feed. Try a small portion before you purchase a big bag... The chewy website was great though. Easy and very fast delivery.