Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks Review

Diet is one of the most important parts of raising a turtle. In simple terms, what you feed your turtles determines their health and overall wellbeing throughout their lifetime. That said, you are better off incorporating vitamins and minerals into your turtle’s diet through specialized foods such as Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks. 

Turtles are perhaps one of the most loveable pets to keep. Even better, they are quite easy to fend for because they need very little care to keep them in check. By little care, we mean a continually healthy diet, otherwise, they may die if neglected. While feeding your turtle, you need to understand that turtles are quite selective about what they want to eat. For this reason, you ought to take great care in ensuring that you provide the best feeding environment for your turtle. 

One of the best ways of doing this is by incorporating a scientifically formulated easy to digest and balanced diet into their daily meals. Among the renowned and most preferred brands by most pet owners, breeders, and pet turtle enthusiasts is the Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks which is specifically formulated for all water turtles, amphibians, and almost all aquatic reptiles. Let’s look at why you should consider the Tetra ReptoMin Floating Sticks.

Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks Review and Breakdown

In general, Tetra ReptoMin products are a trusted favorite among many pet owners, and almost every turtle-keeping enthusiast has looked to this brand for feeding solutions and products to meet all their pet feeding needs and overall care levels. 

The Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks is a specially formulated, high-quality daily diet and highly nutritious specifically manufactured for all newts, aquatic turtles, and frogs. To add to that, it is quite easy to digest and is a well-balanced diet that contains a significant amount of Vitamin C alongside vital minerals such as calcium to support the overall wellbeing of your pet turtles. Also, it features a decent amount of essential amino acids and enough proteins to ensure the healthy growth of your turtles.

Depending on how much food your pet can consume within a couple of minutes, you are to feed them the Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks at least once or twice per day. For variety and a more nutritious meal, you can always supplement this diet with any one of the Tetra ReptoTreat foods. Unfortunately, there are times when your turtle may not reach all the food within one feeding session. When this happens, the floating sticks begin to sink to the bottom of your tank. While this may allow your pet turtles to find food at their convenience, if the sticks are left uneaten, they may leave your tank quite dirty. 

Even so, whether you are just starting with a few young turtles or have been in the pet-keeping game for a while now, the Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks are a viable solution for you. This is because they are packed with a solid amount of vital nutrients that promote the healthy growth of young turtles. 

What we liked; 

• They are easy to digest.
• They promote the healthy growth of turtles.
• These do not smell bad and have great taste, which indeed attracts the turtles to them.
• Are well sized so you can always find the appropriate size for small turtles and older ones alike.
• Quality brand turtle food in a resealable vacuum-packed bag. For this reason, they stay fresh for a long time.

What we didn’t like;

• They do not have vitamin D3 enrichment, so you will have to let your turtles always bask in natural sunlight or incur more costs for other sources of Vitamin D for proper bone and outer shell growth.
• They tend to dirty water when they begin to dissolve and sink downwards in the turtle tank.

Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks Specifications 

Item Description	Specifications
Flavor	Natural
Item Form	Dry, Floating Sticks
Age Range / Life Stage	All ages
Nutritional Options	Proteins, Essential Amino Acids, Vitamin C and Calcium
Health Consideration	Easy to digest for all life stages and promotes healthy bone and shell growth
Breed Recommendation	Small Breeds
Size and weight	10.59 oz.
Availability	Check price here

Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks Features 

Size, weight, and packaging 

The Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks come in a 10.59 oz. container or bag that is quite big and would last you about 3 months if you are feeding about three turtles and even longer if you are only feeding one. Even better, they are appropriately sized to accommodate all turtles in almost all life stages. This means that you can feed the floating sticks to baby turtles and older turtles alike.

Also, these floating sticks come in a heavy-duty container or a resealable vacuum-sealed bag. These packaging items deprive the floating food sticks of oxygen thus mold and bacteria cannot grow in such an environment. This way your floating food sticks can always stay fresh throughout the 3-4 months of feeding.

Nutritional Options and Health Consideration

The Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks have been scientifically formulated through advanced nutritional and manufacturing technologies that ensure that each portion has a significant amount of Vitamin C, other nutrients, and Calcium to support the vitality and good health of your pet turtles. Also, they contain essential amino acids alongside high-quality proteins that promote the healthy growth of turtle bones and their shell. The fact that they are easy to digest is a bonus because they prevent bloating of the turtles after every feeding session. 

Who is it best suited for?

The Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food sticks seamlessly meet the needs and preferences of new pet owners, breeders, and zookeepers alike. They are ideal for younger and older turtles alike and are a well-balanced diet for amphibians such as frogs and newts as well. 

Are there any alternatives to the Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks?

Yes. The alternatives are within the same brand but are more age-specific. That said, you can either feed your older turtles the Tetra ReptoMin Adult Turtle Formula Sticks or the younger ones the Tetra ReptoMin Baby Floating Food Sticks. 

Features of the alternative turtle food sticks

Item Description	Tetra ReptoMin Adult Turtle Formula Sticks	Tetra ReptoMin Baby Floating Sticks
Flavor	Natural	Natural
Item Form	Dry, Floating Sticks	Dry, Floating Sticks
Age Range / Life Stage	Adult	Small aquatic animals
Nutritional Options	Beta Glucans added to help support the immune system, Less fat percentages	Higher calcium content to optimally support bone development and shell growth
Health Consideration	Easy to Digest and features an odor-blocking technology	Smaller and much softer, easy to digest
Breed Recommendation	Small Breeds	Small breeds
Size and weight	8.11 oz.	0.92 oz.
Availability	Check price here	Check price here

Verdict: Should you get the Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks?

Yes, you should. They have enough nutrients to supplement the growth and overall well-being of your pet turtles. Even so, ensure to do your research carefully to understand your turtles’ nutrition needs and feeding habits before purchasing this product. By doing that, you can significantly determine whether you should work with the alternatives or the Tetra ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks as they are. This way, you can easily avoid issues such as stunted growth or bloating issues. 

FAQs 

• Why isn’t my turtle growing yet I am feeding it the floating food sticks?

While the floating food sticks are a healthy food option, they aren’t the only components involved in taking care of your turtles. That said, your turtle may not be growing because you aren’t supplementing his diet with other foods or because you do not let him bask in the sun for a significant amount of time.

• Do these food sticks dissolve in the water?

With time, yes. While they are made to float so that the turtle can swim up to eat them, they become soft when they start to absorb water. If they remain in the tank for a longer period than a day, they will start to dissolve in your tank.