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Food?
Dec 9, 2003 21:50:01 GMT -5
Post by jlpvt on Dec 9, 2003 21:50:01 GMT -5
I bought a res (4-1/2") and was wondering what I can feed him. this is my first turtle and I dont want to do something stupid. Right now I am feeding him reptomin pellets and I tried out celery, apple, tomatoe, carrots, and a little bit of orange. he only ate the celery, orange, and carrots. I want to feed him a bigger variety of foods but I dont know what to feed him!!!
Will anyone help? ;D
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Food?
Dec 10, 2003 1:18:16 GMT -5
Post by Raiku on Dec 10, 2003 1:18:16 GMT -5
Turtles of all ages must be provided with vegetables & fruits as a staple food item, because they contain fiber, essential vitamins, nutrients and trace elements that your turtle requires to stay healthy.
VEGETABLES
Romaine Lettuce Mustard leaves Leaves of Radish Collard Greens Tomatoes Carrot• Beetroot Turnip Sweet Potato [cooked - boiled/ steamed/baked] Beans Peas Pumpkin Squashes
FRUITS • Papaya • Mango • Water Melon ( Feed rarely) • Cantaloupe/Common Melon • Grapes (remove skin so its easier for them to pick at ) • Apple • Pear • Strawberry • Figs
WATER PLANTS Anacharis Water Lily Duckweed Water Hyacinth Hornwort
LIVE PREY • Feeder Fish ( guppies, rosey reds, goldfish( goldfish have very high fat content and should NOT be fed often ) • earthworms • mealworms • mosquito larvae • crickets • cockroaches • apple snails or other water snails ( if you get water plants you most likely will get some smails with them )
Getting Calcium • cuttle bone • Calcium Dusting ( you can crush cuttle bone for this) • Calcium blocks
Getting Vitamin A ( Great for eyes ..expecially if they are puffy) • green leafy vegetables • cabbage • carrot • squash • cod liver oil When you feed your bigger turtle, you want to give them a variety of food. Some of the vegetables they might not eat. Feed them a couple pellets, and greens. They may not eat them at first. put a leave of romaine lettuce on top of you tank water and let it float for a couple hours. Most of the water plants, they will eat. Feed every third day and just toss in leaf on none eating days.
Your baby will need more meat like fish, crickets, earthworms, mealworms. You should feed enough to fill the neck area up or what they can eat in ten minutes. Maybe feed fish and the next crickets or a half and ha;f mixture. Then the third day, pellets
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Food?
Dec 10, 2003 19:53:40 GMT -5
Post by jlpvt on Dec 10, 2003 19:53:40 GMT -5
Can I feed them iceberge lettuce? if no why not?
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Food?
Dec 20, 2003 21:52:56 GMT -5
Post by dpup77 on Dec 20, 2003 21:52:56 GMT -5
Iceberg lettuce doesn't have any nutrients in it. It's really not good for anybody, much less turtles.
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