Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 9:46 am Feeding a 2-3 month old hatchling half pellets?
I bought a red ear slider not so long ago, and it is just over an inch long. Now, the first week I tried feeding it regular pellets, but it's mouth wasn't big enough to eat them, so, it takes a bite and the rest of the pellet sinks and dirties the tank. Therefore, what I've been doing is breaking the pellets in half or thirds and feeding them to it one by one. I wait for my turtle to finish the half/third pellet before dropping in a new one. This way I can ensure it is eating, and the tank stays cleaner. However, lately a friend of mine says that it is not good to feed them these half pellets. He didn't really tell me why, but he said they could fall sick or something. This is either a really dumb question or a big lesson I'm going to learn from this lol. My turtle has been eating these half pellets normally for quite a few weeks now.