Photo Gallery :: Gongi eating vegetables?!?!!

[ploskinj]

He he he, never thought it was possible!



Looks like she's enjoying it though.

[Pizza]

Looking good.

[pumpkinsherbet]

awww she looks like she's smiling!

[SpotsMama]

"What a yummy salad!"

[Shreyas]

shes really enjoying that....my RES doesnt like vegetables....i tried hard to feed her veges but she isnt eating them and she need only the food I give her daily....the pellets!!

[SpotsMama]

Shreyas, is your turtle pretty small? Most of the turtles are not that fond of vegetables until they grow up. Then they can't get enough of them.

[Shreyas]

My turtle is now 1year old.....I am trying to avoid giving her pellets and make her habit of eating vegetables....Still it isnt working.

[JNZBCBnLIL]

I didn't know that RES normally didn't like veggies until they were older... Leo chows down on his romaine... I'm pretty sure he may even like it better then his pellets but then again he's also the biggest pig of all my animals so *shrugs* lol Very cute pictures!! It really does look like she is looking up at the camera and smirking in that one picture!!

[industrial_girl_2000]

Glad to hear that your turt is enjoying her lettuce!

For Shreyas, here is how I got my turt to eat veggies. Sometimes you just gotta get a little bit creative. Read down the thread because there are updates as you go down:

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3998

[marisa]

Don't avoid giving pellets totally---your turtle needs some of the nutrients they provide that can't be found in veggies alone. The duckweed is good to have in the tank (nutritious).

[ploskinj]

Shreyas, Here's what i did for the veggies she didnt like. I mixed ithe veggies with unflavored gelatin, a little bit of water and Tuna water. I cut it into little cubes and she liked it soooo much. Now, she recognized the taste of that veggie even without the gelatin. Try it, it's just easy to prepare. I used the Knox unflavored gelatin.

[rocketright]

That's so cute!