General Care Discussion :: How to lose weight??

[novroz]

As I said before in my other post...Kame used to eat a lot of protein, but it had stopped 1 and half month ago.

but look at her!! she is still fat...she even getting fatter. Help me guys... and thx

[Kemul]

Could she be gravid?

Not sure how a turtle metabolizes fat. I guess you have stopped all foods
containing fat?

[TheComputerGremlin]

Just like humans, it takes time. You want to continue feeding her a head-sized amount of pellets every other day and give her lettuce each day. The weight may take months to years to get rid of. If you can get a scale to weigh her on, they make ones for kitchens that should work for a turtle's size, you can monitor her weight using the scale rather than just looking at her. For all you know, she may have lost a few grams already but it doesn't look like she has.

[BullDog]

As Jax said, just keep her on a healthy feeding schedule. It will take time for her to loose the pudge, but crash diets don't work for RES.

My Frankie was overweight when I first got her. I didn't notice a physical change in her pudge until about 6 months after I started her on a proper diet. She's definitely better now (just short of a year since I've had her), but by no means could she be considered "slim"

[novroz]

thx

I'll keep up the diet.

Btw, these are waht she eats:
1. kangkung/turnip green/lettuce/carrot : everyday
2. small portion of pellet : everynight
3. Cuttlebone : twice a day (head size)
4. Papaya and Sweet potato : at least once a week

is it good diet?

[BullDog]

That sounds pretty good. The only thing is #4. Both papaya and sweet potato have a lot of sugar in them. I would cut back the sweet potato to maximum once a week, and the papaya no more than once a month.

[novroz]

okay thx

the sweet potato is for vit E source coz berries are quite hard to find

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Well,the diet sounds pretty good.She's probably loosing weight and you don't know it.Yes,she is kinda overweight.(No offense)But she probably is loosing weight.