General Care Discussion :: Frozen turtle food ?

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Post Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:14 pm   Frozen turtle food ?

Hey guys i was wondering if its okay to feed my turtle the San Francisco Bay Healthy Herp Frozen Aquatic Turtle Diet food on the days i am not giving him pellets.

This is the link for the frozen cubes
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... =525397973

The reason i am asking is because i know on the days you are not feeding your turtle pellets, you should be giving them veggies and ect.

This is the ingridents for the cubes.
Ingredients:
Carrots, Anacharis, Krill, Romaine Lettuce, Turnip, Pollock, Bloodworms, Dandelion Greens, Spirulina, Algin, Menhaden Oil, Vitamin Premix: Wheat Flour, Vitamin A Acetate, Cholecalciferol (source of Vitamin D3), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Calcium Panthothenate, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin, Inositol, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Betaine, and D-Alpha Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E).
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:47 am   Re: Frozen turtle food ?

I think those are OK to use. How big is your RES and have you tried fresh veggies?
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:11 pm   Re: Frozen turtle food ?

not yet, i tried carrots but that is about it.

I need to go and buy some red lettuce n ect for her to try

she is around 5 inches i believe.
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:01 am   Re: Frozen turtle food ?

No of my turtles will eat the frozen food.
2 - RES
-Slider 5.5" male
-Luckie 5"
1- eastern painted turtle - Anubis 5.25"
1- southern painted turtle - AmunRa 2.5"
1- northern dbt - Tiki 4"
1- concentric northern dbt - Isis 5"
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