General Care Discussion :: Food recommendations?

[steve]

The picture on the can reminded me of this... http://imgur.com/gallery/SsaOO

[MVB]

Heeeeehhheehhhhe

So I'm still having a hard time figuring out how much to feed the little guys. Their current staple food is pellets.

I was feeding them about 8-12 repto sticks/Flucker's Pellets a day, but they're eating them so quickly that I'm starting to wonder if it's enough. This morning I fed them a mixture of about 12 Flucker Pellets and Repto Sticks each, and in the minute or so it took me to wash my hands, Mordin had entirely finished his and Pinkman had one or two left in the tank. I'm starting to think I may be under-feeding them, but it seems like so much compared to their body size. (They're approximately two inches right now). I'm just worried about overfeeding them. Any ideas?

I've also noticed them acting a little aggressive in their tank as well. It may be as a result of underfeeding, or I may be imagining it. I've just noticed them swimming on top of each other, smacking each other with their legs, or on very rare occasions, biting at the water in front of one another (which looks like a threat to me). I haven't seen them actually bite each other yet however.

[steve]

Pellets as a staple is fine. I mix 3 different pellets together and offer a small amount of that plus some veggies everyday. I'll try to add a veggie of fruit treat once every week or two.

I'm having a hard time picturing them relative the amount of pellets, but large seams on the shell indicate fast growth.

[MVB]

Do these two look OK?

[steve]

It's a little thick, and very nice looking turts. Are you feeding them separately?

[MVB]

Yeah, mostly. I've been a little less diligent about feeding them separately lately and I've just fed them in their tank on days where I'm in a rush, but most days I take them out and feed them in two separate containers. At the very least I do try to get them at opposite sides of the tank where they can't see the other one eating.

[steve]

If they're getting a decent amount of veggies, I would keep the pellets to low end of what they're getting. I also like to use veggies in the morning... its a bigger meal for them and then can spend the day basking and digesting it.