General Care Discussion :: Feeding questions

[monolithmaji]

I Just want to make sure that I am feeding my turtles enough.

Two res that are about a inch and a half long and a inch and a half wide.

I feed them both two retomin pellets in the mourning and then a few leafs of lettuce later in the day and a stick before I put the cloth over there tank.
And the occasional fruit or treat.

Is this enough or to much, to little?

[SpotsMama]

Here's some info on the amount of pellets to feed:

http://www.redearslider.com/pellets.html

Have you seen that? I'm not sure exactly what size the pellets are that you're talking about so it's hard to say if that's enough or too much. If you'll read up on the link above you should be able to judge the correct amount.

[monolithmaji]

Yea i have read that it says to feed them about the size of there head ... but does that mean like a clump as big as his head or just peices that are the size of his head. that and i dont know how much vegies to give it just says to give them.

[SpotsMama]

Imagine that his head is hollow. Don't count his neck, just his head. Then estimate how many pellets it would take to fill it up. It won't be exactly perfect but it's a pretty good estimate.

As your turtle gets older, and his head grows, the amount of pellets will get larger. When he gets to be three or four inches long, though, you'll start feeding him pellets only every other day, so the overall amount will be half.

Does that help?