General Care Discussion :: How to tell if my RES is over weight

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

How do you tell if your RES is overweight?
I think mine might be a little bit overweigh cause all i have been feeding him is turtle pellets for around 1 and a half.
If he is a little bit overweight how can i get him back to normal?
I do want to make him some of those jello shots so he can eat his veggies which he hates and i also want to vary his diet and go and buy some crickets worms etc.
Any suggestions for food?

[untsmurf]

If your turtle is overweight, you need to cut down on the fatty foods and the protein. Make sure you are strict about the amount he gets and make sure he is getting veggies.

I've never experienced it personally, but I think the way to tell if your turt is overweight is if he has pudge coming out around his legs and/or head.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

I think Ranger is a little bit overweight where his back legs go in there a tiny pudge but i don't know if its normal or not

[Zepher30]

the 'tiny pudges' are a sign of an overweight turtle I fed mine too much in one day once, and all she did for the next 24hrs was float the the top, and poop, lol...

Shes fine now, however, it was in interesting day, to say the least.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Mines not floating he's acting like normal swimming and basking and pooping
How can i get him to be normal?
I just tried to feed him some romaine lettuce and tomatoes but he did not like them so im gonna give him a break on the pellets for today

[novroz]

How to tell if your RES is over weight? hehehe just look at my Kame she is so overweight and her diet takes forever...she seems getting more weight than ever

[Melvira_Fox]

A RES is overweight when their pudge lays on the deck when they bask.

Needless to say, Sid is on a diet and she hates it.

[novroz]

My kame is also hate it

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Can you guys post some pictures of your "overweight RES"?
And none of my turtles skin touches his dock when he basks its not even close........ i don't think i'll have to pay attention next time he basks

[shedreamsinred]

He doesn't appear pudgy in the picture you posted in the thread about his shell. They do all have skin folds, from what I've seen, and that doesn't necessarily mean fat.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

I'll see if i have a picture of him showing his skin

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51120416@N06/4715888732/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51120416@N06/4697873294/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51120416@N06/4697872958/

Sorry bad quality

[Melvira_Fox]

Well the pudge laying on the deck isn't the end all indicator. It's just what Sid's pudge does. Sid isn't incredibly overweight, but she could lose a gram or two.

I generally go by the pudge around the back legs. From your photos I think Ranger looks healthy.

[untsmurf]

Ranger looks normal

[novroz]

These pictures were taken 2 years ago and she is still as fat as these pictures

http://novroz.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/ ... dy-sleeps/