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Alot of carrots?

Posted:
Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:59 am
by Parnasa
I'm wondering what will that cause, I heard my turtle's belly will turn orange if he eats alot, is that a bad thing?

Posted:
Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:00 am
by RunninWideOpen
Well, your turtle needs a balanced diet to be healthy. Feeding that many carrots to make the belly turn orange would mean your either feeding him too many carrots and not enough other foods, or you're overfeeding.

Posted:
Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:58 am
by Parnasa
Ahh I see, it hadnt turned orange, I was just wondering..
Thanks

Posted:
Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:06 pm
by octpusgirl8
I was told that carrots shouldn't be a staple because they have a lot of sugar in them. The orange belly in itself isn't a problem. For a while they were the only veggie my turtle would eat so i was giving them almost everyday untill i found that out. Luckily he started eating greens finally after i cut him off from the carrots for a while. Just make sure you give him a varied diet with greens (good quality lettuce, dandelion greens, aquatic plants) as the main course.

Posted:
Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:25 pm
by Safdar
Like previously said
With a balanced diet of greens and other veggies
It wont turn orange unlesss you overfeed

Posted:
Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:29 am
by Parnasa
Ahh thanks. Its not that I wanted to overfeed him, was just wondering what it will do, he's eating greens and pellets, and I bought him a special treat also that I give him sometimes..
And also the guppies lately.... =0