Feeding and Nutrition :: how much is "the amount that will fit inside their head

[cooleststan]

I am currently feeding my 1-2 inch res 3 pellets a day. Is that enough?
It seems like a little less than what will fit inside thier hollow head. I feed them tetra reptomin pellets (they are green and not that big)

let me know if I am feeding the correct amount!
Thanks

[SpotsMama]

You'll have to use your imagination to estimate. Or, if you have a little container that you think is about the size of your turtle's head, you can use it to measure. For example, if your turtle's head is the size of a thimble, you can fill a thimble and see how much that is.

the best you can do is estimate!

[turboturtle8]

3 pellets sounds good for a hatchling

my turtles have big heads

[SpotsMama]

But it depends on the size of the pellets as well as the size of their heads.

[marisa]

The Reptomin is the regular Reptomin and not Reptomin Baby? Your turtle's shell length is closer to one inch or two, or, do you have one 2-inch RES (it's unclear to me)? If you have a RES that's just over an inch, and your feeding 3 regular-size Reptomin pellets, that sounds like it's bordering on a lot. If you've got one 2-inch RES, that doesn't sound like too much. It's better to be more conservative than generous. If your RES is still hungry, give some veggies or a stalk/half a stalk of something like anachris. You can give some plant matter even if you give pellets.

[cooleststan]

my res are about 1.5 inches
i feed them 3 mini-size reptomin pellets each
sometimes I feed 2 pellets and some baby shrimp