Feeding and Nutrition :: sweet potato

[Simba]

I seem to have a tendency to ask the same questions that have already been asked but I never seem to find them so I am so sorry

But how often is it okay to feed your turtle sweet potato? I've tried every damn vegi and thats the only one he eats. He ate a goldfish (before I found out they were too high in fat... where do you buy these rosi reds at and how much are they?) he ate his reptomin and *finally* some sweet potato but I don't want to give it to him too often...

[TheComputerGremlin]

Sweet potato, because it contains sugar, probably a head-sized piece once per week. Have you exhausted the list of foods yet? Try blueberries, dark leafy greens, apple or mango slivers, carrot slivers, strawberries, or peeled grapes.

Goldfish and rosie reds should be sold in the same area of the pet store, though one local aquarium store by me only sells feeder goldfish and no rosie reds, so I have to get them from PetSmart. They are small, about half the width of a goldfish but about an inch to two inches long. At PetSmart they are like 12 cents a piece. But remember, those aren't a substitute for actual food, your turtle should only get a few depending on his size each month at most.