Feeding and Nutrition :: what is this (Food) name ?

[mohamadfar]

Hi

I feeding my res by this food :



It smell shrimp and have 3 size , it similar pellets .
in iran ( I live it ) , sey it : Bio Mar

My Question :
what is this name ?
Can I feed my res by this ?
What is this Nutrition ?

Thanx

[megcornell]

I cannot identify that by sight alone. Did you buy it with any packaging? It should have come with an ingredients list and a table of percent composition.
They look to be brine shrimp pellets-- which are not a good pellet to feed RES.
In your situation I think you have to be extra careful to provide your RES a balanced diet because you do not have the benefit of a pellet to give most needs.
I'd look into buying a supplement, feeding lots of vegetables (see nutrition sticky), and finding a good protein source if you cannot figure out what these mystery pellets contain.

[mohamadfar]

thanx megcornell

I live in iran , in meddle east , in iran we don't have Tetra reptomin and we don't have Turtle dock . only have this food and some Tetra fish food .

Help me to feed my res by benefit diat .

[kmichael55]

As far as I can see BioMar is a company that makes fish food, probably not the healthiest for turtles, possibly you can order some food online that is specifically for turtles?

[SpotsMama]

Until you can find a good source for quality turtle pellets, go ahead and do as Meg suggested and give as good a diet as you can using fresh ingrediants. Green leafy vegetables (but not spinach as spinach contains some things that are not good for turtles), aquatic plants and limited amounts of vegetables and fruit containing starch or sugar (like sweet potatoes, blueberries and cantaloupe)should be staples.

For protein you can offer small servings of boiled chicken, shrimp and fish. Occasional live earth worms are good. Be sure the servings are small - turtles will eat huge amounts of these things if allowed. Avoid anything containing much fat or that's been cured or smoked like beef, pork and sausage.

Be sure your turtle always has a cuttlebone in the tank for calcium. If you're not familiar with them, cuttlebones are usually fed to caged birds. They are very inexpensive and are sold in the bird section of pet stores.

Good luck. Keep looking for a source for good turtle pellets as these will be the best and simplest thing for you over the long run.

[mohamadfar]

Thanx kstewart55
I Can't order food online because I live in iran , Iran is ... country , for us online ordering and ebuying is not passible yet ( because I live in 3'th word ).

Thnax SpotsMama
I have 25 gallon tank and I have not dock or ramp , I have not UV Lamp . But I have one 1 years Red eared slider !!!

[FLhaven4strays]

If there's no UVB lighting or dock can you take the turtle outdoors (if it's warm enough) to bask in the sun a little bit each day? It's important for a healthy turtle.

[SpotsMama]

My turtle and i learned of the importance of basking and good light the hard way.

Turtles have to be able to get out of the water and dry off completely - top and bottom - at frequent internals. Turtles are naturally attracted to warmth. If there's a basking platform of some sort in the tank with a light bulb over it to warm the area, they will come out of the water and bask and dry out. Without drying out, their shells and skin will develop infections and fungus. The key to motivating a turtle to bask is the warmth - the basking area needs to be about 10 degrees fahrenheit (or 7 degrees celcius) to motivate them to bask.

The other very important thing about basking is that they need to bask under a good source of UVB light. Natural sunlight includes UVB rays or you can buy special light bulbs for basking reptiles that provides UVB. When turtles bask under UVB light their bodies produce vitamin D which is essential for their absorption of calcium. If they don't absorb the calcium that they eat their shells and bones will get soft and deformed, a condition called metabolic bone disease, which is eventually fatal.

Whether or not you are able to provide a UVB producing light bulb, you should still provide some way for your turtle to dry off every day. Lots of people build their own basking platforms for their turtles. Here are some guidelines:

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

You can also do a search in the Indoor Habitat section of the forum and see lots of examples of basking areas that people have built.

If you can't get the special UVB light bulb, you can take your turtle outside to get some natural sun periodically. In addition, there are some vitamin supplements for reptiles that provide vitamin D. Although the artificial vitamin supplement isn't as good as natural sun or a good UVB light bulb, if it's supplemented with periodic natural sun it will certainly help.

I hope that's clear. If it's not, let me know.

[Vtolds]

If he cant find a reptile specific UVB Bulb couldn't he use a Growing lamp? like for plants?

[N4784N R4613]

As long as it says on the box that it gives off UVB rays.

[marisa]

You'd want to use a lamp that ideally provides at least 5% UVB. I have a Gro-light on my plants and I wouldn't use it as a UVB source for my turtles.

What's the weather like where you are? In the warmer months/summer, can you take your turtle outside for natural sunlight?

If you've had your RES for a year, what have you been feeding him until now? Is he healthy? Where did you get the Biomar? If you got it from a store, maybe you could ask them about a more appropriate turtle pellet. At any rate, it would be good to provide a lot of variety in your turtle's diet, so he has a better chance of getting the nutrients he needs.

[Pluckt007]

well, if ur in iran. do with what u got, i guess. some food is better than no food, at least in my opinion. you have been able to keep him alive for a year, so something has to be right. stick him out in the sun in a small container to get some uva rays, thats what i do. o, and with a screen lid or something. find some lettuce. continue working hard on turtle happiness!!!!! later...

[mohamadfar]

image of my Aqurium

[N4784N R4613]

Thats a nice aquarium, but you really need to have something in there that lets him get out of the water, dry off his shell(so it doesn't rot), and rest. Other then that, it is looking good!!! Nice clean water!!

[mohamadfar]

thank SpotsMama
That's too clear


Vtolds
That is too expensive ( Full Spectrom Lamp : 70$ , I buy my MDF Aqurium with glasses[23 gallon : 60*55*30 cm ] 70$ )

N4784N R4613
I don't understand what U say !

marisa
We have very cold winter and very hot summer , my female res dried in last summer by natural sunlight ( cry )
I feeding by it ( top of this page ) , yes , he is healthy , I buy biomar from Aquarim store .

Pluckt007
Iran ( Perisan , No Iraq! , Iran , in meddle east ) have vary kind of turtle , in persian Gulf , in Caspian sea , in Lot and kavir Desert , in Rivers ...

Some time I feed my res by green leaf lettuce , Carrot and ...