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flarkin · Level 2 Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 31

When it comes to feeding bananas & strawberries to turtles, how much do you give them? Do you leave cut up pieces of fruit or what?

dixieee · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject:

not too much especially the bananas cz they're high in fats..veggies are better..u can still give them those fruits as treats exactly like when u give them worms, meat, shrimps..

for the size, it depends on ur turtles..if they can't bite it u can cut it into pieces to help them Smile

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject:

The turtle food should be the main meal, everything else is considered a treat, even feeder fish, but those are fresh treats Laughing

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mariza · Level 4 Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 1339

I'd skip the bananas--too high in phosphorus. If you insist on giving them at all, give only a small amount and very rarely. Strawberries are acidic and also should be given only occasionally.

Bandgeek2709 · Level 3 Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 146 Location: Georgia

Yeah, I've tried feeding my turtles blueberries, strawberries, and bananas, and they didn't seem to like them very much.
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dixieee · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:03 am Post subject:

really? i didn't try strawberries but i heard a lot that turtles love them..it's a matter of taste i know Smile

mine ate bananas but were not interested in grapes at all
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

Bandgeek2709 · Level 3 Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 146 Location: Georgia

I know that box turtles

LOVE

strawberries. At least the ones we find do.
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Kiwi and Luckey, the angels
Sloane and Tina, the devils

Callisto · Level 1 Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Florida

This is quite true. My little guy absolutely loves peeled grapes!