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ZeRo LiMiTz7 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 40

I have a question about my feeding schedule. I have two RES. One that is about 1 year and 2 months old and another that is 5 months old. I feed them Nutrafin Max Turtle Gammarus Pellets. I feed them once in the morning and once at night from Monday to Thursday. I feed them about 13-18 pellets each time. From Friday to Sunday, I feed them once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once at night. Each time i would feed them about 13-18 pellets. I think i am overfeeding them. However, whenever i throw in the pellets and leave and come back after 10 mins. they seem to be hungry again. I see them searching the bottom of the 10 gallong tank for food. I have the size of golf ball rocks on the bottom and they move them and they find their defecate and they eat it or anything else filthy down there. I also see them biting the turtle dock. Any suggestions on what and when i should feed them

dixieee · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:37 am Post subject:

wow this IS too much. how do u manage their budget? Laughing

u have to cut that down. 13 is even too much for once a day. and keep in mind that they'll keep eating as long as u offer them something since they don't really have anything to do in there
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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: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:03 pm Post subject:

Be careful with over feeding, it can cause pyramids, a condition in which the shell out grows the body, it starts to develop pyramid shapes on it, it kinda looks like it is carrying the Egyptian desert on its back. Smile

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ZeRo LiMiTz7 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 40

DOH!!! my older turtle is almost like that.. i have cut down from that to 4 pellets for one day is that good enough? should i feed the younger turtle more sinces he little or the same way i would feed the older one?

dixieee · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject:

the smaller the size, the less the quantity. that way u'll be on the safe side
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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

ZeRo LiMiTz7 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 40

is this ok? I feed them once everyday about 4 pellets each?

centex · Level 3 Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 319

sounds resonable Smile

dixieee · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 5:36 am Post subject:

how about depending on veggies now instead? like 1 pellet and the rest will be carrots or lettuce
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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

centex · Level 3 Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 319

or put some rosey reds in the tank and let the turtles get some exercise to eat!!! one pellet a day? Sounds a bit harsh. Personally I wouldn't cut it back that much.

ZeRo LiMiTz7 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 40

well the schedule for feeding is 4 pellets per day for each one that means 8 pellets for two of them...since the past few days i started to do this ... ive seen my male turtle try to bite his arms or hand... he gets on the turtle dock and he looks around and turns his head to the left or right.. and he sees his arm and takes a bite at it..... this is weird and i havent seen do this ever... however his arm doesnt bleed and he stops biting after he realizes its his own arm (i guess) this is making me concern has this every happen to any of u and what did u do about it ?

dixieee · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:39 am Post subject:

oh i feel guilty now Exclamation

well yes mine did that, he starts biting the female's head when he's hungry. he doesn't hurt her (actually he's only the size of her head) so i find it somehow funny Embarassed

ok so let's go to plan B, don't cut their food down let them exercise instead. maybe fill the bath tub and let them swim for a couple of hours everyday or put them on the floor for a walk
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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

ZeRo LiMiTz7 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 40

then it will be back to 45 pellets for both of them each day.. i think thats a little overfeeding...b4 i fed them pellets i fed them meal worms and they seemed to love those but those meal worms made them more violent from what ive seen them do...ill prob feed them 8 pellets per day each and throw in some veggies..thnx