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Jdude101 · Level 3 Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 191 Location: Georgia

are aquatic turtles always swimming at the tank glass asking for food? they are a little under 2 inches, about 1 1/2, and i give them 8 mini pellets each. about the size of their head, but they always are hungry. i dont want to over feed or starve them. and they are too small to et the guppies yet, cuz im sure when they r older they will

Squirtle999 · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

Squiertle does the same thing

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject:

Mine have always done that, it gets annoying sometimes. Laughing

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stirland06 · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

lol i know what you are saying. it is so anying when you walk past and all you can here is the sound of splashing as your turtle go completly insane begging for food.

TUTLES HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING APPETITE! Laughing

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skslover · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject:

you can feed them until they stop eating that is what you are supposed to do because they know how much they can eat b ut when they stop eating take any extrafood out it dirties the tank and if the turtle eats when it had stopped a few minutes before there is the possibility of choking
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ryanandsuzyro · Level 3 Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 207

Sigh.

Your turtles will beg regardless of whether or not they are hungry. That's what they will do. Don't cave in and feed them everytime they beg, but it sure is cute and hard to resist. =)

There are differing ideas on "how much is enough," such as the "size of their head" deal. I tend to feed Tucker until he stops eating, which is about 30 pellets of Repto-min right now supplemented with regularly offered romaine lettuce and usually a couple snails and fish in the tank if he wants to get his own food. I give him the repto-min every other day, he is old now, with small snacks the "off" days. Your guys sound young based on the size and how much to eat, so likely require daily feeding... Try the "how much can they/will they eat in five minutes" routine, perhaps.

A good article on this topic is here: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Articles/howmuchhowoften.htm

skslover · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

dont worry Jdude just do what I said you know you can tust my info because i have helped you before and i rescue many different species of turtles os i know ^_^ and i see these people are trying to help they just dont know that much. I have been studying turtles from the age of 5 because i was always finding them places so i had my mom teach me what she knew and i researched it and at age 6 started rescuing turtles ^_^ I am now 13 and know quite a bit about them so have no fear im always here for every1 and any1 who needs help ^_^
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I miss my turtles spikeI and Buffy.I am glad to have Killer SpikeII and Sarih and Tiger.Luv the barn cats Pirrate Bindi Tigger Comet Poppy Onyx Snowball and Boo. Luv the dogs Baker Nike AlleyMay Bruno Boox2, and Shyshy. Luv the horses but mainly Shadow.