Feeding and Nutrition :: Feeding ring?

[LorJ]

Has anyone tried a feeding ring? Wonder if something like this actually works.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... catid=6280

[turboturtle8]

I have never seen something like that before. It might work for fish but maybe not for turtles cause my turtles take thier pellets under water with them then eat them. But I guess its worth a shot

[LorJ]

I have frogs too, so thought if someone said they worked, I would get a few and try them out. Guess for that price it couldn't hurt to test them. I hope to find them in a local store so I don't have to pay shipping.

[steve]

I've seen them used in a large home-made tank where the surface agitation scattered pellets too quickly

[Fuzzy Hamster]

I have also seen them used in large tank setups. They do a good job of preventing food loss and unnecessary filter clogging, while allowing you to monitor how much of the food is actually being eaten.

The down side is that they only work for floating food (typically pellets) and if the ring doesn't "free float" (think of docks that float up and down with the water level) then you may need to frequently top up the water level or adjust the ring height.

[mat012]

I tried one only because the fish were trying to "steal" pellets from Tuck. I thought that if I trained him to eat from the ring the barrier would help keep the fish at bay. Ok not the best idea but thought Id try it. ... Didnt work. The fish were unfortunately smarter than both me and Tuck. They found the food in no time and effectively pushed him out of the ring. It took less time to train him to eat from my hand. Now I know exactly how much he eat and the fish dont bother him.

[LorJ]

Thanks for every ones input!

[TheComputerGremlin]

However, someone just posted an Urgent topic about the turtle hurting himself on his feeding ring.

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17214

[TamiXWP]

I made a feeding ring out of clear tubing. Nothing sharp to get hurt on.
It keeps the food together for awhile before it sinks. I feed the fish in a separate area.