Feeding and Nutrition :: I don't know how much to feed her!

[defdylan]

I read about all these over feeding and her dying i don't want that i barely feed her now i need help.
i feed her about 1/4 the size of her head in the morning of Fluker's aquatic turtle formula and 1/4 at night. everyday and on saturdays i feed her 1 nightcrawler for a treat. please i need a good diet oh and i found out she likes grapes!

[ekimsotnas07]

How big is you turtle? Adult turtles are mainly vegetarians.

If your you turtle is over 4 inches that way to much pellets, I feed my turtle a leaf of lettuce once a day and pellets once a week and other treats once a month. Grapes are ok but for a treat not a diet.

If your turtle is under 4 inches, half the size of the head every other day is fine. Younger turtles need a lot of protein.

This will help with you figure out your turtles diet: http://www.redearslider.com/index_nutrition.html

[defdylan]

shes about 6 inches... so what should i feed her and how much and how frequent

[ekimsotnas07]

Mainly vegetables, what do for the main diet is one piece of lettuce once a day or every other day and half the head of pellets once a week and treats once a month.

But its all up to you, use this as a guide..
The link I gave you will help you decide what to feed her.

Once a day or every other:
You can feed her vegetables and fruits.

Once a week:
Pellets for protein/cuttlebone for calcium.

And once a month:
any treats (ex. feeder fish, crickets, shrimp, snail, tuna.)