Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:48 pm
I don't see any pyramiding though he does seem to need to shed. If those scutes don't come on off you might try adding foods with vitamin e to his diet. Some foods with vitamin e are blueberries, apple skin, sweet potatoes, turnip greens. Stay away from broccoli and spinach though. Even though they contain vitamin e they also contain substances that will interfer with a turtle's ability to metabolize calcium.
On protein in the diet - though it's very important not to overdo it and the most common problem is too much protein in a turtle's diet, it's also possible for a turtle to get too little protein. Especially when they are growing turtles must have protein to build tissue and when they're grown they still need it just in smaller quantities. It's the same with people. A balanced diet for both people and turtles includes protein.
The recommended best source of protein for a turtle is good quality pellets. The guidelines are to give pellets every day to a turtle less than a year old in an amount that would fit into his hollow head. For older or larger turtles, they get the same amount only every other day instead of daily.
On green leafy vegetables, you really can't overfeed on these unless your turtle eats so much he/she gets the runs! Every day for green leafies is recommended. For plant food that contain sugar like fruit and carrots, less frequent servings are recommended.
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SpotsMama on Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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