Feeding and Nutrition :: feeding my baby

[Kimmy&Speedy]

I have a baby turtle that is about two months old. I worry that i am feeding her too much. I give her the frozen baby food and also pellets. she eats feeder fish once in a while too... i still havent gotten her to eat any veggies unfortunately Is there any tips for that? and alos.. how much should i be feeding her? she is about 5 centimeters long.

[steve]

It's easy to overfeed, so I'd skip the frozen food first. Fish should be a rare treat too. A couple of easy things to try with veggies are freshwater aquatic plants and veggie clips.

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[CactusJohn5]

only 2 months old, i belive is too early to start on vegies, usually its about a year old, when you introduce veggies.

for a baby all you need to do is feed a couple of pellets a day, 1-2 broken up or smaller ones. and thats all, they just need a healthy amount of protein for growth, i would wait on all the extra's until they get older.

[Zephyr]

Really? Would it cause any harm to feed a 2/3 month old YBS veg? I've been feeding veg and pellets to him for the past month and he gobbles them up.

[steve]

It should be fine.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Never too early to start veggies I think it's fine as long as she gets the right amount of pellets she needs daily.