Feeding and Nutrition :: Cherry Tomatoes!

[IshMaster]

My turtle loves them! I know you aren't suppoused to give them tomatoes often because of acid but I think they are a great little thing to add every month or so. Mine loves to chase them around her aquarium, I think it is great enrichment and exercise!

Just thought I'd post something that wasn't a question for once.

[missibsu]

My turts just had their very first taste of tomato tonight, and they loved it. I chopped mine up though. I imagine cherry tomatoes would be like giving them grapes and not peeling them. Mine have a very hard time eating them when I don't peel them. I bet it is really go exercise though, lol!

[sonyj]

I don't give tomatoes very often, but I do drop a grape or two in when I buy them. I don't peel mine and he seems to have no problem devouring it. That is once he's chased it while it bounces along the bottom, which is very cute to watch.

[marisa]

Grape skins and tomato skins add more fiber. I quarter grapes (my turts only like the red/purple ones) and cherry tomatoes when I offer them (not often) and remove any seeds/really soft areas.

[missibsu]

I don't peel all of the skin off, because I don't have that much time, lol. I do peel enough off that they can get a good bite and tear them apart. I felt sorry for them the first time I watched them try and bite into them and they just pushed them around. Never thought about the fiber though, and quartering them would take even less time.