Feeding and Nutrition :: fat? (pics)

[Kayra33]

She always used to eat pellets and shrimp as a treat when she was younger. I would give her ham and raw hamburg as a treat. One day she just quit eating her pellet food and wouldn't eat. I only feed her 3 times a week or so. I've given her fish but I'm not big on fish b/c I don't want their diseases to affect Brooks. I tried worms before but she had no interest in them either.

[xsavingsaturdayx]

I think you should lean her back into pellets. Aquatic plants are great food for RES, but that..and ham alone isnt a good diet.

[marisa]

You can raise a captive turtle without pellets, but it's harder to keep the diet balanced and is more time consuming. I had a recent conversation with a vet who felt that keepers tended to depend too much on pellets, although she admitted pellets were more convenient. A blend of pellets and other more "natural" foods is good.

[Kayra33]

Well, like I said she does eat other things but no veggies, she just doesn't want them and I try but she just lets them float for days so I end up removing them. I feed her a variety of foods, she loves anchoris and other aquatic plants daily and her shrimp as a treat maybe twice a month if that. She really doesn't like any other kinds of treats. I think that I just have a picky turtle. I have put fish in there but usually I end up feeling sorry for them too and she is just mean to them. She doesn't want to kill them to eat just for fun She eats the snails too. But I don't like live creatures b/c I don't want her to get diseases. I don't know. Maybe I'll try the pellets again. Thanks for all of the advice! Just wanted to know if you could see the fat in the pics I posted.