Feeding and Nutrition :: feeding

[Turtle_Turtle]

so i dont know why i didnt ask this question a long time ago but i dont know if i am under feeding or over feeding my turtles. Because when i feed them they always want more and when i put lettuce in there it is gone in a couple of hours and it is a big piece too.

i know that you are supposed to feed them about how much food that will fit in there head but i still dont really get it

PLZ HELP ME

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Basicly dont feed pellets everyday (if your turtle is over 4 inches), instead feed every other day, or two times a week. For a turtle under 4 inches, feed pellets everyday, just ONE time a day (in the morning) You can offer as much vegetables as they would eat, no matter how big or small your turtles are, you cant get fat off of salad.

I see your turtles are 2 inches, i'd say 3 - 4 pellets (if your using something like reptomin) is enough..that's how much I fed my turtles when they were that small. The how much food will fit inside their head thing is kind of confusing, i know.. No such thing exists for veggies though. I feed mine veggies in the morning, afternoon, and a couple of hours before the lights go off and they get pellets every other day (6 pellets, and when I'm using jurassi diet, half a teaspoon since they are realy small pellets).

[Turtle_Turtle]

i have mini HBH turtle bites

[xsavingsaturdayx]

That is more like a treat..get something like jurassi diet, reptomin etc. That food contains a lot of fruit, and turtles shouldnt eat fruit too often. People limit fruits to once a month max, and some dont reccomend it at all.