Feeding and Nutrition :: Is this a healthy diet?

[Dormant]

I have read the site, etc, etc...just looking for some opinions.

My RES is about 2.2in SCL and he's approximately five, maybe six months old.

Every morning I give him 3 Reptomin pellets and when I come home from work I give him some chopped lettuce or collards which he loves.

Every now and then, I would estimate about one a week, I give my turtle a treat such as baby shrimp or baby krill. This is usually in addition to the turtles daily diet ( 3 pellets, greens ) and I only feed him 1 as a treat.

Sometimes he gets to snack on Rosie Reds but he actually more often than not lets them live in his tank...they have to be injured/dying for my turtle to really take after them.

He eats regularly and doesn't seem unhealthy...normal droppings and so on, but I was just hoping for some additional input! Thanks.

[erinemcgreevy]

Sounds good to me. As far as the pellets go they say to feed them as much as would fit inside his head so without seeing him and pellets I can't say for sure.

[Dormant]

Sounds good to me. As far as the pellets go they say to feed them as much as would fit inside his head so without seeing him and pellets I can't say for sure.

He's still a baby, not even a yearling, so his head isn't that big. I estimate personally that he could fit about four in his head total but I prefer to keep him regulated to three for now.

[TheComputerGremlin]

Sounds fine. As long as the shrimp/krill aren't too big, once per week is probably okay. You can possibly up the Reptomin to 4 per day and remember to not overdo it on the veggies.

[Dormant]

Just curious, how much veggies do you think would be good for him? I had heard from numerous members here that they can chow down on as many greens as they want.

[turboturtle8]

Just put in about 2 leaves.My turtles love veggies but if you put to much in they won't eat it and it will dirty up the tank