Feeding and Nutrition :: Plant question

[Breger3]

ok, this may seem like a dumb question to the more experienced here, but I have anachris in the tank for my two RES, they are appr. 5 months, we feed them pellets daily (although I just realized we are feeding them too much). My question is, do I need to add veggies above and beyond the plant, or does that take the place of veggies?

Also just tossed a couple peices of cuttlebone (I now have 3 different kinds of animals that use that!) and one went to town on it!

Thanks in advance for the replies!

[steve]

You should add different veggies, remember that variety is the key to the diet.

[Breger3]

Ok, I figured, but I wanted to check.

Another question, what's the best way to serve carrots? Little chunks, or like peels?

[Caphits]

I feed little strips. They have a heard time breaking up larger chunks, but have no problem slicing up a thin slice. (approximately 1/16-1/8 x 1/16-1/8 x the whole carrots length).

Edit: My turtles are about 2-3" long.

[BullDog]

For carrots, I usually use a peeler to make long thin strips. Sometimes, if I can't find the peeler, I'll cut it into matchstick sized pieces. I think they prefer the strips though.

[lunabebe4]

Since we are talking veggies now, how much lettuce do you feed a day? I normally give her about 2-3 whole leaves of lettuce a day and 10 pellets every other day. Is that ok?

[marisa]

How big a leaf are we talking about? When I give lettuce, for big leaves, I normally give one to my adult male RES, perhaps part of another if he's really hungry.

[lunabebe4]

I took a pic which I will add later today, but a normal size green leaf or red leaf lettuce. If you break it off from the bottom thats one whole leaf.

[lunabebe4]

Question, can a RES eat moss balls??