feeding my baby

Posted:
Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:04 pm
by Kimmy&Speedy
I have a baby turtle that is about two months old. I worry that i am feeding her too much. I give her the frozen baby food and also pellets. she eats feeder fish once in a while too... i still havent gotten her to eat any veggies unfortunately

Is there any tips for that? and alos.. how much should i be feeding her? she is about 5 centimeters long.
Re: feeding my baby

Posted:
Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:55 am
by steve
It's easy to overfeed, so I'd skip the frozen food first. Fish should be a rare treat too. A couple of easy things to try with veggies are freshwater aquatic plants and veggie clips.
For more information about pellets, check
www.redearslider.com/pellets.html
Re: feeding my baby

Posted:
Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:40 am
by CactusJohn5
only 2 months old, i belive is too early to start on vegies, usually its about a year old, when you introduce veggies.
for a baby all you need to do is feed a couple of pellets a day, 1-2 broken up or smaller ones. and thats all, they just need a healthy amount of protein for growth, i would wait on all the extra's until they get older.
Re: feeding my baby

Posted:
Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:30 am
by Zephyr
Really? Would it cause any harm to feed a 2/3 month old YBS veg? I've been feeding veg and pellets to him for the past month and he gobbles them up.
Re: feeding my baby

Posted:
Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:58 pm
by Ranger The Red Ear Slider
Never too early to start veggies

I think it's fine as long as she gets the right amount of pellets she needs daily.