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Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 7:23 am
by Mr703SuperHero
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I want to be sure if my baby turtle is okay! Please help
Do you think he is overweight? I feed him in the
morning at around 7:40am and then a 6:30 pm
when I return from work! I feed him baby long stick
made from tetra
http://i.imgur.com/GjK4gW3.jpg

Thanks for the help

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 10:41 am
by steve
Yes, I would feed him fewer pellets.

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 5:41 pm
by Mr703SuperHero
steve wrote:Yes, I would feed him fewer pellets.

ok thank you! one last question, how many times a day should i feed him?

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 6:19 pm
by Matthew V.
once a day should be good.

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 7:26 pm
by Mr703SuperHero
Matthew V. wrote:once a day should be good.

Thank you :)

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 8:40 am
by steve
One a day might be too little, is he being fed anything else?

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 4:25 pm
by Mr703SuperHero
steve wrote:One a day might be too little, is he being fed anything else?

i feed him dry shrimps, mini longstick tetra and now he is enjoying carrots.
would feeding him 7 in the morning till 7 in the evening be okay? that way its a 12 hour shift?.
I love the little guy i am just not sure when he gets hungry? What would you recommend?
Thanks in advance!

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 8:09 pm
by steve
I'd skip the shrimp. Instead of the Tetra, next time pick up some Omega One pellets. I normally feed mine lettuce in the morning and pellets at night. They might be as interested in veggies now, but keep a close eye on the total amount they get.

It's normal for them to beg all the time. If they're still on mostly pellets, divide that amount if you want to use it 2x a day.

Re: Help is my baby turtle overweight?

PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 9:35 pm
by Mr703SuperHero
steve wrote:I'd skip the shrimp. Instead of the Tetra, next time pick up some Omega One pellets. I normally feed mine lettuce in the morning and pellets at night. They might be as interested in veggies now, but keep a close eye on the total amount they get.

It's normal for them to beg all the time. If they're still on mostly pellets, divide that amount if you want to use it 2x a day.

ok ill give it a shot thanks!!! :D