Help with feeding my turtle
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 4:20 pmSo my turtle is overall healthy, but probably a bit over fed due to the fact I’m afraid not to feed her (I am a brand new turtle owner.) We estimate she is between 8-10 months old, and I’ve given her pellets, shrimp, and worms. She eats but my only problem is, if the food floats for more then a couple minutes (and even seconds) she loses it, refuses to eat it, and begs me for brand new food. Which makes a huge mess in her tank, and drives me a bit batty. I’ve tried feeding her in a desperate container with water but she won’t do it! She prefers to be hand fed but I sometimes don’t have the time nor the want to to stand there and feed her by hand for 10-15 minutes. Can you please let me know how often I should be feeding a turtle this age, how to kinda “restart” her feeding program and how much to feed her? I’d love to feed her in a separate container but I think the problem is she isn’t hungry enough (but when you put her back in the tank she wants food) Please please help.