Feeding and Nutrition :: I don't get this!

[Tenodera]

Ok, so you all know that feeding too much plant material would give a turtle diarreha, but people said you have to give them some plant material everyday! I haven't seen one Serra poop that was flaky and stuff...

I'm real confused now.

Is runny poop bad for the turtle? It'd be easier to come out, wouldn't it? lol

[steve]

How much are you giving her?

[Tenodera]

It's usually dandelion leaves, romaine lettuce ( sorry, the green-leaf turned all mushy) and water hyacinth leaves.

It's usually the size of her shell, ( not how much would fit in her shell, just the size of it.) the amount of plants she eats.

[steve]

Sounds OK... no need to worry about it

I just wouldn't give it to her all at once, though I'm not assuming that you are.

[marisa]

Runny poop is more of pain to clean. When my turtles eat a lot of leafy veggies, their poop isn't really runny---it's more fibrous and breaks apart easily, sending bits of brownish leaves all over the tank. For smaller turtles, I try to suction out the poop with a turkey baster asap.

[Tenodera]

oh yea that's what I mean. It flakes apart into brown leaves...

When I see some poop, I pull out the big red turkey baster, but as soon as Serra sees it, she gets all excited and kicks at her poop and scatters it all everywhere.
I think Orange Juice ( the platy) helps clean up the tank a bit and his poop isn't as flaky.

[Twoster]

"she gets all excited and kicks at her poop and scatters it all everywhere. "..

lol, that sounds like it would be a sight!..

and the turkey baster is a great idea!..
adding that to the list..

im sorry, but i do not understand when you say "I think Orange Juice ( the platy) helps clean up the tank a bit and his poop isn't as flaky."...i was just curious

[Tenodera]

oh Orange Juice is a platy, which is sort of like a guppy. (small orange fish) He poops in long solid strings which is easier to clean.lol

[Twoster]

ohhhh....haha..im not really familiar with guppies so that went over my head!.. i thought you were talkin about cleanin the tank or something with Orange juice..but nevermind..and thanks..lol