Feeding and Nutrition :: Vegetables?

[Noobie101]

Is it possible to feed raw spinach,cucumber or bok choy?

[reptilegrrl]

Please have a look at this page: http://www.redearslider.com/plants.html it will answer some of your questions.

As you can see, spinach and bok choi are not recommended. Cucumbers are pretty free of nutrition so I would not recommend them either.

[ACF&RESLOVER]

Something not on the list that my RESs love is radicchio. I've seen it recommended elsewhere. I throw some in once in awhile with some green leaf, red leaf, romaine etc.. for greater variety and they always go for the radicchio first.

[marisa]

My turts get some occasionally as well. There's often pieces of it in bags of Spring Mix.

[cleopold]

My turts like radicchio as well. More than green lettuce or romaine. Maybe it has to do with the color.

[marisa]

Could be.

[Tenodera]

lol How can you tell if they prefer radicchio over red leaf lettuce? do they splash more eagerly?

[marisa]

The preference of veggie depends on the turtle, I think. It's the red color in the red leaf and radicchio that many turtles are attracted to.

[ACF&RESLOVER]

Mine splash as soon as they realize they are about to get fed. I can usually tell their preferences by what they eat first if I put a variety of things in the tank. I try to give as much variety as possible, not just what they like best.