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Post Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:49 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

steve wrote:You can stop offering chicken and perhaps keep it as a rare treat (once a month?).


Yeah, I when I wrote this I realized how much protein I was giving him. Around the time that I cut down on the chicken, he actually started eating lettuce! I'm still really excited about how much he loves lettuce now. When I always gave him chicken, he never at his veggies. Now he eats anything that looks edible (even his poop, gross I know).
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:40 am   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

<3 Turtle Love <3 wrote:Turtle Age (Aprox) 1.5 months
Turtle Size (SCL) 1.5 inches
Turtle habitat (indoor/outdoor) Indoor

Sunday: Pellets, lettuce, chicken
Monday: Pellets, lettuce, chicken
Tuesday: Pellets, lettuce, chicken
Wednesday: Pellets, lettuce, chicken
Thursday: Pellets, lettuce, chicken
Friday: Pellets, lettuce, chicken
Saturday: Pellets, lettuce, chicken

I feed him 8 ReptoMin Baby pellets which is about the size of his head. I also feed him a piece of lettuce (that he never eats), and a small peice of chicken.


I changed his diet, and he has grown more, so this is his new feeding list:


Turtle Age (Aprox): 2 months
Turtle Size (SCL): 1 3/4"
Turtle habitat (indoor/outdoor) Indoor

Sunday: 8 Pellets, Lettuce
Monday: 8 Pellets, Lettuce
Tuesday: 8 Pellets, Lettuce
Wednesday: 8 Pellets, Lettuce
Thursday: 8 Pellets, Lettuce
Friday: 8 Pellets, Lettuce
Saturday: 8 Pellets, Lettuce

Treats (and frequency)
I haven't really gotten him any treats yet, except for when I tried to feed him a worm (that he didn't like), so does anyone have any ideas? I don't really want to give him fish because I can't get over the fact that it might have parasites and my mom probably wouldn't let me take him to a vet if he got sick. :(
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:02 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

Turtle Age (Aprox): 8 months
Turtle Size (SCL): 1.5 inches
Turtle habitat (indoor/outdoor) Both

Monday: Zoomed
Tuesday: Red Leaf Lettuce
Wednesday: Zoomed
Thursday: Zoomed
Friday: Red Leaf Lettuce
Saturday: Zoomed
Sunday: None
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:08 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

I guess I could add my list, lol.
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Monday-Sunday: Alternate between Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Romaine Lettuce, Turnip Leafs and Dandelion Leafs (when in season). Once a week a baby carrot slice.

Aquatic plants: Amazon swords, hornwort, duckweed, Anacharis (when I buy them).

No fruit tried yet.

Pellets: 3 each day (Reptomin and now a new addition, Omega One pellets)

Cuttlebone for extra calcium when he wants it.

Treats
Insects: Cockroach very rarely from the backyard (no pesticides or weed chemicals), Crickets when found from the same place.

Tank: Snails, Flathead Minnows, Guppies- He eats when he wants (which isn't very often, infact the guppy and snail population is growing, minnow poulation is staying consistent).

Tropical fish flakes when I feed the fish.

The main key here is variety for the most in nutrition, notice his protien intake is on the lighter side now that he is older
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:29 am   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

When feeding fruits and veggies does anything need to be chopped or shredded or do you just toss stuff in the tank?
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Post Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:42 am   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

I usually shred carrots, but I wash lettuce and remove the stem before I put it into the tank. If there is a veggie or treat that is particularly messy, I would use a separate container.
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:08 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

Carley wrote:When feeding fruits and veggies does anything need to be chopped or shredded or do you just toss stuff in the tank?


I just toss the lettuce in there and they just tear away at it, I grate the carrots though.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:36 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

My turtle is 4 years and 4 months old and around 5,5 inches. It eats 11 reptomin sticks every other day and inbetween various greens. It also eats cutlebone and a vitamin supplement for turtles. I am thinking to switch to 6 reptomin sticks every other day and offering various greens daily (and of course keep offering the vitamins and cuttlebone). Is it ok? Or i am going to offer to little protein?
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:51 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

11 sticks every other day is fine, I think most people actually use a little bit more.
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:45 am   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

finally worked out my feeding list:

Turtle Age (Aprox): over 1 year
Turtle Size (SCL): 2.75 inches
Turtle habitat (indoor/outdoor): indoor

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note: wheat germ pellet - pinhead size; veggies - 1 leaf in tank


Treats (and frequency): sweet potato - once a month if there are leftovers from fridge
tomato - twice a week, every two weeks
grapes - once a month
papaya - once a month

i've tried feeding her fish, but she wasn't interested. haven't tried worms and shrimp. will try water plants once i found a store who sells them.
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:58 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

Turtle Age (Aprox) 7-9 years old
Turtle Size (SCL) 9+ inches
Turtle habitat (indoor/outdoor) indoor

Monday - Dandelions mixed with Endive (3/4 Dandies and 1/4 Endive)
Tuesday -Dandelions mixed with Collards (3/4 and 1/4 Collards)
Wed - Dandelions
Thurs - Dandelions & a Tablespoon Sweet Potato or Carrot (soft)
Fri - Dandelions mixed with Endive (3/4 Dandies and 1/4 Endive)
Sat - Dandelions mixed with Collards (3/4 and 1/4 Collards)
Sunday - Endive, Endive, Endive (her favorite)
- - 1/2 Tablespoon pellets every-other-day
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:01 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

Jakey:

Turtle Age (Aprox) 11 months
Turtle Size (SCL) 1.8 inches
Turtle habitat (indoor/outdoor) indoor - 20 gallon long with a painted turtle buddy (they get along and i feed them separately)

Sunday romaine lettuce and carrots with one half Zoomeds aquatic turtle food and one reptomin floating stick
Monday romaine lettuce and banana with one half Zoomeds aquatic turtle food and one reptomin floating stick
Tuesday carrots and apple with one half Zoomeds aquatic turtle food and one reptomin floating stick
Wednesday papaya and dandelion leaves with one half Zoomeds aquatic turtle food and one reptomin floating stick (i have to make tiny sushis: pellets wrapped with 2mm X 4mm pieces of dandelion leaves because he spits out dandelion leaves)
Thursday romaine lettuce and carrots with one half Zoomeds aquatic turtle food and one reptomin floating stick
Friday romaine lettuce and carrots and banana with one half Zoomeds aquatic turtle food and one reptomin floating stick
Saturday apple and carrots with one half Zoomeds aquatic turtle food and one reptomin floating stick

Treats (and frequency) sometimes i feed him parts of crickets that my painted turtle Hunter left uneaten (Hunter sometimes doesn't eat the heads) or left over fruits and veggies that Hunter didn't eat.

*I don't keep a strict diet, but i always feed Jakey at least kind of vegetable as a staple before i give him the pellets so that he eats the veggies (he's very picky and will almost always spit back out any veggies i give him after pellets). sometimes, i make him swim all over the tank after a pellet that i hold in my hand under water. he loves chasing it and snapping at my fingers :) rarely have i been bitten and he only does this in the water like a normal turtle, so it's all good. i handle him a lot too, and i let him bask in my hand and give him a treadmill workout (he doesn't scurry in fright, but walks). by always keeping him warm while he's in my hand, he's learned to enjoy the daily handling sessions. with hunter, he eats 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 pellets everyday as he's only about 2 months old. he also eats one big cricket or two tiny crickets (gut loaded of course) when i have them (up to three weeks per month)
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Post Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:09 am   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

My updated feeding list, finally got hold of Omega One :D

Turtle Age (Aprox): 8 months
Turtle Size (SCL): 1.5 inches
Turtle habitat (indoor/outdoor) Both

(I have two of them ,this is per turtle)

Monday: 1/2 tsp Omega One
Tuesday: Red Leaf Lettuce
Wednesday: 1 small cricket(morning) 1/4 tsp Omega One(afternoon)
Thursday: 2 Live crickets
Friday: Red Leaf Lettuce
Saturday: 1/2 tsp Omega One
Sunday: None
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:48 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

Mine doesn't have a schedule at the moment, but I wanted to share that my hatchlings love rose petals!
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Post Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:50 pm   Re: Feeding list! (Add yours here)

Hopefully this will be easy to follow for ya's since I have 3 :) They are hand fed the shrimp and the pellets in different corners.
All eat their own food, not their tankmates!

Turtle Age (Aprox): 1 month
Turtle Size (SCL) : 1” inches

Turtle habitat : indoor- 55 gal.


Daily: 2 sm Red Shrimp
3 Kelp Pellets


Turtle Age (Aprox): 5 months(approx)
Turtle Size (SCL) : 3”

Turtle habitat : indoor- 55 gal.


Daily: 3 Red Shrimp 3 Kelp Pellets





Turtle Age (Aprox): 7 months(approx)
Turtle Size (SCL) : 4”-4.5”

Turtle habitat : indoor- 55 gal.


Daily: 3 Red Shrimp 4 Kelp Pellets




Every 3 days: I switch to this
For all 3 :: 3 sm Floating apple slices 1 Romaine Lettuce leaf (cut in 3rds) 4 "shredded" Carrot pieces (like what you use in salads) 2 grape slices.. Whatever is not gone in 4 hrs is removed.

Twice a month I will give them Turtle Treat Sticks.
I would like to add in Sweet Potato in soon.
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