Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:39 am Re: Possibly odd behavior
Hi Rex ! Season's are changing and turtles feel that , instinct. My RES's seems like every year comes up with something different. I myself only feed once a day and skip a day here and there. (adults) Twice a day is good also if small amounts say half head size at each meal and veggies also. Give it a day or so could be too much to fast and or constipation. Live plants can help to cut down some of that begging but you may need to set up a separate plant tank to keep up with them. That's swimming at glass sounds like he's a great beggar. At 10 years old they are better at it. He associates you with food for sure. To me it's better to under feed than over feed. When you do cut his dinner off and he still begs just play with him distract his begging ,works for me.
Be careful about the ground the worms came from...! Any weed killer , bonus S used? Maybe got from a bait shop?