it is summer they seem to be to have activity and when i feed them they go crazy like they have been starving. Does anyone know how much i should feed them?
2007-05-31 08:20:50 · 4 answers · asked by marissa w 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Well being that they are babies you ARE starving them. They need to eat EVERY DAY as much as they can eat in 5 minutes. Once they get to be over 4 inches in diameter then you can feed them every other day but the most you should go without feeding adults is 3-4 days.
2007-05-31 12:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well two tablets really isn't enough even if they are babies. I have one adult turtle that I feed every day. Either a dozen of meal worms, wax worms, Two dozen crickets, or fruits and vegetables. She doesn't always eat it all but most of it. I would figure that two baby or even three have the stomach of one big full grown adult sized turtle. I would suggest things that you could put a lot in and leave it there. Things such as fruits,veggies and pellets from local pet stores. Put a lot in a big tray. I mean a lot. So then you can wait a week and see how much of it they all really eat. Make sure you keep track. Even measure what they can eat in a day. Once you have your calculations there's two possible things to do. 1. Put that big tray out and fill it with food and leave it for the week and fill it up again the next.2. Put a smaller tray and put what you think they eat a day. If they eat less or wanted more than what you gave them then use good judgment and give them your portion. They're going to really want to eat in the fall if you let them go into hibernation. Good luck. :)
2007-06-01 17:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Baby turtles should be fed daily. When they are about 2.5-3" you go to every other day, and at about 5" you go to every 3 days or so.
The serving size should be as much as they will eat in about 15 minutes, and besides pellets, you should be feeding them a variety of live or frozen/thawed 'fish foods' like krill, bloodworms, small worms, etc.
You can learn more about your babies at http://www.austinsturtlepage.com
2007-05-31 15:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was told as much food as the size of their head daily. Also whatever they eat in 20 min and take the rest out, to keep the tank cleaner.
2007-05-31 15:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by iluv2shop4u 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋