What can i feed my RES turtle to make his diet a variety?

Question

i want my RES turtle to eat of variety of things. What can i give it each day? Oh yeah, how many turtle pellets am i supposed to give it a week? Thanks!

Answer 1

Here are all the things you can feed them:
http://reslider.free.fr/backup/feeding.html

When I first got my baby turtles, I just fed them pellets. I gave 3 a day. You don't want to give them too much because they will start overgrowing their shell and pyramid.

I feed them in a separate tank so that all the residue from the food will not be in the tank they live in. You want the water to stay as clean as possible.



Diet
Red eared sliders are omnivores, meaning they eat a mixture of animal and plant material. Younger turtles are more carnivorous (eat more animal protein) than adults, though. Juveniles should be fed daily, but adults can be fed every 2-3 days.

Turtles can be fed a mixture of prepared commercial food and fresh food. Special food formulated for turtles can be used, but this should only make up about 25% of the total diet. The proportions of fresh supplements will depend on the age of the turtle, but can include live feeder fish, earthworms, crickets, waxworms, bloodworms, aquatic snails, fresh greens (collard, mustard and dandelion greens, and dark leafy lettuces but never head lettuce), aquatic plants, and shredded vegetables. For more detail, see "What Should I Feed my Red Eared Slider?"

Vitamins and Minerals
A good quality complete reptile vitamin and mineral supplement should be added to the food once or twice a week. In addition, extra calcium can be provided by giving turtles a cuttlebone (break into pieces and float in the water) or calcium block to nibble on.

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/reptilesturtles/a/reslidercare.htm

Answer 2

I've had lots of turtles and I gave them a diet of mainly pellets. To supplement I recommend dried baby shrimp (gammarids), they come in a fish food like container. Also at Petsmart, they sell frozen aquatic turtle cubes. They're a combo of leafy greens, a little carrot, some blood worms, etc. My turtles love these. I also buy frozen blood worm cubes (met for tropical fish) if you want to give them a little protein boost.

Answer 3

depending on its size. make a schedule. it be easier. and you can keep tract on what your turtle is eating. at least 5-8 pellets a day.

Answer 4

take your turtle to pet shop they will give u best advice than any other

Answer 5

This site has a good feeding sheet:


http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheet-red_ear_slider.htm

Answer 6

how much depends on size and age
austinsturtlepage
turtleforum are good sites and give do's and donts