How many times should i feed my freshwater turtle everyday???

Question

I only feed him turtle food in the morning [about 30 pieces] ...is that okay???

Answer 1

turtles have slow digestion,  its ok if you only feed it once a day, technically, they only eat once in a few days. but if you get it used to eating once a day, then it should be fine.

Answer 2

do not feed the turtle 3o pieces your going to kill it

Answer 3

once is fine

Answer 4

you can feed them once a day but only an amount the size of its head or it will get fat

Answer 5

Um first we have to know lots of things about the turtle to answer that question.

1. What type of turtle is it?

2. Is it a hatchling, juvenile, or adult?

And you are not sopposed to just feed it turtle food, you are sopposed to feed, MUCH MUCH MORE of a VARIETY. Are you sure you have everything? First read all of this and see if you can create this setup, it costs at least $250, and is a regular setup. All the stuff is expensive!- but it is soooooooooooooooooo worth it, i love my turtle! Really, you have to be very responsible to own a pet turtle, because they are a huge responsibility. You have to be a loving, caring person who is willing to care for a turtle every single day! Really it is a big job for some people, but if you are willing to accept the challenge then go for it.

************ This is a setup for a red eared slider the most common type of turtle, they get up to 12 inches, but you will see them as babies at a store commonly, so know that they will grow very big**************

You will need to get a 50 gallon starter tank and upgrade to a 75 gallon later on when your turtle is over 6 inches...If you can not get that big of a tank right now then for now you can use a huge rubbermaid container filled up with clean warm water 5/6 of the way. The water should be 75-82F, that can be achieved by buying a water heater at the petstore, along with a water filter. Water filters that are best are canister filters, like the Rena xp3 filter which costs $200, but filters very well. Do buy a filter please, even a cheap one at $25, is better then none at all, since turtles are extremely messy and p**p-ful (haha). The bottom of the tank should be bare, no gravel because they could choke on that mistaking it for food. On top of the water you need 3 things, 1. a basking dock ( buy a large size zoomed basking dock). 2. you 100% need to buy a basking lamp+bulb, you buy them separatly, then s***w the bulb in ( 50 watts) and shine it on the basking dock over a mesh hood( cut a hole out of it and place the light there!). 3. This is very important, you need a uvb light. It is a long thin light, you need to get the actual lamp+ the long skinny bulb. Reptosun 5.0 is the best bulb( together costs $55). Shine that onto the basking dock as well. Turtles need these together because they use the uva for heat, so they stay warm ( the basking site should be 90-95F, not colder) and they need the uvb rays to metabolize calcium and vitamin d3 for a stronger shell ( like you need it for your bones!) The diet for the turtle should be reptomin pellets ( and other nutricuos pellets!) crickets, mealworms, bloodworms, shrimp, and krill. All of this is found dead at the petstore!;) They also need vegetation, get kale, mustard greens, romaine lettuce, and collard greens. Drop all of the food in the tank once a day, and remove any leftover bits after a few hours. By the way ALL of the protien food ( dead food, that was alive once) should be dusted with a calcium supplement ( powder) and you need to get a cuttlebone found in the bird aisle of the petstore and drop it in the water for him to knaw on, keep it there for a while (month) until he eats all of it, then get another. Once all of these things are done your turtle will be pretty happy!

Answer 6

if this is a young turtle than it needs to be fed once daily.  an adult turtle can be fed about 10 to 20 pieces a day or you can feed him alot of food and then skip a day.  if he eats his food eagerly then continue what your doing.  you wouldnt want to switch his eating habits suddenly and have him get stressed.

Answer 7

Once a day is fine for youngsters, but we usually start skipping days as they get older.

More importantly is WHAT you feed, and HOW MUCH you feed.

A daily portion is about the size of their head

Or you can do the math and figure out the daily caloric needs- (bodyweight in kilograms) to the 0.75th power, times 32 equals the basic daily calorie needs, then you add or subtract 25-50% as the turtle's needs change. Babies usually get an extra 25%- but this usually means about 4-5 calories a day!

WHAT to feed is a bit more fun- I recommend a mix of about 1/2 good pellets, and 1/2 live or frozen/thawed (NOT freeze-dried) 'fish foods' like worms, insects, small fish, krill, shrimp, beef heart, etc.

Try http://www.austinsturtlepage.com for great turtle advice.

Answer 8

i have 3 and i feed mine the mini shrimps and they love it.I'll give them about 8 or 9 pieces in the morning and if i go back in there thru out the day they'll swim to the side of the tank so i have to feed them again..lol..Hope that helped..