ok, ive had these turts, sal and mo for three years, since they were weeks old. And fortunately i just found this forum after three years of kinda winging it just reading res websites. Ive been feeding both of them everyday for three years, aquatic turtle food by zoo med (little bb pellets). I now feed them probably six or seven each a day. Is that too much? The reason why im asking this is cuz, since i found this forum last night, ive read through every post and reply, all five pages. I found a post where a girl talked about her turts having bulges or lumping on the turts shell and that the shell turns up on the ends. Someone else replyed to that post and stated that it is definitely from over feeding. Is this true? Am i feeding these three year olds two much? 7 pellets each a day.
TIA
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I feed my turtles almost everday in warm weather every 3 or 4 days in winter. So yes if they are eating it then it is cool.
Overfeeding a protein based food will cause the turtle shell to "pyramid" or rise up in the center. You'd know if your turtles had this. They should be rounded on top. It doesn't sound like you are overfeeding but it might be good for them to go a few days without eating. It wouldn't bother them and you wouldn't have to worry if you were away for a few days.
