Pet Turtle : Suggested Dietary Schedule

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SUGGESTED DIETARY SCHEDULE

This is the suggested 100% home-meals based dietary schedule for a mature & healthy RES, who gets adequate UVB exposure. This is by no means a benchmark, and you would need to vary it based on your turtles' physiological condition & taste preferences. In younger turtles the frequency of non-vegetarian food might be increased, to every alternate day. Do read notes below table.

Important Notes:
(n): Normal Serving, equivalent to the size of the head & neck
(s): Smaller Serving, equivalent to the size of the head only
1. In absence of Cod liver oil, a natural source of Vitamin A, a small dose of supplement might be
      added
2. Vitamin D supplementation might be increased to twice in the 10-day cycle, if your turtle is getting
      less than the recommended UVB exposure
3. Day 10 diet can be substituted with vitamin/calcium fortified commercial bird/cat/turtle food
4. If your turtles prefer commercial food, you could substitute it on Day 4 too
5. Commercial food expands on absorbing water, so don't stuff your turtle!
6. If you are providing human multi-vitamin supplements, we recommend that you provide two
      brands (e.g., Supradyn/ Nutrisan) in alternate 10-day feeding cycles. This helps because,
      different supplements contain a varying composition of vitamins & other elements, and using two
      brands

Live Food/Chicken (n)

Vegetables & Fruits (s)

Vitamin D3 + Calcium Dust

Carrots, Pappaya, Mango (n)

Vegetables & Fruits (s)

Multi-Vitamin + Calcium Dust

Greens, Carrot, Liver (n)

Vegetables & Fruits (s)

Carrots, Pappaya, Mango (n)

Multi-Vitamin + Calcium Dust

Live Food/Chicken (s)

Vegetables & Fruits (n)

Multi-Vitamin + Calcium Dust

Vegetables & Fruits (s)

FEEDING
Vegetarian � Non-Vegetarian � Aquatic Plants � Live Prey
Calcium � Vitamins � Suggested Dietary Schedule