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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!
| DAY |
FOOD ITEMS |
SUPPLEMENTS |
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 |
Live food / chicken (n)
Vegetables and fruits (s)
Carrots, Pappaya, Mango (n)
Vegetables and fruits (s)
Greens, Carrot, Liver (n)
Vegetables and fruits (s)
Carrots, Pappaya, Mango (n)
Live Food / Chicken (s)
Vegetables and fruits (n)
Vegetables and fruits (s) |
Vitamin A
Vitamin D3 + Calcium Dust
-
Multi-Vitamin + Calcium Dust
Cod Liver Oil
Calcium Dust
Multi-Vitamin + Calcium Dust
Calcium Dust
Multi-Vitamin + Calcium Dust
-
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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
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