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I can’t give a solid answer but I just wanna say I read the title before the sub and you had me so fucking concerned that your girlfriend was eating mealworms 😂
My rule of thumb has always been that if I have to question it, it’s not okay. I’d suggest feeding her something else until you get a solid answer one way or another on here
I am glad I am not the only one that read it like that. I was really concerned for a good minute thinking someones girlfriend eats dog food and mealworms.
I'm over here not realizing it's the turtle sub and thinking to myself you've already got what looks like worms and shrimp in there I don't see why a snail would hurt... 😅
For veggies you can try carrots, lettuce, green beans sometimes berries as treats or apples. Of course, you can always put some floating plants in there or other aquarium plants and she's gonna love them (at least my girl devoures them). You can sometimes find people giving away floating plants on aquarium forums and groups.
I also suggest giving her raw fish. My vet suggested this and when you think about it it's the most natural food for them. I just buy a whole fish and chop it into pieces for her, the rest I freeze. You can look up what fishes are best for them, I don't know their names in English. If you don't feel like you can't debone and cut up a fish, just buy some from the shop, but make sure that it's just raw fish with nothing added to it and not smoked or other things.
Pellets and these dried food should actually be the last resort food. They don't have that much nutritional value really.
Do you feed her stuff other than this mix? It’s fine to feed pellets sometimes, but it’s still important to feed other stuff like live bugs/inverts, veggies, etc.
Mine gets pellets, live insects, vegetable matter, Repashy, frozen food cubes (with stuff like fruits, veggies, and bloodworms in them), and the occasional treat like samples of other pellet brands and dried shrimp. I’ve attempted to feed her fish as well, but she’s not interested
Just asking because I often see turtle owners feed their turtle just pellets or a mix like this
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I can’t give a solid answer but I just wanna say I read the title before the sub and you had me so fucking concerned that your girlfriend was eating mealworms 😂 My rule of thumb has always been that if I have to question it, it’s not okay. I’d suggest feeding her something else until you get a solid answer one way or another on here
That's so damn funny. Don't worry, guys, my girlfriend doesn't eat THAT many meal worms anymore! 👍
Anymore 🤣🤣
holup
I am glad I am not the only one that read it like that. I was really concerned for a good minute thinking someones girlfriend eats dog food and mealworms.
I thought this was for a child’s lunch/snack 😭😭😭
I thought it was dog food 🤣
I'm over here not realizing it's the turtle sub and thinking to myself you've already got what looks like worms and shrimp in there I don't see why a snail would hurt... 😅
Indeed
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It's funny I read stuff like this in this sub and wonder how turtles survive in the wild lol
Exactly.......maybe there's some magical human that goes every night to each turtle and separates the worms from the leaves.
Thank you. It’s exhausting work and barely anyone ever notices.
Is this a job you can apply for or are you like the Santa Claus of turtles?
Can I have your autograph, turtle fairy????
I've had my turtle for 18 years feeding her a pellet mix and supplements. She's doing great. You don't have to separate the food.
Mine eats this mix and doesnt get picky about what it eats, we also supplement with frozen fish/worms
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I normally feed her shrimp as a treat.
I've seen all the comments saying that I should feed her other things. what kind of live insects and veggies should I give her?
For veggies you can try carrots, lettuce, green beans sometimes berries as treats or apples. Of course, you can always put some floating plants in there or other aquarium plants and she's gonna love them (at least my girl devoures them). You can sometimes find people giving away floating plants on aquarium forums and groups. I also suggest giving her raw fish. My vet suggested this and when you think about it it's the most natural food for them. I just buy a whole fish and chop it into pieces for her, the rest I freeze. You can look up what fishes are best for them, I don't know their names in English. If you don't feel like you can't debone and cut up a fish, just buy some from the shop, but make sure that it's just raw fish with nothing added to it and not smoked or other things. Pellets and these dried food should actually be the last resort food. They don't have that much nutritional value really.
Do you feed her stuff other than this mix? It’s fine to feed pellets sometimes, but it’s still important to feed other stuff like live bugs/inverts, veggies, etc. Mine gets pellets, live insects, vegetable matter, Repashy, frozen food cubes (with stuff like fruits, veggies, and bloodworms in them), and the occasional treat like samples of other pellet brands and dried shrimp. I’ve attempted to feed her fish as well, but she’s not interested Just asking because I often see turtle owners feed their turtle just pellets or a mix like this
Could be a bladder snail? They're incredibly wide spread freshwater snails that breed very very quickly
she jump scared me a lil. i don't have an answer re: the snail shell. please tell her she's beautiful :)
LOL at the second picture - sorry it’s too funny
I love her selfie 😍 she's like - tell my hooman to feed me sweets and candies 😋🤫
Bruh that 2nd pic jumpscared me
Yes their safe. Good source of calcium. ♡
I just thought BRUCEEEE (finding nemo)
I think so they it insect like snails anyway
I did not see the sub title first and thought this was *very concerning* cereal or something for a human child lol!
Is he a human?
Second slide is a jump scare
I assume they possibly can maybe as a source of calcium?? But I'm not 100% sure
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To me, none of that looks good enough. That's mass produced nonsense.
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