Diet for DBT
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Chun, It’s been a long time since I sent any email. Anyhow, quick update – Jasmine is doing wonderfully and is growing very well and very sociable girl …. and I think she likes to play ?! That’s a whole ‘nother story hehe. Anyhow, I had a question. I was wondering about the diet you provide for your diamondback terrapins? Mainly your younger ones. I would like to give Jasmine more variety to her diet but unlike my experience with herbivorous aquatic turtles Jasmine does not like greens or leafs. She is currently fed reptamin pellets since I brought her in at 2 weeks old. Right now she is about 4 months old. Any suggestions on her diet to help? Lastly, I’ve been keeping an eye on her shell as well and it seems to be hardening well, enough at this age but her very back end of the carapace above the tail is still rather soft. Is this pretty normal as they are growing? She has uvb light available to her. I actually just put in a piece of cuttlebone today for her to nibble on as a source of calcium. Is the cuttlebone something I could just keep in the tank for them to nibble on when they feel the need? Or should I only make it available once a week or something as to make sure no overdose occurs? Thank you in advance for any advice or comments =) Cheers! -= Chris C.
Hi Chris, I don’t really vary my terps’ diet that much. Cichlid pellets, freeze-dried plankton and cuttlebone is about it. I wouldn’t worry about the soft spot on the back end of her carapace, especially if the other areas are hard. Just keep the cuttlebone in the tank so that it’s readily available. Cheers. -Chun — In diamondbackterrapins@yahoogroups.com, “Chris C.”
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