General Care Discussion

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:23 pm **Going on a trip...**

In a couple weeks, I'm going on a trip out of state for 9 days. Will only lettuce be ok for this long? I'm unsure if I'll hire a pet sitter or a neighbor to feed my two RES, as it's probably a lot of work to have them catch the turtles, put them in the feeding container, measure out the pellets, and feed them, wait, them put them back in the 8 ft pool.

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:25 am **Re: Going on a trip...**

Do your turtles swim up to you and beg for food? If so, then I would just sprinkle in some pellets. Lettuce should be fine, I would just make sure both get something to eat during this time and that they are not overfed.

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:35 am **Re: Going on a trip...**

They aren't beggars normally. They're both skittish, which makes coralling them for normal feeding a bit of a task.

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 2:09 pm **Re: Going on a trip...**

Do they both go after lettuce when they know it's there?

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:34 am **Re: Going on a trip...**

I only know that it gets eaten. Whether it's both of them or one of them, I don't know. They'll eat about 2 full green lettuce leaves a day, if that helps.

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:46 pm **Re: Going on a trip...**

It doesn't sound much. Do you offer it around the same time each day? They will anticipate it if it's done regularly.

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:00 pm **Re: Going on a trip...**

No. My work schedule varies day to day.

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:25 pm **Re: Going on a trip...**

The sitter/neighbor might be able to do it during the same time of day regularly... that's the best chance to get them to know to look for it.

Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:58 pm **Re: Going on a trip...**

Thank you, I'll set that up.

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