Habitat - Indoor :: Supplements of Water

[mohamadfar]

What supplements suggesting to add in water ?

What supplements in water useful for turtles ?

and How much is it ?


Vitamin B1 pellet ?
Vitamin C pellet ?
Calcium Pantothenate pellet ?
Salt or suger ?
Tetra Aqua safe , Tetra cristal water and ... ?

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better water depth for 1 years Res ?


Thanx

[megcornell]

For a 1 year old RES, fill up the tank as high as you can without giving the RES room to escape. If he can reach the top of the container, he can get out, so be careful.

As for water additives, the only thing I add is water conditioner which gets rid of chlorine. It's usually 5-8$ for a large bottle- I think that is the tetra aqua safe you're referring to. I would be wary of the other supplements you are talking about as they are concentrated and it could be easy to give your RES a vitamin overdose. Instead, try adding vitamin rich foods to the diet. Never add table salt or sugar- that is bad for tanks. For calcium, try to find cuttlebone which is sold for birds if you can.

[mohamadfar]

For calcium, try to find cuttlebone which is sold for birds if you can.

I offer him cuttlebone ( this picturer ) and he eat it .
thanx

[megcornell]

Excellent, that's a great way to help him keep a healthy shell and bones.

[mohamadfar]

Thanx megcornell

megcornell: I would be wary of the other supplements you are talking about as they are concentrated and it could be easy to give your RES a vitamin overdose. Instead, try adding vitamin rich foods to the diet

In iran we have not standard food for turtles such az tetra reptomin . what food is vitamin rich ?

I think , I must use this supplements in water to offer my turtle his need of vitamin .
I need some help to forbid overdose . I need to know How much use this vitamin in my tank .
Help me ...

[megcornell]

Well vitamin rich foods include carrots, which are a good source of vitamin A, cuttlebone (which you already have), and leafy green vegetables like romaine lettuce, dandelion greens, and so on. The vitamin supplements you listed are not needed as your turtle will get the vitamin C from vegetables. Variety is important for a balanced diet. Also, keep in mind that you'll need to offer protein sources like minnows.
For vit D3 it's important to get either UVB light or natural sunlight- since you cannot find a supplement for reptiles with D3. I know it's either very hot or too cool in Iran, so when it is summer, just a few short trips outside would be better than none at all. Whenever you put a turtle outside, you have to watch him and make sure he has shade so he doesn't overheat.

[mohamadfar]

can I feed my res seven sean ?

[megcornell]

I tried to search for it, but I'm not sure what that is...