Turtle food supplies

[VKTracey]

I have recently moved to Melbourne and can't find anywhere to buy my 2 eastern long neck turtles frozen "Turtle Dinner". They are used to eating this most of the time and I haven't been happy with the alternatives I've been finding in the shops so far. Can anyone recommend a place I might be able to buy "Turtle Dinner" for them or a good alternative please?

 

[mike83]

Hi I would try getting them eating pellets and white bait as the Turtle Dinner and blood worms are not very good for them to eat all the time I used to feed my turtle blood worms all the time and eventully died due to this I now have 2 new turtles and I feed them a different foods pellets, white bait, guppies. what age are your turtles ?

 

[VKTracey]

Thanks Mike. I haven't heard about this being an issue until a few days ago & didn't know whether to believe it or not. I've had my turtles for about 8 years now (got them in ACT when they were babies).
I have pellets but don't give them to them often enough by the sounds of it. I also give them little fish as treats now & then - it also gives them something to do, stalking the fish.
Can you recommend any specifically good pellets I should try?
Thank you for responding so quickly.

 

[mike83]

Hi Tracey. No worries happy to help I feed mine two types of pellets nutrafin max and sometimes I feed them hikari cichlid gold.