waxworm for red ear slider

[Edv1718]

I want to know how many wax worm can you give to a red ear slider in a day or week?

[prism_wolf]

Since waxies are considered a treat...just offer them a couple of times a week...just a few at a time... ;D

[MrsWTownsend]

Oh dude~ as many as you have, probably! Mine eat like little piggies!

My answer would be as many as they will eat or until they are not showing interest in eating any more, provided that this is not the only food you are feeding them. Nutritionally, waxworms are not enough to give a Slider.

I feed/ have fed mine hornworms, waxworms, butterworms, crickets, roaches, dog food (small sized pieces), aquatic turtle pellets, dandelion greens, frogbit, endive, mustard greens, turnip greens, kale, ham, beef, rosy barb feeders, goldfish, Cheerios...

There is probably more... I feed mine a couple of times a day (when they start begging) and I feed little bits at a time so I can better control the amount of wasted/uneaten food. How much really depends on the individual turtle, how old it is, etc.