im going on vaation 2morrow and i have a red eared slider. im going to be gone for four days and i can't bring my turtle with me. can it live for four days without food? if not, is there anything i can do. i need a fast answer because like i said i'm leaving2morrow.
2006-06-30 10:56:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
i dont think i have time to arrange for a friend to take cae of it because like i said im leaving really soon. is here anything i can buy from the petstore or something ?
2006-06-30 11:02:47 · update #1
have it stay with a friend or something
2006-06-30 11:00:06 · answer #1 · answered by ilovelondon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok.. i think u might have gone by now.. incase no.. just take care of the following... leave them in lots of water.. means just sufficient to drown their shell.. some large pan should do... as sugegsted by many leave a lot of food .. pellets, dry worms, tube fix and blood worms... the worms u can put in a net bag if possible... and keep wverything in water.. these creatures dont have saliva so they'll have food in water only ... the water will evaporate over the days if u r in warm climate, in that case make the water level 2-2.5 times their shell.. if, u r in cold climate u need to be extra carefull with water temperature... dont keep the heater on .... keep the lamps on... and close to water and also, cover the bulb exposed area ... so that the turtles accidentally dont touch it... make an enclosure around the water area, as they are good climbers and will start roaming around in teh house... have a happy vacation.. and take precautions abt. the turtles.. they ARE UR RESPONSIBILITY.. :)
2006-07-01 16:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by TOTO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't sweat it. A healthy turtle can go a couple weeks easily without food.
Clean the tank quickly and give it a nice feeding at the last possible minute.
When you get back, feed it, then clean it again.
2006-06-30 21:51:58 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you could try to get a friend to watch it or you could put a pile of food ontop of something out of the water. You could also drop it off at a pet store because they are like a kennel sometimes. the pet store i live by takes care of animals when people go on vacation. I hope i helped. Have fun on vaca!!! :)
2006-06-30 21:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think your turtle is going to starve to death in four days..just feed it extra right before you leave..I honestly wouldn't worry about it.
2006-06-30 19:14:19 · answer #5 · answered by Courtney L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um no. i have two of them and especally in this season they need there food. maybe hire one of your friends or neighbors just to come over and feed it. thats what i do when i leave town.
2006-06-30 18:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your turtle will be fine i have 2 went on vacation for 5days they were fine
2006-06-30 18:02:39 · answer #7 · answered by craig u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give it a lot of food. if it is not hungry, it will eat the food later
2006-06-30 18:01:11 · answer #8 · answered by crush2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋