what do I do if my baby turttle is not eating?

Answer 1

How long have you had him he may be getting used to his enviroment. Also what kind of setup do you have and what kind of turtle do you have? Semi-aquatic turtles must be fed in the water. For more help come to http://www.turtleexchange.com/forum/index.php It's a great forum with great people!

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* Is the turtle kept warm enough? If turtles get too cool, they will stop eating.

* Does the turtle like the food you offer? Try out different foods. Some turtles can be very finicky eaters, especially in the beginning. And they have definite likes and dislikes. Most turtles will eventually take small earthworms that are wiggling in front of their nose. Start feeding favorite foods, then slowly introduce other items.

* Is your turtle exposed to too much stress? This is often a cause in new animals. Stress can be caused by handling, traveling, tank mates. New turtles will often not eat properly for several weeks. Be patient and keep trying.

* Is your turtle healthy? Not eating can be a symptom of other problems. If your turtle has been eating well and suddenly stops, a health problem is a likely reason. Take a fecal sample to your veterinarian. (Fecal samples need to be no older than 4 hours, and you need to store them in water in the refrigerator.)

* Don't panic! A turtle can go without food for weeks, even months, and when it feels well again, it will eat again. See a veterinarian, if you think you are doing everything right, and the animal does not eat for more than 2 weeks.

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Answer 2

The turtles are fed on an assortment of raw fish, squid, tuna roe, and leafy vegetables to ensure a suitable diet. It is known that under natural conditions the turtles would feed at sargassum (floating seaweed) rafts, possibly on the sargassum itself, on shrimps and crabs they might ingest while eating the sargassum, and any bits of jellyfish or other protein material they might encounter. We have also identified a filamentous seaweed that occurs naturally around the island and is a favorite with the turtles. This is now a major component of their diet. The turtles are fed three times daily, and food is dispersed randomly around the enclosure so that turtles do not become dependant on any particular 'feeding spot'. Care is always taken to ensure all turtles are feeding.

Further research on turtle feeding needs to be done to find out exactly how we can help these wonderful creatures through "head-start" projects with carefully balanced diets. We conducted a very interesting experiment during the first month of feeding: the turtles at Angsana Ihuru enjoyed a fish egg and salad leaf diet, while the turtles at Banyan Tree were fed minced fish and salad leaves. After one month the turtles at Angsana Ihuru had grown faster.

Answer 3

Baby turtles are tough. The usual causes of not eating are:
- too cold
- high stress (too small tank, too much handling, etc.)
- dirty water
- wrong diet.

Try bloodworms or a high quality packaged turtle pellet formulated for turtles once any other concerns have been addressed.

Answer 4

check the water, might be too cold or too hot for it.

Check the food, the nuggets for baby turtles might be to big or no tasty... every one has its flavor favorite, buy some new food special for it. After two days still doesn't eat take it to the vet...

I own two since april 2004 now there are ore than twice their original size... never been sick...

Good luck!!

Answer 5

get him to the vet,,