2006-09-21 11:06:44 · 8 answers · asked by caramelnj25 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Common reasons turtles stop eating:
1. It is too cold. The tank water should be heated to 75-80 degrees.
2. It is too stressed. Babies are tough pets and stop eating because it is a new cage, they are being handled too much, they are scared of the lights, vibrations, etc.,
3. Tank and water conditions. Small, dirty tanks are bad for turtles. Aim for 10 gallons of water per inch of turtle and find a way to do excellent filtration or plan to change a lot of the water every few days.
4. Wrong food. Too many people are told to give these guys the wrong food. For a baby, try high-quality turtle pellets formulated for baby aquatic turtles, bloodworms, and other small live fish food. Feed an amount about the size of the turtle's head or so. Feed a baby every day, every two days for a young turtle, and every 3 days for an adult.
There is a lot of misinformation about baby turtles. The sites below can offer a lot of good advice.
2006-09-22 04:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how long have you had the turtle? I have two turtles and when I first brought them home they didn't want to eat. And whenever I change their environment? how long has it been since it last ate
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2006-09-22 03:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by Natasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt feed any type of lettuce to any captive reptile. It has no nutritional value at all and can cause watery diarrhea and dehydration. I would suggest that you visit www.autinsturtlepage.com or www.resoasis.com and research. Make sure you have the proper sized enclosure, temperature, uvb lighting, and diet. Research is your friend and so is your local reptile vet, make use of them both.
2006-09-21 13:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bob s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those turtles are proberly wild turtles and that they arnt use to eating shop offered foodstuff you are able to desire to purchase some minows at a puppy shop and feed them with that and shop the shop foodstuff in there with the minows. additionally attempt crickets. positioned then in a 10 gallon aquarium. reptiles improve with there habitat
2016-10-17 10:08:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://petturtle.com/feeding
http://ask.com and search turtle care sheet
I use to cut up those little pellets in half and now my turtle is 10 years old and feed him about 20 oh yeah feed him only 3 in half :) good luck keeping your turtle e-mail my if you have any questions
P.S you can feed him some lettuce in bits :)
2006-09-21 11:17:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
have u been givin it to much food? or does it poop a lot?...if it does...ur feedin it way too much so stop...or ur turtle is sick or sometin..i had 2 before already
2006-09-21 16:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by Vivian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you take it to a vet.
2006-09-21 11:10:26 · answer #7 · answered by marie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Perhaps it wants to commit suicide.
2006-09-21 11:14:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋