what do i feed baby water turtles???

Question

i just got 2 baby water turtles and i dont know what to feed them and i think thier hungry =[
so please help me =]

Answer 1

"Baby turtles are mostly carnivorous; however, they should have vegetabels available,
and they will nibble on them.

* Butter lettuce. I keep it floating in there for them to nibble on between meals.

* Carrot slivers. All the foods listed in the water turtle care sheet, chopped small.

* Freeze dried or frozen bloodworms. Available at fish stores. High in protein, don't
feed all the time.

* Fish Gum Drops or other frozen veggie cubes for fish. These cubes contain a variety
of vegetables chopped to a good size for baby turtles. Thaw them, then feed the
one cube to the turtle. You can get veggie cubes at fish stores. Net or filter
leftovers after a few hours.

* Redworms, chopped up into small pieces. This is a good food for baby turtles.
You can also chop up earthworms and pick small snails in the yard.
Tadpoles,if available, also make a good baby turtle food.

* Reptomin turtle pellets. I know a number of people who have raised baby turtles
successfully on Reptomin. Make sure you don't overfeed!

Baby turtles should be fed 1-2 times daily, small amounts. I feed once a day and
keep veggies floating in the tank for them to nibble on. Do not overfeed. If the
turtles grow too fast, their shells will deform. While this is correctable in the
early years (fortunately, since I learned the hard way), better not to have to
deal with it.

Fresh food should be part of the diet if at all possible. This also prevents too much
protein/fat, which can lead to shell deformities. "

Answer 2

I have done will with baby aquatic turtles feeding them Tetra Reptomin and small live fish (feeders) from a pet shop. I set the turtles up in a fairly shallow aquarium and filter the water and treat it like I would for fish with several basking places so they are not constantly swimming and install the fish for a free feeding environment. Occasionally I add water lettuce (illegal to purchase in some states) from a nursery that has water plants.

Answer 3

Romain lettuce is a good start. So is small crickets. Have a little water container in there with them as they need drink and to cool off every so often. Go to the pet store and buy a book of them. It will be very helpful to you.

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Answer 4

I fed my baby turtle reptomin turtle food. You can get it at wal-mart. Don't get wordley's most turtle don't like that brand.