:::...I got two tortoises and hv some problems with the feeding... :::?

Question

Hi, firstly i'm a beginner in petting tortoise. i bought the container and the pallets to feed the tortoises. But the problem is, the pallets are to hard for my tortoises to chew them.

Can give me some advises on what should i feed them with? They still little, baby tortoises i guess. One female and the other is male. I put both of them together in the same container.

Any suggestion??? Please help me I dont want them to die... (T.T)

Hi, firstly i'm a beginner in petting tortoise. i bought the container and the pallets to feed the tortoises. But the problem is, the pallets are to hard for my tortoises to chew them.

Can give me some advises on what should i feed them with? They still little, baby tortoises i guess. One female and the other is male. I put both of them together in the same plastic container.

They got green-coloured shells and quite flat. They also have webbed foots with claws. They also got red patch patterns on their skin.

Any suggestion??? Please help me I dont want them to die... (T.T)

Answer 1

You have a kind of turtle called a Red-Ear Slider, not a tortoise. Red-ears do not eat tortoise chow.

You should be keeping your turtles in a water tank for them to swim in, and the water will also soften the turtle pellets. You can also feed them small worms and other foods.

Here is a good care website for these turtles: http://www.redearslider.com

Answer 2

You can soak the pellets and soften it before feeding your tortises.
Also they might not be eating if they feel unwell. Do you have adequate sunlight or uv light? They need it to make vitamin D.
There are lot of other things that can be wrong.
Look at the website to check what tortoises you have and you might have a better idea of what to feed them.
Good Luck.

Answer 3

this seems like a pretty informative website...
http://lllreptile.com/info/library/general-care-and-husbandry/-/tips-for-raising-baby-tortoises/

best of luck