i use a very owerful filter but still it is not able to suck the dust particles...and the thing is my turtle tries to eat the dust particles...will it affect him..will it cause any disease to him?
2007-08-07 05:29:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
didnt i just answer this question >< ?
They will eat it once or twice but later the will find out its NOT food
just look at your other question and it has more detail!
2007-08-11 04:37:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most water turtles live in murky, not clear water, and eat a variety of water plants, insects, and biota from the pond or stream bottoms. In a tank environment those particles contain organisms and bacteria that break down the turtle's own fecal material and uneaten, now 'melted' food pellets, and 'compost' it, if you will. It is a bad idea for you to allow the turtle to eat that stuff, but I had some koi in a tank that sucked it in and blew it back out like they were filtering the schtuff for whatever they could get, and they lived five years before they died from injuries caused by a bad house move, so it might be okay if it does it once in a while. You may be able to distract the turtle from eating that stuff by offering it more live food such as live flies and moths, live worms, and small feeder fish in addition to the pellets.
2007-08-07 05:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by enn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋