I just bought a red- eared slider turtle yesterday. I've been trying to feed it turtle food and celery leaves, but it won't eat. Any tips?
2007-09-30 11:25:37 · 9 answers · asked by jalomjalom 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
yah he just getting used to u and he is scared leave him alone and he'll eat
2007-09-30 11:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Baby aquatics in the wild are primarily insect eaters. They also scavenge dead things, such as fish.
The BEST starter food is tiny earthworms.
I recommend that you read some books on turtle care, there is a lot that you will need to know- much more than you can learn at yahoo answers.
2007-09-30 21:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
red eared sliders are omnivores, meaning they eat a mixture of animal and plant material, you can feed them live feeder fish, crickets, earthworms, fresh greens such as dark leafy lettuces but never head lettuce. It does take a few for turtles like everything else to get use to a new environment.
2007-09-30 20:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by special 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They eat underwater, is there enough water in his tank to allow him to do this? I never did feed mine celery leaves, but he did like chopped up carrots (manageable bits) and loved the turtle food (pellets)
2007-09-30 18:29:03 · answer #4 · answered by Bob Thompson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think turtles eat as much as say people or dogs. Dogs eat several times a day as do people. Some animals and I think turtles are such sometimes only eat now and then. Like once a week! I am not saying turtles eat only once a week but I don't think they eat 3 meals a day kind of thing. Do a web search on it hon.
2007-09-30 18:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Is his setup correct? Tank size needs to be 10 gallons per inch of turtle, water depth 1.5 times length of turtle, a water heater kept at 78F, a heat basking bulb with a temp of about 90-95 at the basking area (something he can climb out of the water onto to dry off), a reptile UVB bulb within 12 inches of the basking area, NO gravel on the bottom of the tank (causes impactions), and a variety of food items. I'd suggest reading the caresheets and diet recommendations at this site for further detail:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheet-red_ear_slider.htm
2007-09-30 18:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
try meal worms my painted turtle loves them
2007-09-30 19:32:11 · answer #7 · answered by *~*~tubane~*~* 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mine eat birds, and they don't eat whenever I clean and/or rearrange their tank...try again tomorrow...they also love the krill content treats.
2007-09-30 18:42:32 · answer #8 · answered by ... 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
feed him lots of veggies.
It will make a better tasting turtle stew
2007-09-30 18:29:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋