My sister is going to buy me one and i read that they eat fish and stuff, but i think fish are gross. Is there anything i can feed my turtle from a container? Like fish eat fish food?
2007-12-24 02:12:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
sadly, unless you want him to be healthy no. they one will not eat anything of a man made diet (trust me ive tried) plus anything other then fish is not healthy for them, it is kind of gross, but if you want healthy happy turtle, then you have to feed him fish, sorry, GOOD LUCK
2007-12-24 02:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by ActorBoy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cumberlands are a sub-species of the Yellow-belly Slider (as are Red-ear Sliders) and have about the same care.
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com and http://www.redearslider.com have great care info.
As for diet, for baby to 4", try:
- 1/2 good pellets (Reptomin, Mazuri, etc.) and
- 1.2 live or frozen/thawed fish foods- worms (babies like blood worms), shrimp, krill, insects, beef heart, etc.
When they get over about 4", add some dark leafy greens to the mix.
Good luck, and be sure to do your homework so you can give the turtle a happy, healthy home.
2007-12-24 05:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋