My little turtle wont eat...?

Question

What should i do?
She a Red Ear Slider.

Answer 1

I have 2 baby red-eared sliders. They suddenly stopped eating earlier this month. I didn't know what it was. I found out though that turtles have the natural instinct to go into hibernation when it's cold (in the winter).

The temperature of the water should be between 75-80 degrees. They want to stay warm because they are cold-blooded.

I made the water warmer. They didn't ALL OF A SUDDEN start eating again. It took some time. So make sure the water is at a good temperature.

I also upgraded the tank my turtles were in. So that probably played a factor in it. Now, my turtles will eat anything. =P

Offer them a variety of food. And make sure they have their nutritious food pellets. I got Reptomin food pellets at Walmart for a good price. I also have fresh plants in their tank for them to eat at anytime.

Here is a website of the food you can feed them:
http://reslider.free.fr/backup/feeding.html

Answer 2

Young sliders need a lot of calcium and protein in their diet, as well as fresh greens. You should offer her a balanced turtle pellet, as well as occasional live food (guppies or goldfish, worms, crickets, etc.) and dark leafy greens. Make sure she has access to a cuttlebone and a good heat source for basking. She will not eat if she is too cold. She also needs UV light, either from direct sunlight or a UV bulb. Take care not to overfeed her once you get her appetite back; a fat turtle is a dead turtle. Feeding her every few days should be fine.

Answer 3

Young sliders want three things:

1. Good water. Big tanks of warm (75-80F) water that is kept very clean with a powerful filter.

2. Good sun. Safe, easy to climb basking sites heated to 90F, and the tank nicely lit (leaving shadows and hiding spots.) UVB light is helpful as well.

3. Good food. A mix of 1/2 pellets and 1/2 live or frozen/thawed 'fish food' like small worms, shrimp, insects, krill, beef heart, etc.

Try http://www.redearslider.com for more advice.

Answer 4

How long have you had it? If you just got it, it is not uncommon for the turtle to go without eating for a couple of days. Make sure that the temperatures are warm enough for it (it could be trying to hibernate but they also will slow down in the winter if they don't hibernate). You could also try using it's favorite food, live worms usually grab their attention.

Answer 5

I have 3 res' 2 babies...to open up their appetite take they're floating stick or dry shrimps and soak them in a little of tuna water...should work but you have to be consistent and if that doesn't work try live bait like guppies....fruits and veggies are ok too but not staple to their diet

Answer 6

what are you feeding it? I had one and i fed it tadpoles.