You're perfectly right! Hatchings tend to be more carnivorous so I don't see anything wrong with its behavior. He's active and eats, as long as its meat I just can't get him to eat his veggies. He doesn't appear to have anything wrong, I can hand feed him worms, I have a UV and heat lamp on him. I've even tried moving it like I do with worms and slugs but it's as if he knows and crawls the other way. I've tried feeding him pellets, veggies ( all kinds) and seems to smell it and turn the other way. The turtle is the size of a quarter dollar and I've been reading all I can and thought they liked to eat everything. My daughter brought home a red ear slider turtle her/ his name is sweetie pie, snow flake, cupcake it really depends on the day she's 4 so she hasn't made up her mind yet. Please write with any questions you have.įollow these directions to post pictures: Just be sure he doesn't use the plants as a ladder to escape from the tank. Hatchlings often like to sleep in the larger leaves near the surface of the water. Place them so he can stand on the plant and poke his head out of the water. You can also make his tank nicer by providing him some aquarium grade artificial plants. I would slow down the feeding of shrimp as it can sometimes cause a turtle NOT to want to eat anything else. Not good if you are trying to grow a shell! Iceberg has no food value and spinach/kale have oxalic acid which inhibits/stops the absorption of calcium. And if they are desperate, they can go take bites off the romaine lettuce. They will beg for food even after just being fed. They will literally eat until the vomit and then eat more. Young sliders do not ever want to stop eating. But don't feed him more than this as it can be too much and cause overweight and/or shell problems called pyramidding. You can split this amount into two servings for morning and evening. The amount of food he should have would fit inside his head minus the neck. Just be sure none of the bugs have been sprayed with insecticide!Īs for feeding, feed him daily.
So it is totally normal for him to want insects. Break the larger pellets into smaller sizes if they are too large for him to bite easily. Adults will not need that much protein and it can actually be too much for them, causing harm to their internal organs. Young growing turtles need the additional protein. Look for the hatchling formula as it will be higher in protein levels. Suggest ZooMed, Mazuri, Reptomin, Hikari as trusted brands. He might take a bite out of it occasionally.īut I would get some hatchling pellets for him. You can continue to float a piece of romaine in the tank. Very young turtles are only interested in eating protein b/c then they can grow quickly. Please know that juvenile/hatchling res do not want tot eat any veggies or greens for about 3-5 more years.
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