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I have just bought him about 3 days ago, and he hasn't eaten anything since then. Is he ill? What should I do?

+I checked the water temperature, it's just fine.
+I tried to feed him with lettuce, pellets and fish, but he didn't eat.
+He still swims and he doesn't seem to be tired at all.

I had a RES a time ago, Ninja usually ate his lettuce and rarely bread too. But this time the new Homer doesn't seem to eat, I'm really scared, and I seriously need your advise. If you can help, thank you so much.

Don't worry! He just needs some time to warm up to his new home. New turtles often aren't comfortable enough to start eating for a week or so. Here are some ideas that might get him eating sooner: http://www.redearslider.com/entice_eating.html

Mine took a week before he started eating, so don't worry.

My turtle was born wild so getting him to eat pellet food was a little tricky. I would marinade the pellets in tuna water. He still to this day cannot resist the flavor!!!!

how did you get your turtle from the wild??

daniel3507, he showed up on my backyard patio at 1" big. It was a cold winters day here in Florida and I saved him from certain death!

haha. not very often you see a hatchling in the wild. i didnt know there were cold winter days in florida either

Thanks guys. I think there are "damages" happened to the lettuce, and some pellets are being disappeared too.

denial3507 wrote:how did you get your turtle from the wild??

No, I didn't get him from the wild. I bought him at a local pet shop.