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Post Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:37 pm   Flies

Can a turtle eat files? I fed him some and he ate it but I don't know if the flies are O.K. to eat!!! :?:
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:17 pm   

No offense, but, if you didn't know they were okay to eat, why did you feed them in the first place?

Please just stick to the feeding list we have stickied in this section.

The insects that I know are good for RES are crickets, mealworms, and blood worms, which all need to be gut loaded before feeding them to your turtles.
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:11 pm   Flies

theartbook35 wrote:No offense, but, if you didn't know they were okay to eat, why did you feed them in the first place?

Please just stick to the feeding list we have stickied in this section.

The insects that I know are good for RES are crickets, mealworms, and blood worms, which all need to be gut loaded before feeding them to your turtles.



I totally agree with you. I wouldn't feed my turtles flies. They are very very dirty and can carry diseases.
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:31 pm   

yeah its pretty good to stay on the safe side and not feed it flies...
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:48 pm   Re: Flies

tanasha93 wrote:
theartbook35 wrote:No offense, but, if you didn't know they were okay to eat, why did you feed them in the first place?

Please just stick to the feeding list we have stickied in this section.

The insects that I know are good for RES are crickets, mealworms, and blood worms, which all need to be gut loaded before feeding them to your turtles.



I totally agree with you. I wouldn't feed my turtles flies. They are very very dirty and can carry diseases.


If you think about it, feeding a turtle flies is feeding it a bug that feasts on dog poop.
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:47 pm   

Do wild red ear sliders eat flies?
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:24 am   

I don't think so. Maybe it was a starving matter they would, but it's not one of their normal foods.
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:15 am   

Myke wrote:Do wild red ear sliders eat flies?


I don't think they'd be able to catch a fly. They aren't frogs or toads, after all.
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:49 am   

I seen lots of insects accidently get caught in the water and get eaten by the turtles, flies included. Lightning bugs or Fireflies are a big one, reflection at night of the water really draws them in. Same with beetles.
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:44 pm   

Painteds4life wrote:I seen lots of insects accidently get caught in the water and get eaten by the turtles, flies included. Lightning bugs or Fireflies are a big one, reflection at night of the water really draws them in. Same with beetles.


I meant if the fly was flying around, one wouldn't be able to catch it, lol.

But yeah, I'm sure if something lands in the water it automatically becomes food.
Spike - Egyptian mau mix, 8 years old
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 9 months old
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:17 pm   

We don't have many wild turtles around here. I was just asking, seems to me, like replied, they wouldn't be able to catch them. I know some bugs land in the water, but I've only seen fish eat them. I just got a turtle, but all the books I've read say to make their habitat as natural as possible, but I don't think God puts floating pellets in the ponds and rivers. My habitat isn't very natural, but Keya seems to like it just fine and she eats floating pellets happily. I'll admit I found this post because I caught a fly and threw it in Keyas tank and she ate it and swam around looking for more. I will stick with the pellets and worms, and an occasional fish.
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:45 pm   

It's not possible to make a habitat as natural as possible. Humans do not have that power.

Anyways, if we were to make an outdoor pond like the wild environment they live in, they'd only live 10 years or get eaten by a predator before their first birthday.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:23 am   

theartbook35 wrote:It's not possible to make a habitat as natural as possible. Humans do not have that power.


It is possible to make it as natural as possible, that's why it says 'as possible'. It would be much harder to make one that is an exact replica of nature though. I still wouldn't say it's impossible, just very expensive.

theartbook35 wrote:Anyways, if we were to make an outdoor pond like the wild environment they live in, they'd only live 10 years or get eaten by a predator before their first birthday.


What research are you basing that off of? I've been curious about this myself and haven't been able to find a lot of studies relating to this topic.
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:35 pm   

Um, I'm not sure to where this has led to.
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Post Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:41 pm   

Does this mean I don't feed it flies?
My RES eats the flies like a it is a pellet. :?:
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