Feeding and Nutrition :: Still not eating

[joem1481]

My BABY RES is still not eating i got him on thursday morning. What should i do i bought dried up shrimp and still nothing. Should i get one of those appetite enhancers?

[knite]

How high is your temperture of your tank? It should be around 70-80 degrees F. Anything lower and your turtle will become lethargic and will evidently refuse to eat.

But...

If it's a hatchling RES, it may take a couple of weeks before it eats anything. Just keep trying! Then move on to more healthy foods.

[steve]

How about reading some of the information here:

http://www.redearslider.com/index_nutrition_2.html

Have you tried any/all of that? Reading will solve most of your problems and posting questions and waiting for answers can take time away from giving your turtle the proper care it needs.

[cam722]

I've asked a number of times about your setup and the water/basking temperatures, you never have answered. If the water temp is too low a turtle won't eat. If you answer questions when asked we'll be able help you better.

[joem1481]

he has a basking area. UVB and a UVA light temp is about 80.

[ellman605]

theres your problem.....water temp should be 78 for hatching and 72-75 after that, and the baskign should be about 90...

[joem1481]

so 2 degrees will make that much of a difference? I have a 100 watt zoo med daylight amd it is about 8 inches away from the basking area i dont know the temp of the basking area but i assume it is around what it needs to be

[cam722]

The basking area should be as Elliott said about 10 degrees higher than the water temp... What is the water temp? That affects their eating more than the basking temp.

[joem1481]

i had it at 80 i am lowering it to 78

[cam722]

ok, so you had the water and basking temp the same?

[steve]

Have you tried reading the information here? It's only a page long and it's been formatted so you can print it out as well.

http://www.redearslider.com/res-guide.pdf

[joem1481]

yeah i soaked thr food in the tuna water. I am going to go get some worms and lettuce

[ellman605]

uh...

[joem1481]

i put in some of those red minow feeder fish that someone told me to put in since they move. they are very small but the turtle as not eaten any yet. And i am not sure exactly what my basking temp is i do not have a thermometer for that

[joem1481]

there are two things on this link what do you think of them. Oe is appetite plus and the other is jump start

[link removed, we do not allow links from that site. -Steve]