So I got this turtle from a friend after she moved. I'm taking care of him while she is gone, but I want to properly care for him (though after going through the main site, she clearly did not). I was told by her that I shouldn't feed him anything live (whether it be fish or snails), since he's never eaten anything live and he may choke. Is this really the case? She gave me freeze-dried crickets and worms, but the site said freeze-dried stuff isn't as healthy. But if I can't feed him anything live, what should I do?
Also, I've tried feeding him lettuce time after time. The most I can get is maybe a bite before he ignores it. My friend never gave him lettuce before, so I think he just doesn't think of it as food. I tried to make the jell-o shots, but it went horribly wrong. Also, since I don't eat fish, I can't dip the lettuce into tuna or something. So what should I do to get him to eat some greens? I was thinking of going to a pet store and getting some live plants.. any recommendations or tips?
Thanks so much, though I've tried to do a lot of reading on turtles, I'm still struggling to make sure he's having a good life.