Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:22 pm Re: baby turtle will not eat
I have had him for two weeks today, he has eaten a little bit of the frozen blood worm, and a little of a zoomed hatchling pellet over the last four days, he still will not bask, I got him in Cherokee north Carolina, he was in a tank with a bunch of other babies, pretty crappy set up, I have bought babies like this before, and they ended up doing good, with no problems, I have read all the info on this site about the sickness they can have/get. I don't see that he has any symptoms of being sick, but I have never seen one that eats so little. He is still very skittish, and does not like for me to approach his tank. I set him up on his ramp under the light, to bask, he will sit there a few minutes and then get in the water, it's a 50 watt basking bulb. Do you think it's too hot? He will climb up on his heater & sit there, his shell will dry, but his body stays wet. I did put 2 live minnows in there with him today, I got the smallest they had at the store, as he is only about the size of a quarter. He watches them real close, but makes no move toward them, tried holding one in front of him, he ducked his head in his shell. Water temp is around 78-80 degrees. 2-3 inches of water is what he stays in. Do you think he may be just having a hard time getting used to the new environment? I have him in an area that doesn't get a lot of traffic, hoping he will adjust better, also I have made sure there are no drafts, or air blowing on him. I don't know what else to do, so any suggestions would be great. Thanks for your help.