Feeding and Nutrition :: turtles wont eat...

[turtledudee]

well, for the past three days ive been offering veggies and pellets and i bought rosy reds and put them in the tank. they dont even look at the rosies, they ignore the pellets, and the red leaf and romaine... well they dont look at it either. the water temp is 75 and the basking temp is 92. what should i do!?

[turtledudee]

well pebbles aka rouge just ate a rosy!
but juggernaut, still isnt interested.
do you think when he gets hungry he will attack?
or will he hold out like he's been doing?

[sonyj]

How long have you had them? If they are relatively new it takes a few days for them to feel safe and comfortable enough in their new habitat to eat. Keep trying different things especially smelly things like tuna mixed with the pellets or veggies. Once they start eating you can cut out the tuna.

[turtledudee]

yea, i have had them for a week or so...
i offer them redleaf and romaine every day and i tried dipping that in tuna juice but juggernaut still wont eat.

[tuttle429]

my turt was like that for about 2 days try feeding him grapes

[turtledudee]

i tried grapes, carrots,catoloupe,strawberries,and everything else you could think of. he wont eat, but he still might be adjusting.

[missibsu]

My guess is that he's still adjusting. Now that one is eating, the other might be more inclined to do so as well.

[Pokey's Grandpa]

My turtle is also ignoring the bejesus out of his food, which is two different kinds of pellets and some cuttlebone lol He doesn't even seem to see it in there.