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turtles wont eat...

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:28 am
by 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!?

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:32 am
by 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?

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:51 pm
by 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.

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:13 pm
by 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.

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:04 pm
by tuttle429
my turt was like that for about 2 days try feeding him grapes

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:07 pm
by turtledudee
i tried grapes, carrots,catoloupe,strawberries,and everything else you could think of. he wont eat, but he still might be adjusting.

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:18 pm
by 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.

Posted:
Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:37 pm
by 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.