Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:56 am Re: Newbie Questions: Id, Habitat, Diet, Etc.
Litefoot: Thank you for the info! I might give koi food a try, but I want to try the veggie clip first. They're cheap, so that's easy enough. The issue is that this turtle hasn't seen veggies in 20+ years, so I suspect he just has no idea what they are. The ones I tried were all organic, so they were pesticide free. I just got a 10 gallon tank from a friend that I'll be starting an aquatic garden in to see if that makes a difference, but that'll take a bit more time to get set-up. I tried putting a few live plants in the turtle tank the first few weeks after the upgrade. He just ignored them, and the options for plants without substrate were limited, so I ended up taking them out. I'm holding off on substrate until he's living with me. For now, I'm only going over weekly to handle cleaning and water changes for my parents, who are unable to care for him anymore.
Steve: Thanks! I'll order the clips and see if they make a difference.
*Airyn*