Feeding and Nutrition :: water temp. & feeding-

[OyerbidesJ]

i feed my four babies seperatly in four seperate containers that i fill with heated water from their tank but i guess i'm concerned because two of them aren't eating really, & the two who do only eat 2-3 pellets. i've tried feeding blood worms, brine shrimps with romain and they don't touch it either i know there still adjusting but could the drop in temperature in the water after out of the tank & into their feeding containers also cause them not to want to eat?
i also read in one of the recent topics that if there is no basking light they won't eat either because their bulb went out and i havn't had a chance to replace it yet

[flutterby]

Sometimes some turtles won't eat in seperate containers and you'll have to keep them in their tank to feed them.

[marisa]

For the basking light, just use a regular light bulb. They also need a UVB light, however.

They'll eat without a basking light, but since the basking light provides heat for the basking area, they won't want to bask without one if the basking area isn't warm enough (88-90F). The heat helps them digest their food.