Help please tell me what can i give my baby turtles to eat Thank you!
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Fish flakes are OK for tonight.
Tomorrow, go to the pet store and get turtle food. There are special kinds, get one for omnivores. RES eat both meat and vegetables.
At the grocery store, get Romaine lettuce, squash, zuchini. Cut it up small and put it on a rock out of the water.
Feed him twice a day, but only leave the food in for about 30 minutes. Leaving it will cause bacteria and bugs which can kill baby turtles.
PLEASE do research before you get a pet from now on.
It's not going to be a very good diet for them and won't sustain them for long. Head to a pet store and buy some turtle food. (it will be with all the other reptile stuff usually). Since it's a baby, you might have to break the pellets into smaller pieces so they can eat them well but they shouldn't have much of a problem.
you could. but they would rather have turtle food. go to your local pet store and explain to them that you have turtles. also, turtles really like fish. it's a bit expensive but sometimes we buy some sushi fish like tuna and we feed it to them. since they're babies, you'll have to cut it extra small.
If they are babies about the size of a half dollar, freeze dried blood worms make a GREAT starter food. If they are bigger, Tetramin floating stick for turtles can be broken into the right sized pieces. The flake food just won't sustain them and it will make the water dirty quicker.
i have been feeding my turtles with fish food, and they got used to it and they're okay.
when i had my turtle, he would eat fish flakes. a varied diet is very good, but only fish flakes will not fulfill his needs!! guppies, turtle pellets, vegetables, are all good, and i guess feed him fish flakes occasionally, just for a varied diet. my turtle liked them
feed it regular turtle food it will eat it i have a red ear slider that is under an inch long that eats live feeder fish on top of his regular turtle food
they can but theyll probably get sick
Try this article: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/article...
No. Not enough substance. Try moist cat food. Meat or fish flavor. Just small amounts. Do not overfeed.
No it is for goldfish common sense would be to buy food for turtles if you feed it goldfish flakes it would cloud the water and also it doesn't have calcium. Also try feeding it mealworms, feeder guppies, minnows, feeder fish carrots, you getg it a variety it shouldn't always be food stix. For food stix i would recommend Reptomin baby food stix since they're little here is a picture of what it should look like. http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com/... good luck =)
nooooooo they need baby turtle food!
DUH!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Can water turtles eat fish food?
my turtle ran out of pellets and i cant get more until maybe monday or tuesday and i was wondering if they can eat fish food because i have lots of it
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I have 4 turtles in the same tank with 2 algae eaters and a flying fox. I need to feed the algae eaters and flying fox too..so yes I put fish food in the tank. The turtles munch on it all the time along with their regular diet. Mine think of it as part of their treat of the day! AND my turtles are very healthy...
It will not hurt the turtle. How old is the turtle. If it is a baby or young one you can't starve it until Tuesday.
Other suggestions would be...do you have any romaine lettuce around. That will work too... or try some dandelion leaves...
Not sure. But I feed mine lean meat of all sorts. Hamburger, hot dogs, even sandwich meat. I also dig up garden worms for them. I've had them for 10 years. Good luck.
He'll be fine until Tuesday without food. You may have suitable foods in the house--check out the feeding part of this site:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/care/ca...
yes
YES!!the pet store man said it can and turtles
i would not do it
just buy feeder fish only 12 cents each
Your turtles can stay without food for a WEEK!! so you dont really need to feed it pellets, but you can try feeding veggies instead
fish food has almost the same things as a turtle pellets so its fine ! but doesnt mean they will eat it >%26lt; mines dont like it
My turtle ran out of pellets so I tried it feeding with fish food and nothing bad happen to them.
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I have 4 turtles in the same tank with 2 algae eaters and a flying fox. I need to feed the algae eaters and flying fox too..so yes I put fish food in the tank. The turtles munch on it all the time along with their regular diet. Mine think of it as part of their treat of the day! AND my turtles are very healthy...
It will not hurt the turtle. How old is the turtle. If it is a baby or young one you can't starve it until Tuesday.
Other suggestions would be...do you have any romaine lettuce around. That will work too... or try some dandelion leaves...
Not sure. But I feed mine lean meat of all sorts. Hamburger, hot dogs, even sandwich meat. I also dig up garden worms for them. I've had them for 10 years. Good luck.
He'll be fine until Tuesday without food. You may have suitable foods in the house--check out the feeding part of this site:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/care/ca...
yes
YES!!the pet store man said it can and turtles
i would not do it
just buy feeder fish only 12 cents each
Your turtles can stay without food for a WEEK!! so you dont really need to feed it pellets, but you can try feeding veggies instead
fish food has almost the same things as a turtle pellets so its fine ! but doesnt mean they will eat it >%26lt; mines dont like it
My turtle ran out of pellets so I tried it feeding with fish food and nothing bad happen to them.
Can u use bark as hermit crab bedding?
I was woundering, can u use reptile bark from Petsmart, or, Petco, as hermit crab bedding, in the cage? Here are some links that I was thinking of:
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Pine is poisonous to hermit crabs. Most bark is pine so I would not use it.
I use playsand. The best source is toys r us, but they are seasonal. You can also get play sand from home depot or lowes. Some people use a coconut based bedding called bed a beast or ecoearth. My experience with those is that they end up with a lot of gnats. This meant I changed the coconut based bedding more often.
Why don't you just use sand instead? Not kitty litter, not bark, not dirt, not moss... use SAND. If you don't want to deal with cleaning or buying the sand, then don't keep the hermit crab, because that's the type of bedding that they need.
Sand is really the best. My brother and I had hermit crabs %26 tree crabs for years. They did soooo much better with sand : ) Good Luck!! )
No. Bark is not good for hermit crabs, as they cannot dig a hole in it to molt. Sand is ideal, and it makes it easy for hermit crabs to dig. Also, sand is really warm, so it keeps their tank nice and warm for them. And no, you cannot keep a hermit crab in a cage, as it will not keep in any heat at all. Buy a sturdy glass/plastic tank with a sturdy lid. My friend's hermit crab has escaped before, so a lid is a must.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
dont use bark when they mote they can NOT dig. i love to use play sand $5. at wal-mart. they love play sand, and it is cheap.
hope this help's.
NONONONONNO!! They cannot molt in bark, please do your research on hermit crabs! They need SAND!
sand is better for hermit crabs because its from their natural environment but if you want to use bark have it shredded.please
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Pine is poisonous to hermit crabs. Most bark is pine so I would not use it.
I use playsand. The best source is toys r us, but they are seasonal. You can also get play sand from home depot or lowes. Some people use a coconut based bedding called bed a beast or ecoearth. My experience with those is that they end up with a lot of gnats. This meant I changed the coconut based bedding more often.
Why don't you just use sand instead? Not kitty litter, not bark, not dirt, not moss... use SAND. If you don't want to deal with cleaning or buying the sand, then don't keep the hermit crab, because that's the type of bedding that they need.
Sand is really the best. My brother and I had hermit crabs %26 tree crabs for years. They did soooo much better with sand : ) Good Luck!! )
No. Bark is not good for hermit crabs, as they cannot dig a hole in it to molt. Sand is ideal, and it makes it easy for hermit crabs to dig. Also, sand is really warm, so it keeps their tank nice and warm for them. And no, you cannot keep a hermit crab in a cage, as it will not keep in any heat at all. Buy a sturdy glass/plastic tank with a sturdy lid. My friend's hermit crab has escaped before, so a lid is a must.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
dont use bark when they mote they can NOT dig. i love to use play sand $5. at wal-mart. they love play sand, and it is cheap.
hope this help's.
NONONONONNO!! They cannot molt in bark, please do your research on hermit crabs! They need SAND!
sand is better for hermit crabs because its from their natural environment but if you want to use bark have it shredded.please
Can u feed frogs frozen shrimp?
i found a frog in my back yard and my mom let me keep it. we got salt water fish can i feed my frog the frozen shrimp my mom gives the fish.
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If you want a frog for a pet you should go and buy a captive breed one not take one from the wild. I suggest you take that frog and put it back where you found it. How cruel is it to pick this creature off the earth and stick it in a tank.nice
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If you want a frog for a pet you should go and buy a captive breed one not take one from the wild. I suggest you take that frog and put it back where you found it. How cruel is it to pick this creature off the earth and stick it in a tank.nice
Can turtles live in watter you get from your hose?
have a prob I need to know if the live in watter you get from
your hose, I don't live in a city, I live in a town... well anyway I am
thinking of getting a small turtle from my friends pond. I am
getting different animals and i figure out how you take care of
them, how you feed them and stuff like that, so I really need
help on this one cause I have looked online before about this
Question and never found an answer for it so I really need alot
of ppl to answer this one.
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First what you want to do is find out if it lived in warm water berfore, room temp. water, or cold water.you could do it from the hose if you want it thats the type of temp water it was in before. But just make sure you now the temp. of the water the turtle was in before.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
Tap water is fine. Just don't shock your turtle by changing the water temperature too quickly. In other words, you want the water to be a little bit cooler than "lukewarm." Most water from a garden hose is very cold. The solution is to fill buckets of water in your sink (testing the temperature with your hand) and pour them into the tank one by one.
Sure. Just make sure you change it daily and keep it clean...
yes but use a water conditioner
your hose, I don't live in a city, I live in a town... well anyway I am
thinking of getting a small turtle from my friends pond. I am
getting different animals and i figure out how you take care of
them, how you feed them and stuff like that, so I really need
help on this one cause I have looked online before about this
Question and never found an answer for it so I really need alot
of ppl to answer this one.
Answers:
First what you want to do is find out if it lived in warm water berfore, room temp. water, or cold water.you could do it from the hose if you want it thats the type of temp water it was in before. But just make sure you now the temp. of the water the turtle was in before.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
Tap water is fine. Just don't shock your turtle by changing the water temperature too quickly. In other words, you want the water to be a little bit cooler than "lukewarm." Most water from a garden hose is very cold. The solution is to fill buckets of water in your sink (testing the temperature with your hand) and pour them into the tank one by one.
Sure. Just make sure you change it daily and keep it clean...
yes but use a water conditioner
Can turtles live in watter you get from your hose?
I have a prob I need to know if the live in watter you get from your hose, I don't live in a city, I live in a town... well anyway I am thinking of getting a small turtle from my friends pond. I am getting different animals and i figure out how you take care of them, how you feed them and stuff like that, so I really need help on this one cause I have looked online before about this Question and never found an answer for it so I really need alot of ppl to answer this one.
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It slightly disturbs me that someone could think that leaving their turtle out baking in the sun for hours in a container of water, unable to get out of the sun, until they literally cook to death is funny. Obviously, that person is the last one who should be giving out information of how to care for living things.
First of all, to answer your primary question. Yes, you can use water from your hose, or tap water, for your turtle. I'll assume that since your taking this from a friend's pond, that it's some kind of slider or similar water turtle. As long as you make sure that water is dechlorinated, it will be fine for your turtle.
You can feed him a simple canned dry turtle food (it's packaged just like fish food) that you can get at any pet store. give him a tank with about 4-5 inches of water in the bottom, a rock or log to bask on, and a basking bulb that's the right wattage for the tank size over it (DO NOT simple take him outside once a day... he needs to be able to access a basking spot all day, not just when it's convenient for his owner.) feed him about once or twice a day, and clean his tank out once a week. If you get a filter for his tank, you can clean it once every 2-4 weeks.
I hope this helps you.
Turtles need the water to be treated just like fish would. You need to remove the chlorine and other chemicals that are in the water.
Prepare the water just like you would for a fish...declornate it!
yeap you can use water from your hose, jsut make sure is not too hot when you put it, your turtle can live inside but you will need to take them to take a the sun once a day just dont forget them or they will boil , he he (happened to me once) you can also get a calcium rock they sell it at the pet stores usually has a turtle shape, and the bigger si the space where you have it the bigger it will grow, water changes, mmm that will depend on you and your turtle if you feed it in the same place it lives you will probably need to change it every day, but you can also get a filter (like the ones you use at the fish tanks) and the water will be clean for longer. good luck
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It slightly disturbs me that someone could think that leaving their turtle out baking in the sun for hours in a container of water, unable to get out of the sun, until they literally cook to death is funny. Obviously, that person is the last one who should be giving out information of how to care for living things.
First of all, to answer your primary question. Yes, you can use water from your hose, or tap water, for your turtle. I'll assume that since your taking this from a friend's pond, that it's some kind of slider or similar water turtle. As long as you make sure that water is dechlorinated, it will be fine for your turtle.
You can feed him a simple canned dry turtle food (it's packaged just like fish food) that you can get at any pet store. give him a tank with about 4-5 inches of water in the bottom, a rock or log to bask on, and a basking bulb that's the right wattage for the tank size over it (DO NOT simple take him outside once a day... he needs to be able to access a basking spot all day, not just when it's convenient for his owner.) feed him about once or twice a day, and clean his tank out once a week. If you get a filter for his tank, you can clean it once every 2-4 weeks.
I hope this helps you.
Turtles need the water to be treated just like fish would. You need to remove the chlorine and other chemicals that are in the water.
Prepare the water just like you would for a fish...declornate it!
yeap you can use water from your hose, jsut make sure is not too hot when you put it, your turtle can live inside but you will need to take them to take a the sun once a day just dont forget them or they will boil , he he (happened to me once) you can also get a calcium rock they sell it at the pet stores usually has a turtle shape, and the bigger si the space where you have it the bigger it will grow, water changes, mmm that will depend on you and your turtle if you feed it in the same place it lives you will probably need to change it every day, but you can also get a filter (like the ones you use at the fish tanks) and the water will be clean for longer. good luck
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Can turtles eat regular store bought turtle food?
like can you buy pellets for a red painted turtle, or do u have to feed them crickets and such?
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They sure can, these are made especially for them, but as others have said yes you do want to supplement their diets with a variety of other things. when they are babies, they are generally more carnivourous, but as they get older you can introduce vegetable matter like romaine, and there are water plants they like i believe. mine also love grapes and strawberries.
They need a large variety of food items, and pellets are a small part of this. Here's a good link for good food!
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/care/ca...
you can give them store bought turtle food (hence the name turtle food) but you should give your turtle vegetables too like lettuce and stuff.
You can try regular turtle food and see if they will eat it.
yes you can.Depending on how old the turtle is you should give him other things too, like meat when hes a baby because they need nuitritian and veggies like lettuce when hes grown
well turtle pellet is only part of their diet
Commercial diets
(Less than 25% of the diet)
-Commercial floating pellets or sticks for fish, reptiles, or turtles
Animal protein
(Less than 25% of the diet for adults)
-Live feeder fish (occasionally)
-Earthworms
-Finely chopped raw lean beef or beef heart
-Cooked chicken
-Snails
-Tubifex worms
-Mealworms
-Waxworms
-Pinkie mice
-Crickets
-Bloodworms
Vegetation
(50% or more of the diet)
-Collard greens
-Mustard greens
-Dandelions
-Carrots (shredded root and top)
-Squash
-Green beans
-Sweet potatoes
-Apples (shredded)
-Melon
-Berries
-Bananas
-Grapes
-Tomatoes
-Plums, peaches, nectarines
u can use both best would be fish or mealworms
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They sure can, these are made especially for them, but as others have said yes you do want to supplement their diets with a variety of other things. when they are babies, they are generally more carnivourous, but as they get older you can introduce vegetable matter like romaine, and there are water plants they like i believe. mine also love grapes and strawberries.
They need a large variety of food items, and pellets are a small part of this. Here's a good link for good food!
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/care/ca...
you can give them store bought turtle food (hence the name turtle food) but you should give your turtle vegetables too like lettuce and stuff.
You can try regular turtle food and see if they will eat it.
yes you can.Depending on how old the turtle is you should give him other things too, like meat when hes a baby because they need nuitritian and veggies like lettuce when hes grown
well turtle pellet is only part of their diet
Commercial diets
(Less than 25% of the diet)
-Commercial floating pellets or sticks for fish, reptiles, or turtles
Animal protein
(Less than 25% of the diet for adults)
-Live feeder fish (occasionally)
-Earthworms
-Finely chopped raw lean beef or beef heart
-Cooked chicken
-Snails
-Tubifex worms
-Mealworms
-Waxworms
-Pinkie mice
-Crickets
-Bloodworms
Vegetation
(50% or more of the diet)
-Collard greens
-Mustard greens
-Dandelions
-Carrots (shredded root and top)
-Squash
-Green beans
-Sweet potatoes
-Apples (shredded)
-Melon
-Berries
-Bananas
-Grapes
-Tomatoes
-Plums, peaches, nectarines
u can use both best would be fish or mealworms
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