July 31st, 2008
Eating Patterns Of Baby Turtles
Some baby turtles may never start eating and live many months. Some turtles stop eating after a good start. In these situations we first check the temperature. If we don’t think temperature is the problem, we try placing the turtle in a small container of water not much bigger than the turtle. In the water we put a squirt of stimulant which is basically vitamin A. Reptile stimulant is sold in many pet stores. This is repeated everyday for about 30 minutes before regular feeding with other turtles until the turtle hopefully starts eating.