frogster221

i got this painted or red eared slider turtle and i have no i dea what to feed her. she wont accept pellet foods. should i try feeding her room temp hot dog or buying feeder fish? she is smaller than my palm and her shell is still soft she is a baby.any help is welcomed. thanks.

mumzy50

Hi at this age they eat live food,try baby fish,shrimp ground beef heart no fat,dry cat food soaked,worms,snails shell as will,i just crush a little.Do you have heat lamp and uv lamp they need this to form healthy shell,cuttlefish that they have for birds is good also for shell.Hope that helps;mumzy50

Butterfly

I wonder if earth worms would be appropriate? gunnie has a red ear slider she might know what it needs. Why don't you shoot her a pm frogster.
carol

Narcicius

All I ever seen turtles eat are veggies. I guess turtles are much more complex than that, lol

frogster221

i have a nice heat lamp and all i was just wondering about food thanks for the help

Red wag platy

Post a pic. I could tell you what it is. They'll eat Plant leaf material
Raw (whole) fish
Rehydrated dried cat, dog or trout pellets
Quality prepared food such as 'Reptomin'
Earthworms
Snails and molluscs

Another idea would be to look it up. Tortoise trust is a great website.

frogster221

its a painted turtle i was just worried about her not eating i can get some fish for her to eat.

Red wag platy

Also, make sure she has UVB light and has the proper temp. Plus, have a varied diet. Like I said, tortoise trust is a great website.

Wilhelm Joshua Tan

May you pls. show me a picture of your turtle?

Mr.Cool

I have a painted turtle that it probably about 14-20 years old (im not shure). I have had her for about 7-8 years and we moved to a house with a pool in the backyard. We desided o make it a saltwater pool. I was wondering if it would be ok to introduce her to the pool. The salt is not like the sea, if you taste the sea water it is realy salty and unberible but if you taste the pool water there is just a hint of salt. you can barley taste it. For people who know about salt water pools it is at 3500ppm. So would it be ok to let her swim in it?

angelfish220

Mr Cool, I wouldnt trust it if plants couldnt grow in it

Frogster, Tay (my turtle) would only eat beef heart and earthworms when she was little. she has since began eating pellet food with relish.

Even if your youngster will eat pellet food, remember to give her different things as well.

frogster221

i found that my turtle likes to eat brine shrimp she likes it alot

Xhilrian

I would try any fruit, veggies, or meat that she can fit in her mouth. (avoid citris and bannanna though)
Also, if her beak is hard, try cuttlebone. It's usually by the birds. My turtle loves it, and its a great source of calcium.

frogster221

turns out that she loves fish food and every now and then i add brine shrimp or some other small treat.