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As you have seen there are lots of reasons that may cause your baby red-eared slider to not eat. However if you notice that your turtle is not eating for more than a few days you need to look for possible problems.
Pregnant turtles dont do this not because they dont like the tank they do this because they want to find a good place where they can lay the eggs.
My baby turtle is eating the rocks. Turtles may dig around in the rocks at the bottom of their tank for a few reasons. Your turtle may be eating the rocks or she may be hungry or bored. However rock-digging behavior may indicate that your turtle is looking for a place to deposit her eggs.
Use sand or large river rocks as they sometimes eat the substrate. Pebbels can block up theyre digestive system. If you need more information id reccomand watching.
Install a ramp if it looks like your baby turtle is struggling to get in and out of the water. Baby turtle pets need a strong filtration system in the aquarium to keep their water quality high. Keep the turtle tank clean and change the water every couple of days.
Dirty water is the main cause of illness in baby turtles. If this happens it may block the entire digestive tract. If youve seen the tortoise eating rocks and then they start to refuse to eat at all its time for a trip to the vet.
They may need to perform surgery on your tortoise to get the rock out too. If the temperature of the water is not warm enough your turtle will stop eating because they cant properly digest the food and they can get sick. The exact water temperature varies from species to species.
But in general its between 75 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit 24 and 27 degrees Celsius. The needed frequency of this will depend on the size of your tank and whether or not you use a separate tank at mealtimes but you should change the water before it becomes dirty or foul smelling. A good general rule is to siphon about 12 of the water out once a week replacing it with clean water.
Hi my baby turtle has been basking a lot lately. Ill do all I can to help. What is wrong with the turtle.
She just has been sleeping on the basking rock where she looks dead. Could be a lot of things that cause lethargy. The Expert will know how to help the turtle.
If your turtle were to ingest them it could cause an impaction and be very harmful to the turtle. For now Id keep an eye out on kijiji for good quality cheap filters and cheap tanks. Youll need atleast a 90 gallon for this species of turtle.
Your baby probably isnt eating because hes not warm enough. They have to be able to warm up their inner core in order for the food to digest. So they need a place to get out of the water and sit and warm up under the light.
20C isnt warm enough. As you have seen there are lots of reasons that may cause your baby red-eared slider to not eat. However the good part is that you can prevent many of them.
You should provide your turtle with the best possible conditions for living. If everything is done as it should be the baby turtle will start to eat sooner than later. Why is my turtle not eating.
You can add some rocks and some small green plants inside the aquarium to give the baby pet a nice and natural atmosphere even if its inside an unnatural setting. However depending on the species your turtles might eat the water plants. So if youre keeping those plants entirely for decorative purposes it would be a waste of time.
What Do Baby Turtles Eat At Home. The answer is simple baby turtle food of course. But seriously baby turtles require a special diet when it comes to feeding them properly.
They will usually take to lettuce of all kinds except for iceberg worms krill river shrimp mealworms and pellet food. Variety is the best thing for your baby turtles diet. We say a turtle is impacted when it has ingested something that has completely blocked its digestive system.
Long term this can cause the animal to die. About 9 times out of 10 this occurs from eating rocks. Though it is indeed most common in aquatic turtles rock and substrate ingestion can also be a problem in tortoises.
Over the years Ive seen tortoises try to. A pregnant turtle will act very strangely she will stop eating she will stop basking she will try to dig everywhere and she will swim frantically. Pregnant turtles dont do this not because they dont like the tank they do this because they want to find a good place where they can lay the eggs.
RES turtle is sick My baby RES has stopped eating and all he does is sit on his rock he has raspy breathing and some stuff my his nose the vet said he must have a respiritory. Sulcata Tortoise is Sick I have a Sulcata tortoise4 yrs old and recently he has been rather wobbly while he walks. I have tried placing the baby on the basking rock and it immediately retreats into the water.
Every time I go to check on them the two older turtles are basking they love it and the baby turtle is in the water and resting its head on the basking rock. For half an hour but my turtle never ate even a single stick or worm and it is 3rd. What do baby turtles eat at home.
The answer is simple baby turtle food of course. But seriously baby turtles require a special diet when it comes to feeding them properly. They will usually take to lettuce of all kinds except for iceberg worms krill river shrimp mealworms and pellet food.
Variety is the best thing for your baby turtles diet. Deal with eating problems. Baby turtles are sometimes hesitant to eat especially when first introduced to a tank.
This is normal but should be rectified. There are several approaches to deal with this sort of situation. Check the water temperature.
Turtles will sometimes refrain from eating if the water is too cold or warm. For adult aquatic turtle feeding see my turtle feeding page. Some of the things are the same.
Due to their small size it is not necessary to feed the baby turtle in a separate location than their regular home as suggested with larger turtles. This gives the baby time to find examine and eat new kinds of foods without time constraints. When your baby turtle is scared of you it may be instinctive self-preservation.
Although their larger counterparts are mostly predator-proof babies often get eaten in prodigious numbers. Eating helpless baby turtles is so common that scenes of them trying to make it to the ocean amid flocks of birds and sharks waiting in the water if they get that far have become part of. Yes starving a reptile will harm it especially a baby reptile.
No you cant convince it to try a new food by starving it. If your turtle has a poor appetite it may be ill. Things to try if all else seems perfect insects fresh not previously frozen tilapia leafy greens commercial pellets.
However if you notice that your turtle is not eating for more than a few days you need to look for possible problems. Lets look at some of the reasons why you red-eared slider turtle stopped eating. Change Of Environment Its pretty normal for baby red-eared slider turtles to stop eating if they changed their usual environment.