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How do you force feed a turtle?

 
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Yertle
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:18 pm    Post subject: How do you force feed a turtle? Reply with quote

My turtle is on an oral antibiotic and hasn't been eating. We recently bought a heater as cold water kills their appetites. I need to give him his meds and some food in the dear soul's belly.
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turtle_grl77
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I posted on your other thread. But I will post here, gently pull his back leg he should open his mouth and stick syringe in mouth and there ya go. Should work.
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garothmaan
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:38 am    Post subject: Force feeding Reply with quote

Hi everyone

I am garothmaan, I have res and pulling the rear leg will surely open the mouth?

If it doesnt then what? I am in India Mumbai, our weather is tropical, will my turtles ever hibernate?

regds
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STRAYKINGFISHER
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If your climate never gets too cold, they will probably not hibernate, it is the cold weather that triggers their hybernation. Very Happy
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