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Snazzy · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:50 pm Post subject: Vitamins and calcium?

i have a baby turtle (species unknow still) what kind of vitamins or suplements do i need to feed him/her or do i not need to?

turtles1 · Level 3 Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 196

well thats a good question but i would think that u would need to know what kind of turtle u have. so when u find out it would be easie to kno.

Snazzy · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject:

i think that we decided its a eastern painted Smile

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

I have read that you could put in a cuttlebone (yes for birds) but it has many benefits for your turtles the biggest being calcium. It will also file down the beak.http://www.turtlecare.net/beak.htm Be sure to take the hard outter coating off first.

Snazzy · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject:

i tried some cutterbone like a week ago but he/she wont eat it >.> Sad

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

I have put in one of the turtle shaped things (only a piece at every water change) and my turtles seem fine. Every once in a while I add a piece of the cuttlebone. But they have never had any illnesses or soft shell. If you read other posts they advise against it because it serves for other purposes, have you tried veggies?

Snazzy · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject:

well i have tried carrots and cantalope and clover leaf he /she walk/swam up to it kinda looked like he was checking and sniffing it out and then he/she looks at me and swims away lol

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

Lol. My turtles will eat strawberries. I give it to them once in a great while. Also I have tried romaine lettuce ( I think thats what it was, so long ago) I have also tried a piece of apple. They seemed to enjoy that as well.

Snazzy · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

hmm didnt think of strawberrys, i have a strawberry garden by my pool, my parents eat em but i dont >.> Neutral

mabe my turtle will

Snazzy · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject:

ill try some other fruit and vegy tomarro when hes hungry and not ready to go to sleep lol =P Embarassed

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dixieee · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:35 am Post subject:

wait for a while, it'll get used to it
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Snazzy · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:06 am Post subject:

nope he didnt eat any veggy but he did eat a lil bit of cutterbone
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kear_bear · Level 1 Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 16

are turtles able to eat raspberries? my mom loves them so they are always around.

Snazzy · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:17 am Post subject:

im sure they can eat them but will the turtle like them and eat them?
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