All Turtles Message Board

eddied316 · Level 1 Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 22

Hey all..Long time no see..

I first joined this forum, when I had NO IDEA what I was doing ym my turtle was only the size of a half dollar, and now he
s bigger then a CD!!

But anyway, I was just wondering, How come he doesnt eat the feeders I add in the tank? He Just lets them swim around, and if he's not going to eat them, i'm going to have to dispose of them, because I really dont want them, nor do I want to feed them.

Is there anyway I can Encourage him to eat them?

My G/F got her turtle, from the same place and the same day, actually I bought them both, but she jsut added some feeders to her tank, and her turtle eats them right away...

Just wondering...thanks

marcoman28 · Level 2 Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 26 Location: NJ

my 3 turtles do the same thing. they let them swim in the tank. usually i feed them outside the tank in a seperate small container, and put a fish in. they seem to be more attracted to the fish if its in a smaller container. sometimes i even dangle it right about the water and they grab it and eat it. although that may seem a little cruel to the feeder lol.
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