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Kitty_Cat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: Hasn't been eating

I haven't had time to set up my new turtles aquarium so I have been keeping it in the small tank they gave me with the turtle. I have noticed that the turtle won't eat. It hasn't eaten since I got it on the Feb. 22nd. I have read around here what it could be then I put it in the bigger tank to just test it to see if it would help it to eat. I did see it take a snap at the pellet but not try again. That was Saturday night it did that. The pellets are not to big for it at least I hope not. Its been pretty active but I'm starting to worry now. I don't have nothing else at the moment to try to give it. Only pellets. I will try again but this time setting up the tank. I will just have to make a temp basking area. Any ideas of what else it could be? If anymore info is needed to figure out what it could be let me know.

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

Give your turtle time to adjust to new home. If in a week he still dont eat try tuna.

Kitty_Cat · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject:

I set up the tank now. Not competely finished but its up. LoL.
I will try what u said. Thanks for the reply. Very Happy

Kitty_Cat · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:18 am Post subject:

Update: It's eating now. Yay! Started eating a few days after I posted this message. At first it was shy to eat around me but when I walked off it would eat the tuna I gave it. I bought mealworms for it to eat also. I change it up so it won't get use to one thing only. Any other suggestions on what else I can feed it?