My baby turtle won t eat, what should I do?

Turtles have a wide range of food, rice, wheat, peas, small fish, shrimp, insects, snails, etc., and the favorite foods are small fish, snails, corn and rice. In captivity, in order to meet the various nutrients needed for the growth of turtles and avoid stunted growth and anorexia due to single feed, a variety of feeds should be used, such as fish and shrimp, snails, mussels, etc. in animal feed and rice, wheat, corn, etc. in plant feed. In order for the turtle to fully digest the feed, the corn and peas must be crushed and soaked for about 2 hours before feeding, and other large pieces of food must also be chopped before feeding.

It should also be noted that at different stages of the turtle's growth, feed with different nutrients should be given according to its growth characteristics.

The life of the turtle is closely related to the climate, and it begins to feed in early April every year; From June to August, the feeding activity reached the highest peak, and the weight gain rate was the fastest. In October, when the temperature gradually drops, the amount of food begins to decrease, and when the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius, it stops feeding and enters the hibernation period. Therefore, feeding should be carried out according to the growth characteristics of the turtle, and the general requirements are as follows:

1) Timing. In spring and autumn, the temperature is low, and the turtle is not very active in the morning and evening, and only feeds around noon, so it is advisable to feed at 8-9 o'clock in the morning. From the valley rain to the autumn equinox is the peak season for turtle feeding, it is the height of summer, turtles are generally inactive at noon, but mostly in the afternoon 17-19 o'clock active foraging, so feeding should be carried out at 16-17 o'clock in the afternoon.

Timing allows the turtle to eat on time, get more nutrients, and also ensure that the feed is fresh.

2) Positioning. Set up a fixed feeding point along the shore of the pond in sections, and the feeding table of the feeding point should be close to the water surface, so that the turtle can swallow water and bite the food. The purpose of positioning the feed is to make it habitual for the turtle to find food, and to observe the turtle's activity and check the feeding situation.

3) Qualitative. The feed should be kept fresh, and after feeding, the leftover food should be removed in time to prevent the feed from rotting and smelling, affecting the turtle's appetite and polluting the water quality.

4) Quantitative. The amount of feed depends on the temperature, water quality, appetite and activity of the turtle, depending on the appetite and activity, and it is advisable to have a slight surplus in the meal. Generally, it is fed once every 1 to 2 days.

Resources.

If you don't starve to death, you may just arrive in a new environment and don't get used to it, just let it get used to it! If you are really not at ease, you can ask the person who sold you to see how the seller fed you before, so that your turtle can get used to it as soon as possible.

Is the temperature too low?

Make sure the water temperature is around 25°