What should I do if my turtle is a little anorexic?!

Updated on pet 2024-04-17
9 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Get sick, buy some medicine, or hibernate.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    My Brazilian turtle is slightly bigger than yours.

    Don't give him a mess, just fish and shrimp best!

    Feed the meat turtle shell will turn yellow!

    Mother: It seems normal that I don't eat much now, and mine seems to be my mother's, according to my friend.

    You go to the local fish and turtle shop and ask if they have experience.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    First of all, turtles generally do not eat vegetables, only eat meat vegetables, occasionally can be fed a stool to congratulate fish, shrimp and the like, but must be cut into small pieces back to rough washing, and only eating meat is easy to cause malnutrition, in addition to feeding some nutritionally balanced turtle special feed. First of all, turtles generally do not eat vegetables, only eat meat vegetables, occasionally can be fed fish, dried shrimp and the like, but must be cut into small pieces, and only eating meat is easy to cause malnutrition, in addition to feeding some nutritionally balanced turtle special feed. <

    A single food is not good for tortoises and tortoises, not only will they cause tortoises to be picky eaters, but they will also get sick in the long run. If the turtle is picky and does not eat, it can be hungry for three or five days and then feed other things, the so-called "hungry do not choose to eat", at this time the turtle will generally take the initiative to eat.

    If the turtle still does not accept the turtle food after being hungry, there is another possibility that it is due to the food. You can change to a turtle food to try to miss the annihilation, maybe you will accept it. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid a single food, but also to be rich in nutrients, which is in line with the appetite of the turtle.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    What is the water temperature and water level of your rearing of it? Landlord, you didn't make the mistake of not entering the water every day, or the water level is very low, and always dry up, right?? If it can't be fed in the water, or the water level is very shallow, it will not be fed before the end, and the turtle will not eat even if it starves to death!!

    The minimum water level is 10-15cm. It should be raised in a large rectangular container that can be swam open. You didn't raise it in a round container or a small pot, did you?

    Even shallow water or dry rearing is simply not edible. Having enough water level, good water temperature and water to feed is the most basic prerequisite!

    If you want it to eat, a reasonable feeding environment is very important! Habitat environment, water temperature and water level are not suitable, and you can't swim at ordinary times. Turtles won't eat even if they starve to death!

    Adjust the environment and water level and water temperature first! This is the most critical factor in starting a meal. The water temperature is 25 degrees Celsius, and it feels tepid to the touch, just like the water temperature when swimming!

    This temperature is most suitable for turtles to feed and eat. It won't be as cold as tap water.

    Even if you make do with it in an emergency, go to the supermarket and buy a large rectangular, non-toxic plastic sorting box, which is the most rudimentary. Later in the selection of glass turtle tank or do turtle pond! Place the water level at least 15-20cm, buy a floating platform or floating island, this is a must-have utensils in the turtle tank!

    So that it can climb ashore on its own to rest. It will not always soak in the water, and it will go ashore to dry its back by itself when it wants to come up, so there is no need to artificially make it happen.

    Turtles must be kept with clean and hygienic water, and the feeding containers must be disinfected and cleaned on time every day and the water must be changed, otherwise it will be triggered.

    Various diseases. It is important to ensure that the water is clean and hygienic in order to prevent various diseases.

    In normal clean water, no residual food residue, no excrement, on the premise of changing the water on time every day! And carefully scrub the feeding containers! Especially in the current season, when diseases and water quality problems are high, it is necessary to change the water every day.

    After eating, there are leftover food residues in the water and feces after excretion, so you should clean up and change the water in time! In the summer, tortoises sometimes excrete 2-3 times a day. Immediately after discovery, change the water and scrub the feeding container.

    Can't be lazy. Otherwise, if you soak in fecal water, you will definitely get sick. Even if it doesn't manifest itself at the time, it will happen over time.

    Water sanitation is the basis for the eradication of disease.

    Also, what kind of food are you feeding? Feed fresh fish and shrimp food! Do not eat and feed indiscriminately, especially human meals, cooked meats and salty foods are absolutely prohibited!

    Do you throw yourself into the water, or do you stick tweezers or toothpicks in front of it and feed it yourself? After reading it, the water level and the water level are all the prerequisites !! Otherwise, everything else is an afterthought, and you can't eat at all if you don't enter the water.

    If you have any questions, you have me q plus q to say.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Newly bought turtles often do not eat, and the anorexia at this time is due to a change in the breeding environment or an inadaptability to food. To solve the tortoise.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    You raise your little grass turtle with clean water for two days, don't let him eat, and then use a little fish or something, and he eats quickly.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    This is easy to do, starve it for a few days first. The turtle is an animal that can withstand hunger, or should it be hungry for a few days.

  8. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    First of all, what is the water temperature and water level of the daily feeding environment? Landlord, you didn't make the mistake of not entering the water every day, or the water temperature is very low, and always dry and nourish, right? ? If it can't be raised in the water, or the water level is very shallow, it hasn't even ended, and the turtle won't eat it even if it starves to death!!

    First of all, the turtle must be in the water to eat! Otherwise, you can't swallow it. This is one of the most common mistakes when it comes to breeding.

    If the water level is very shallow or if you feed it without entering the water, it will be impossible for the turtle to eat. The water level should be submerged several times at the minimum, at least 10-15cm. The temperature of the water is the biggest factor in whether it has the appetite to eat and move !!

    The landlord is in Dongying, Shandong, and the climate is very suitable. At this time, from May to September, it is the time of the year when the turtle eats the most and is the most alive. If it is kept incorrectly dry or at low water levels, or even without entering the water, it will become severely dehydrated and refuse to eat.

    The shallow water level and dry nourishment do not enter the water and it is impossible to eat at all. I can only be sleepy every day, my activity level is not good, and I am exhausted and so on. Wrong dry maintenance is very delayed, it will not only be seriously dehydrated, but also will consume the body to the death, mistakes do not enter the water not only can not eat normally, usually can only rely on most of the time to wake up the first calendar lethargy to live, reduce consumption, exhaust the last trace of physical strength.

    The following is a summary of the original experience of raising turtles for many years, without and a number of any ** copies. Please take a closer look at the landlord, after the feeding method is adjusted correctly, your turtle will eat normally. It is very wrong to not be able to eat at all, but also to consume it to death.

  9. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Turtles generally do not eat in the following situations:

    First, the food is not appetizing, most turtles are omnivorous, and can be fed turtle food, fish and shrimp, loaches, lean meat, beef, and bread worms. Some also eat water, electricity and vegetables. For example, the pig nose is very partial to cherry tomatoes.

    Second, if the temperature is not reached, the turtle will only open its mouth to feed above 20 degrees, and the most suitable growth temperature is 25-28 degrees. Below 20 degrees Celsius shows loss of appetite, below 15 degrees enter light hibernation, and below 10 degrees hibernate hibernation.

    Thirdly, the newly bought turtle often shows the phenomenon of refusing to eat, which is normal, because the turtle only needs to rest for a period of time to adapt to the new environment.

    Fourth, if you are sick, you may not eat. Careful observation for symptoms is required.

    In addition, it is okay for a turtle not to eat for a few months, but make sure that it can drink water.

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