Urgent Care :: Help!!!My turtle isn't being very friendly!

[vieniebebe]

So,anyways,I got an algea eater and a snail today(not for eating purposes),but she keeps biting them.It's really sad.So,what should I do?Also,I went to the vet today,and the receprionist said that checkup is $45,someone please tell me,it's way over the top?Also,what do algea eaters and snails eat exept algea?

[ellman605]

nothing, if you put anything in the turtle tank, IT WILL BE LUNCH EVENTUALLY. You can't do anything about it, only thing i found was to add more rocks so the snail can blend in. Get some anachris, snails and plecos will munch on that.

[jenaero]

First, there's nothing you can do except take the fish out if you dont want him being eaten.

Second, that sounds reasonable for a vet visit to me. Mine normally charges $35 just to get in the door but not for me (great to have friends in the biz).

When I kept snails I fed them romaine lettuce. I weighed it down with river rocks so they'd find it. You can buy algae wafers for the fish to eat.

[daredevilgirl013]

My snails eat:
other snails (if they are dead)
Carrots (they all love carrots)
Anacharis (a big fav)
Alge
Fish Food (the big one mainly)

My Pleco
Alge
I haven't personally seen him eat Anacharis but it is possible I suppose.

[ellman605]

btw, i didnt mean to sound so offendful in my post, sorry!

[marisa]

That price doesn't seem overly high to me. A herp vet near me charged $38 for a visit (and that was a few years ago).

The snails I have eat lettuce and I just let it float in the water. I sometimes buy wafers for them. My RES likes to crunch on a few on occasion as well.