Feeding and Nutrition :: Won't Eat Cuttlebone or Veggies

[queenjane]

As usual, she's being difficult...

She won't eat cuttlebone, sweet potato, anachris, apple, soft turtle food, turtle jello shots, snails, or guppies.

Does anyone know if this appetitie stimulator works? http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753911 She won't eat anything in tuna juice.

All she likes to eat are pellets, and sometimes salmon or shrimp.

[BullDog]

I don't think that product would work for RES since they're aquatic. It sounds like that's a fruit scented product, and since she's not into fruit, I doubt it'd work.

Have you tried "tough love"? Given her nothing but veggies for a period of time?

Also, there are a lot of people who swear by the turtle jello shots. The recipe is stickied at the top of this forum.

[mikee]

Queen-J -- Don't feed it for several days and offer it food by hand and I think that will do it. Some are stubborn and will take as long as a week. Make sure the water is at 77 or 78 degrees and the basking area is at 90 to 91degrees. Those temps will help with the metabolism and make your turtle hungrier. You will have

[queenjane]

Temps are perfect.

She won't eat jello shots.

Should I stop giving her pellets for the weekend and see if she won't eat the sweet potato?


I take it back about the cuttlebone. All of a sudden about 20 minutes ago, she decided to absolutely start chomping on the thing! WEIRD, because I've been putting it in her tank for about four months now and she's always kicked it out of her way and ignored it. I had to take it out because she was going crazy and was going to eat too much of it, haha.

Here's the photographic proof:







I find the last one particularly amusing because she is using her foot to hold it.

[novroz]

try to put it in clip our tie it so it'll be easier for her to eat.

This might sound cruel put I put my kame in 3 days fasting before she started eating veggie...it works