Feeding and Nutrition :: Turtle eating??

[emma]

All my turtles will eat is pellets!!!!!!!!! What can i do to get them to eat other things?? They will eat pellets, fish, or any kind of meat but no plany matter. Only anarchis. What should i do?? They are about 1.5 inches each.

[SpotsMama]

You turtles are very young and small. The little ones crave protein more and aren't as interested in veggies as the adults. However, they will eat some. If your turtles are eating anacharis that's very good. Anacharis is an excellent veggie for turtles. Keep offering them the other things - green leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, carrot peal, a little piece of a bell pepper, a few blueberries - and eventually when they get older they'll develop an interest in them. In the meantime, keep some anacharis in the tank and they'll be fine.

Any veggies they don't eat you should take out of the tank by the next morning or they will spoil (except of course for the anacharis, which can just stay in the tank.)

[emma]

ok, thanks! I will try that!