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Old 19-12-2010, 11:33 AM
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Need some advice please

Hello, i got a turtle last night. I think its a map turtle. It hasnt eaten yet and im a bit worried about it. I think the tank might be too small and im not sure if the lighting is right. It looks healthy and it moves everything round the tank.







Any advice or tips for me?
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Old 20-12-2010, 09:32 AM
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Re: Need some advice please

I think its eating now, well the food was gone this morning.
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Re: Need some advice please

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I think its eating now, well the food was gone this morning.
Had same problem when i got these 2 he was yust gettin used to his new aquarium,probobly stressed too cous of the travel and evrythin that happend
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Re: Need some advice please

Create a separate feeding area by filling a small bowl with water from the turtle's aquarium, using just enough to cover the turtle. Map turtles must be in water to eat.
Feed the map turtle once a day with high-quality commercial turtle pellets, sold under the name Reptomin. Augment the baby turtle's diet with Anacharis--an aquatic plant--along with pesticide-free greens such as romaine lettuce, watercress and dandelion leaves. Feed the baby turtle all the greens it will eat, but limit the servings of pellets; don't let the turtle gorge itself. a useful rule of thumb is to limit the baby turtle to all it can eat in 10 minutes.
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Re: Need some advice please

it might be stress, it took my baby a few days to settle in.. im sure he will be fine
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