Feeder Turtles!

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JardiniBoy

JardiniBoy

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My LFS has feeder turtles! :eek:

I'm not sure what type they are, but the fish apparently eat them whole with no problems. They cost the same as the feeder frogs in this thread, but they are a little smaller.

I'm considering feeding them to my monster tank as I believe that variety is the key to any diet (fish and humans alike), but I'm not sure if I wanna see the little guys die in front of my eyes...

I know it sounds silly cos I already feed them live frogs, but that's just the feeling I'm experiencing about it ... would you feed turtles to your fish?
 
No way! First, ethically, I don't like it because I know how turtles are over-collected here and abroad for the Asian food market, and I personally know people in the population recovery efforts. Secondly, between salmonella and other pathogens, I wouldn't consider them "clean" feeders. There has to be better, cheaper, more ethical and cleaner protein than turtles.
 
what the ****!?!? feeder turtles???

are they just very small red ear sliders? can the fish crush that shell easy? is salmonella a problem for fish?
have any pics of said feeder turtles?
ethically, i just couldent feed them to a fish intentionally. i have a baby RES and that little guy is cool as ****!
 
not cool, dont support it, ive had many pet turtles, so much more personality than a feeder, its more like murder than feeding if you use turtles
 
Esco;610609; said:
what the ****!?!? feeder turtles???

are they just very small red ear sliders? can the fish crush that shell easy? is salmonella a problem for fish?
have any pics of said feeder turtles?
ethically, i just couldent feed them to a fish intentionally. i have a baby RES and that little guy is cool as ****!
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They don't look like red ear sliders (not that I know much about them) and they seem to have soft shells. It's not really a question about them harming the existing population cos if they're so cheap (around 3USD for 12) they've got to be farm bred.
 
No way in heck!

I would never support something like that, heck even feeder fish are dangerous, unless you breed them yourself.

As far as the co-called feeder Turtles go, I hope that people buy them as pets instead.
 
hmmm.. poor little turtles. im sure theres a lot better feeders out there than turtles.
on feeder price... ill take some and grow em out and sell them later.
 
come on guys!!! arnt we ]v[onster fish keepers!!!
id say that if they r soft shelled turtles, and bearing that i dont nkow if samonela is a problem for fish, id feed them to my fish if they could handle it. i see nuthin wring with it as long as the fish insnt harmed at all.
 
JardiniBoy;610616; said:
t's not really a question about them harming the existing population cos if they're so cheap (around 3USD for 12) they've got to be farm bred.
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Howdy,

First off, that is not really a good line of argumentation. I am sure there are a lot of poor people in Taipei who would go out and collect wildlife for a very low salary. Thus, the turtles (and frogs for that matter) may or may not be captive bred.

I personally believe that there are enough varieties of fish food available. We do not need to extend the scope and feed our /\/\onsters with reptiles or amphibians whose nervous system is higher developed than that of fish.

HarleyK
 
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