Ive had this FRT for about a week, and if hasnt seemed interested in food really outside of eating some romaine here and there(ive tried grapes and algae wafers but no interest in them). Im just wondering if there is any food that will be too much to resist and kind of jump start his eating. thanks.
FRT feeding
- Thread starter mark23adams
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Temp might be the problem. I keep my FRTs at 81-83F.
For food they seem to love, try dandelion greens, strawberry or raspberry.
Chris
For food they seem to love, try dandelion greens, strawberry or raspberry.
Chris
temp is in the 80-82 range...its taken bites of romaine and a couple of the live plants in the tank
Fly River Turtles aka Pig Nose Turtles, should be kept around 85F, they should be supplied a basking UV lamp and high quality water filtration with frequent wc with naturally de-chlorinated water.
In nature there diet centers around the fruit and leaves of the wild figs. Captive pignose have been known to thrive on a diet of figs, apples, kiwi and bananas, as well as occasional pieces of fish, shrimp and live tubifex worms. Many successful keepers of Pignose have found that starting hatchlings on a diet of Reptomin and Hikari sinking Carivore pellets, later introducing trout chow works very well. Some others also found these turtles to be very fond of mealworms and pinky mice.
In nature there diet centers around the fruit and leaves of the wild figs. Captive pignose have been known to thrive on a diet of figs, apples, kiwi and bananas, as well as occasional pieces of fish, shrimp and live tubifex worms. Many successful keepers of Pignose have found that starting hatchlings on a diet of Reptomin and Hikari sinking Carivore pellets, later introducing trout chow works very well. Some others also found these turtles to be very fond of mealworms and pinky mice.
I give mine hikari sinking wafers and kale. I would like to try figs, but i cant find them in my local market.
LBathory;3548798; said:
It's jersey not some forgotten off the beaten trail place........oh wait that is Jersey. Hmmmm..... try local Asian markets or high end speciality markets.
Or send me your address and some money and I'll send you a box of them.
i agree they wont eat much when newly introduced to a new home... give them about 2-3 weeks to get adapted to their new home.
For now.. try feeding it sinking pellets, but they usually like to eat apples, lettuce, grapes... and something they usually have trouble resisting is sinking algae wafers! GL... let us know the progress.
For now.. try feeding it sinking pellets, but they usually like to eat apples, lettuce, grapes... and something they usually have trouble resisting is sinking algae wafers! GL... let us know the progress.