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feeding baby softshell?

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Posted by: Ryan Shackleton at Sun May 27 22:37:19 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Ryan Shackleton ]  
   

My brother caught a baby softshell when he was ut fishing(about 2 inch shell diameter). Wondering what they eat at this small size-until this the smallest I have seen was about twice this size-a lot of the minnows I buy are longer than this turtle's shell.Would simple turtle sticks be good or bugs/small baitfish, or something else entirely? He has had it about a week and been giving it bits of fish, before letting it go again I want to give it a few "proper" meals.


   

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