...is that RES are extremely aggresive tutles (especially the males) and are the prime troublemakers in many community tanks ( I have had numerous variants of Trachemys scripta and I know this is true). One of the largest turtle keepers in the U.S. (with hundreds of species) refuses to keep any Trachemys for this reason. For your soft shell: purchase red orleaf worms from your nearest bait store and cut them into small, bloody segements. Once the turtle is eating, it will be easier to gradually shift it to more complete pelleted foods. If no worms, buy feeder guppies, crush them in the net and rip their stomachs open before offering them to the turtle (gross, but it works). The more odor , the better. I have nursed along finicky juvenille soft shells for many years with these techniques.

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