It's so interesting to read the little tricks that experienced keepers have learned over the years. I never would have thought of doing anything like this, but I'll be that it works! My suggestion, give this a try. Ric's got skeeeelz!

I find it very suprising that people have had such a hard time getting hatchlings to take anything but Reptomin. It seems that I've read posts to that effect a dozen times. I have such a struggle getting certain hatchling species to accept non-living prey I almost think that you guys are lucky to have a hatchling that eats an "easy" food item. How a hatchling can pass up a juicy earth, phoenix, wax, meal, super -worm boggles me.

One of the greatest things about prepared diets like Reptomin is that you can soak it in water, mush it up, and mix it 1:1 with other things you'd like the turtle to eat. Greens are a good example. I put collards into a food processor and chop them into fine granules (smells like freshly cut grass). Then, I mix mushed Reptomin and the collards in a 1:1 ratio by volume. The turtles hardly seem to notice that I've doped their breakfast. I do the same thing with squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, rose hips, and other items that it's hard to feed baby turtles.

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