Posted by:
StephF
at Mon Jan 22 09:49:43 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by StephF ]
It seems to me that the main objective here is to get the hatchling to eat.
If I were in Rouen's shoes I would try just about anything, even less-than-ideal foods, just to get the little one to eat, and then worry about the finer points of food quality a little later down the road.
Rouen already stated that he didn't have a source for pinkies, so they weren't really on option: dog food is readily available. Yes, it's less than ideal, but isn't it better than nothing at all?
As for the comparative quality of canned dog food, well, all I can say is that box turtles eat such a huge variety of things in the wild (as we all know) and I'm sure that when wild turtles eat that dead, decomposing baby bird that fell from a nest, they aren't going to manage to spit out all of the feathers bits of dirt and twigs and anything else they may get in each mouthful.
Hatchlings fed a steady diet of pinkies can develop problems, too, since pinkies aren't exactly a 'complete' food either.
Cheers 
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RE: Re; Pics- Ken Posted - StephF, Mon Jan 22 09:49:43 2007