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StephF
at Sun Aug 15 15:55:41 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by StephF ]
Box turtles benefit from a very varied diet: unfortunately, corn and canteloupe don't really represent much variety...
The good news is, your turtle IS eating, it has just become fixated on two foods. With some patience, you'll be able to introduce other foods and give it a more balanced diet.
I'm providing a link to a site with excellent suggestions on how to do this, as well as an overview of the nutritional needs of turtles.
Releasing it is probably not an option...and even if it were, the turtle really should go back to the place where it was originally found.
With a little persistance, you should be able to get it eating more foods.
On another note, 5 days actually probably isn't much of a hunger strike for a turtle: I suspect they can go quite a bit longer without food.
Good luck
Stephanie
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- Feeding question - Arysta, Sun Aug 15 14:58:10 2004
 RE: Feeding question - StephF, Sun Aug 15 15:55:41 2004
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