My husband bought me a hatchling from the mall the other day. it was some guy who had a stand set up and was selling little tanks and giving a baby turtle to put in them. From the little research I have done, Im pretty sure it is a painted turtle hatchling. The man said to feed it once a day (with the hatchling pellets) and to clean the tank once a week. well I got it last night around 8pm and it hasnt eaten a bite of food since. I tried pellets twice, and then i even tried a small peice of apple. he wont eat anything is this normal? should I be worried? Also the tank is quit small...its a round dish type tank, with no lid...and has a very small platform in the middle with a plastic palm tree on it....should I consider getting something bigger to put him in? i will try to include a picture but this is the first time i have posted on a forum so im not sure if i know how. thanks in advance for any advice, its GREATLY appreciated. -jenni-

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• please help, turtle wont eat and I worry about him - pinkalixious, Sun Oct 2 19:04:52 2005
• RE: please help, turtle wont eat and I worry about him - nekot076, Mon Oct 3 09:04:48 2005
• Eating question - nekot076, Mon Oct 3 09:07:15 2005
• RE: please help, turtle wont eat and I worry about him - Andrew_Myers, Mon Oct 3 13:13:59 2005
• RE: please help, turtle wont eat and I worry about him - erico, Mon Oct 3 15:42:57 2005
• RE: please help, turtle wont eat and I worry about him - ntothed89, Mon Oct 3 17:23:16 2005
• RE: please help, turtle wont eat and I worry about him - PHRatz, Tue Oct 4 09:48:21 2005