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RE: my RES won't eat live food

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Posted by: badabara at Mon May 28 16:45:41 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by badabara ]  
   

As the turtle become more mature they need more vegetables than protein. I've had my slider for 10 years, been to the vet for blood tests, and have a very healthy lady RES- and she does not eat feeder or any live animals-

I am also Buddhist and happy about this.

We keep leftover healthy food for her and feed her the pellets only every once in a while.

There are lots of sites that describe what to feed and not feed the slider. You can also try putting a piece of coral in their tank for calcium, and feed them sardines with bones. It's mostly the bones that the feeder fish are recomended for, not their meat.


   

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