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Make sure your uvb light is working or buy a new one if it is older then 9 months. Clean the tank everyday for a while then make sure the basking light is hot enough
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Can the sun kill red eared slider turtle?
Not at all. Red Eared Sliders need pure sunlight from the sun for 2-3 hours every 2 or 3 days. It will help streghen bones and grow shell.
What vegetables can the red slider turtle eat?
Vegetables a red-eared slider turtle can eat:CollardMustard leafsDandelion greensKaleBok choyDark-green lettuce (but never iceberg lettuce due to the lack of nutrients it contains)CarrotsSquashGreen beansOther general foods a a red-eared slider turtle can eat:EarthwormsCricketsWaxwormsSilkwormsAquatic snailsBlood wormsDaphniaShrimpKrillMealwormsTadpolesAnacharis (a water plant)Hyacinth (a water plant)Water lettuceDuckweedAzolla (fairy moss)The related links below may be of help.
What are predators of the red eared slider turtle?
Painted turtles are enormously vulnerable to a wide variety of predators. Nest predators include raccoons, foxes and skunks. Painted Turtles have many predators which include raccoons, foxes, skunks, gulls, crows, ravens, herons, weasels and snapping turtles.
My red eared slider wont eat you dont know what to do I feed him cut bananas and turtle pellets but he wont eat what should you do you dont want him to die of hunger please help me?
I have a red eared slider too. If you turtle is a baby dont worry until the third week or so. You can also try raw meat, baby turtles are usally carnivorous. If your turtle doesnt eat by the third week you should see a doctor. A list of foods for turtles is cooked chiken for a snack or treat, bloodworms, earthworms,veggies, fruits, pinkie mice, and you can also try frozen turtle pellets called NATURAL AQUATIC TURTLE FOOD. I hope it all works with your little slider GOOD LUCK
What adaptations help turtle survive?
The adaptions of a turtle to survive is by their shell to hide in it..
What adaptations help a turtle survive?
The adaptions of a turtle to survive is by their shell to hide in it..
What type of turtle do you have?
I am trying to figure out the same thing about my turtle. I found him at the beach (and no he's not a sea turtle) about a year and a half ago, and he is still only about 2 inches big. But anyways the only thing I have been able to find out for sure is that if it has a red stripe on its cheak then it is a red eared slider. but this website might help: http://www.turtlecare.net/what.htm
How about turtle?
a turtle is a great pet to help teach you responsibility and commitment. i would suggest getting a red eared slider. it would also be great to get at least two because they tend to get lonely and play with their reflections from their tanks ( or hide n corners). red eared sliders are known for sliding off of smooth surfaces like rocks. they love to eat baby shrimp and have a red streak on each side of their head.
Why do a turtle have a shell?
Turtles have a shell To protect them from predators also have a shell because its their back bone But its on the outside of its body.
How does a green sea turtles shell help it survive?
it helps the turtle blend in
Is something wrong with your very young red ear slider if its shell looks like its peeling or flaking and if its skin and shell looks dry?
I have been raising turtles for a long time. Depending on the turtle's health, the turtle will shed it's shell and skin up to 3 or even 4 times a year. When it sheds it's shell and skin it just means that it is growing, and like most reptiles it has to shed. Do not help peel it off as it can rip the skin underneath it, hurting the turtle. The best thing to do to help your turtle is to get a good size rough sand stone rock. Your turtle may use this to rub it's loose skin and shell off with. As the turtle matures it sheds less, maybe only once a year. If your turtle has dry, cracked skin keep it in warm water for a few weeks while feeding it foods that are high on calcium, like bananas.... yes bananas... If your turtle won't eat bananas go out and buy frozen (or fresh) blood worms. put the turtle in a clean large ice cream container with about half an inch of water. Mix a little bit of the blood worms with calcium and/or vitamin D powder, and put it in the container with your turtle. You don't want blood worms in your tank unless you plan on cleaning it right away. Calcium and vitamin D will help heal your turtle's skin and shell. I hope this answers your question, and helps with the health of your turtle's skin and shell.
What do you do when your turtle needs a new shell?
You don't do anything. Their shell is suppose to shead scale by scale, and if it is not then you need to go to the pet store, and if they don't have the medicine to help the turtle shead then you can just get some vasiline, and rub it on the shell...(top and bottom)
