There favorite foods are snails, cray fish, tadpols, fish, crab, worms, fly's, water bugs, algae, meal worms, frogs, and lobster. That's some of the stuff i feed my soft shell turtle and my panted turtles, but i have fresh water turtles cuzz ilive in Ohio so don't eat soft shell turtles cuzz they are cool. I have a little baby one that awesome.........................
The red-bellied turtle actually has a hard shell, as do all turtles. The shell of a turtle is made up of bony plates covered by a layer of keratin. This shell provides protection and support for the turtle's body.
Touch it.
With a net.
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Yes Turtles do have an exoskeleton, it is called a shell. Without the shell the turtle would just be soft and in danger. :)
not very big
You should take it to the vet because a soft shell is a sign of shell rot and needs to be treated or the animal will die. But give the shell about a week and see if it is hard and if not then take ur turtle to the vet
Soft shell turtle weigh about 8-10 grams when they are 2" in size. when they are about 3-4" these may weigh about 30-40 grams. Increase in Growth and weight are very slow in soft-shell turtles.
the turtle will get sick and die
you can feed it lettece or other soft and crunchy veggies .
The name "leather back turtle" comes from the turtles soft, leathery shell. Unlike most turtles, the leather back turtle has a flexible shell.
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