Yesterday a woman brought me her box turtles. She's moving into an assisted living home and isn't going to be able to take them with her. She also brought me a head of lettuce (iceburg), a little pack of chopped up carrots, a couple jars of different kind of box turtle food and some meal worms. I never use the prepared turtle food (except for trout chow), and I certainly DON'T use iceburg lettuce. My turtles only get fresh fruit and veggies, night crawlers, crickets, meal worms, occasionally canned cat food and chicken. But I will usually feed whatever people bring me, just to get rid of it.
So this a.m. I went out there and broke up the head of lettuce, sprinkled it with the carrots and dry food and topped it off with the meal worms. I went back later to see how they were doing. I never expected my turtles to eat the lettuce, but that was the first thing they went for.
My little rescued eastern (in with the new rescues from yesterday):
She's eating the lettuce like there is no tomorrow. While the turtles used to eating it are here:
in the corner, taking the sun, and not the least bit interested in lettuce.
Again...my turtles:
In case you sharp-eyed turtle keepers notice my Florida in with the 3-toes, I don't normally keep them together, however, the Florida has no females, and he climbs over the fence every day to be with the other turtles.
So this a.m. I went out there and broke up the head of lettuce, sprinkled it with the carrots and dry food and topped it off with the meal worms. I went back later to see how they were doing. I never expected my turtles to eat the lettuce, but that was the first thing they went for.
My little rescued eastern (in with the new rescues from yesterday):
She's eating the lettuce like there is no tomorrow. While the turtles used to eating it are here:
in the corner, taking the sun, and not the least bit interested in lettuce.
Again...my turtles:
In case you sharp-eyed turtle keepers notice my Florida in with the 3-toes, I don't normally keep them together, however, the Florida has no females, and he climbs over the fence every day to be with the other turtles.