Agne
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I took in a male eastern box turtle the male will not eat I tried berries chicken liver superworms etc. what to do and if I don't increase the weight soon he will have a hard time during the winter.
that's exactly what I did I leave him in the feeding enclosure for like an hour but he doesn't touch any of the food and there are no vets anywhere where I liveYou must keep him awake this winter and don't let him hibernate. A mvb will help with that.
Offer smelly food and brightly colored food. Local farm fresh fruits & veggies. Overripe & windfall. Tomatoes, melons, hard boiled egg cut in half, corn on cob wilted or cooked, cooked chicken & fish, steamed carrots & sweet potatoes & squash, mushrooms. Worms, snails, pill bugs, drowned moths. If all else fails, offer low fat raw ground beef.
I do not bromate none of my turtles but as light as he is hes actualy very activeIf you just got him and you already know he is bad condition it would not be wise or safe to brumate him for winter. Do you have a basking spot that's gets around 90. Also maybe try daily warm water soaks with baby food carrot and pedialyte
no im just worried because they don't eat much during the winterOh, I thought that's why you were worried about winter.
I took in a male eastern box turtle the male will not eat I tried berries chicken liver superworms etc. what to do and if I don't increase the weight soon he will have a hard time during the winter.
no for safety reasons I'm not able to give you this informationCan you tell us where (roughly) you are?
im not sure he came from my relatives friends
yes I also a year ago took in a femaleIs this a wild box turtle?
Male box turtles are leaner than females and all turtles take time to adjust to a new situation.
If he is clear-eyed and active, he may just need time to get used to his new surroundings before he will settle in and eat.
few weeksHow long have you had him?
around south carolinaAdvice is slightly different depending on where you live. I understand the need for privacy, but California and Florida and Texas have such a different climate from the Midwest or pnw, or New England or mid-Atlantic, etc. That's why a rough idea of where you are helps us, to know what your winter is like and if the climate can support year round outdoor living. That's all.
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Soak turtle food pellets in tuna water instead of warm water and let them absorb the tuna water completely. Offer that. Nice and smelly.
I recently rescued two boxies both underweight and with minor mostly healed injuries. I offer food twice a day. Very bright and colorful slightly overripe fruits, super wiggly night crawlers, and soaked overnight in either tuna water or the juices from a cantaloupe greens to mask the 'icky greens smell' all my boxies seem to pick up immediately. I also do the tuna water instead of warm water commercial turtle food (a mix of Mazuri, rep-cal, and omega one). They're starting to get weight back on.
thank you so much