Alright, good to know. Will check vent tonight. He ate a large superworm last night and loved it. I'm going to hold off on giving more and start giving more greens instead. Also going to pick up some zoo med adult aquatic turtle pellets this week. My 5.0 UVB burnt out. I have a 2.0 I put in...
I like that idea. I need more plants anyway. I'm currently just using gravel and stone. In order to grow these plants, will I need to add different media? Really interested in the watercress as it looks like you can grow it hydroponically. Thanks for the help. Really glad I found this forum.
Awesome, I really appreciate all the info. Feeling a bit better about this now. I'm going to really try hard to get him to eat more fresh greens, get some zoo med pellets, and feed him the occasional feeder fish, fish filet, or superworm. I'm going to attempt a light shell scrub with toothbrush...
Can I use feeder fish/Minos? Romain lettuce or just any lettuce. Trying to get an idea how I can get a varied diet together. You were saying fish fillet from store? Any particular types. I'm very new to this :)
Well, I gut load well and most carrots, apples, and lettuce I put into my supers enclosures I dust lightly so they have some calcium+D3 in there systems 24hrs before feedings. Am I right In saying they need to eat in the water for digestion purposes? I really appreciate your time for responses...
Thanks for the nice comments. At the moment I just have reptile sticks (wardley?) This is what the previous owner was feeding, however, I planned on going out for a few things and can get zoo med turtle pellets. What do you recommend? Do you think I can feed superworms? I had a colony for my...
First off, I'm a new member. I have owned and housed turtles before, but it's been a few years. I have 2 leopard geckos and a crested gecko. The eastern painted turtle I saved 8 years ago as a hatchling went to live at a friends house that has a huge setup that was perfect as he got bigger. I...