extremely underwight HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Agne]

Boxies are often inclined to eat at dawn and dusk. Leave food in overnight if you aren't an early riser, and see if that makes a difference. An hour in a food enclosure doesn't work. Thats for aqautics. They hunt throughout the day when temps permit. A long term captive will be more inclined to eat when you feed it after you establish the patterns. This one was starved, so what'd he learned before is not helping you both

he came from some guy we don't really know he also gave us a female also wery thin but shes eating well

 

[Angel Carrion]

Can we get a picture of her, too?

 

[domalle]

What a beautiful animal! Sometimes they feel light because they need a drink. This guy shows no sign of starvation, dehydration (sunken eyes) or ill health.
He looks like a perfect specimen. I think he just needs time to settle in to his new situation. You may be rushing him a bit.
You might want to smear a little cod liver oil around his mouth to stimulate his appetite.

 

[Agne]

Now she drinks and eats a lot so she gained a lot of weight in the past month

 

[Agne]

Can we get a picture of her, too?

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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.

may you send me more or the websites of these recipies

 

[Angel Carrion]

may you send me more or the websites of these recipies

I'll see if I can find some

 

[Agne]

I'll see if I can find some

ok thaks

 

[Angel Carrion]

http://m.wikihow.com/Feed-Your-Turtle-if-It-is-Refusing-to-Eat

http://www.boxturtleworld.com/what-to-do-if-your-box-turtle-wont-eat.shtml

 

[Yvonne G]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/box-turtle-wont-eat.42397/

It would be best if you don't allow this turtle to hibernate.