EasternBoxTurtleLover
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My baby Eastern box turtle won’t eat her red wigglers she only eats super and meal worms what should I do?
Yes! My three box turtles will spit out red wrigglers. I have also read they have a bitter taste. My box turtles will readily accept night crawlers and earth worms.
How big is the baby? How old? I have a 20 month old that has been eating whole nightcrawlers for quite a while. You can also try black soldier fly larvae. They love those.What kind of earthworm? And since I have a baby I should cut up the night crawler right?
How big is the baby? How old? I have a 20 month old that has been eating whole nightcrawlers for quite a while. You can also try black soldier fly larvae. They love those.
Yeah maybe cut it up for a little while. Won' be long before he/she can tackle it though!My baby box turtle is only 9 months old and 2-2.5 inches long
I have a garden and when digging I find earthworms. They are smaller than night crawlers. They are light pink rather than the dark red of the red wrigglers. They are also plumper. I do not have baby box turtles but I have read that people do cut up the night crawlers for them.What kind of earthworm? And since I have a baby I should cut up the night crawler right?
I have a garden and when digging I find earthworms. They are smaller than night crawlers. They are light pink rather than the dark red of the red wrigglers. They are also plumper. I do not have baby box turtles but I have read that people do cut up the night crawlers for them.
Using a large tub or pot with drain holes, dig up some clean dirt from your backyard. By 'clean' I mean dig from a spot outside where pesticides or herbicides haven't been used. Add some leaves and kitchen garbage (tea leaves, coffee grounds, egg shells, orange peels, etc. but no meat) and stir it all up. Keep the pot in the shade. Buy some red wigglers and add them to the pot of dirt. After a week or two the bitter smell and taste will have gone from the worms and you will be able to feed them to your turtle. Over time you can continue to add kitchen garbage and leaves to the pot, and your worms will reproduce.
Yes. In the shade and out of the rain. I water mine about once a week and I keep newspaper on top of the dirt. The worms also eat the paper.Should the pot be in a covered area (out of the rain) and watered? I like this idea for my yard, but I need to figure out the best placement.
Similar to my old worm composting bin I kept in the kitchen in an old apartment. Cool. I can totally do that.Yes. In the shade and out of the rain. I water mine about once a week and I keep newspaper on top of the dirt. The worms also eat the paper.