Comments on: Red Slider Pet Turtle Feeding and Care

By: Enter Your Name

Enter Your Name — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:55:06 +0000

I have a wild caught red eared slider and he’s about 8 inches big. I got a list on what to feed him, and when I do I fill the kitchen sink up with and inch or so of water and put him in it. Then I toss a few things in there like lettuce, peas, pellets and night crawlers, but the only thing he eats is the worms. How do I get him to eat the greens and other foods I give him? I have tried many many times to feed him just greens, but he won’t touch them! And I get so worried he’s going to starve so I throw a worm or two in their so he will eat something…
I’ve had him for a few months now, and he ate a goldfish out of my fish tank so I know he’ll eat other live food, but just nothing green How do I get him to eat other things?

By: allison

allison — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:14:01 +0000

my turtle just stopped eating last night, don’t know why.
the tank is like a 15 gal. so not real big but it has a nice set up, have had it for about 9 months now. please help

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:51:17 +0000

I have 2 small red ear sliders and i do feed them pellets but how many pellets shoud i give them?

By: dave

dave — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:00:22 +0000

i forgot about feeding my daughters turtle after I saw the way most people here spell on a 1st grade level,,,,damn I must be a genius

By: dave

dave — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:55:47 +0000

Ive seen some weird stuff and am capable of weird stuff…but dude thats just plain bizarre!!!!!

By: farrel

farrel — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:32:30 +0000

this website helped me so so so so so much! i fed my turtle a slug i he’s a great turtle i hope he’s ok!

By: First Timer

First Timer — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:06:06 +0000

you say you should feed a turtle the same amount of food as about the size of its head. how often should you feed your turtle that amount and should that contain a mix of turtle food and vegetables?

By: Enter Your Name

Enter Your Name — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:54:12 +0000

jesus u should take some water out and put some warm water in

By: Enter Your Name

Enter Your Name — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:23:51 +0000

i got a baby slider an don’t no what 2 do

By: steve johnston

steve johnston — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:10:26 +0000

i feed mine to the wife, none left over for turtle.

By: SriMathe

SriMathe — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:01:25 +0000

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By: jesus

jesus — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:21:20 +0000

i have a poor turtle red ear kind it lives in a food coantainer it has coldosh water wat should i do:(

By: jesus

jesus — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:08:02 +0000

ihave a red slider too but it is in a food container what should i do plus it wont eat i dont know any thing about turtles plz help me

By: jesus

jesus — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:03:35 +0000

put rocks

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:36:16 +0000

I always feed my turtle my sperm. They always drink it and have not grown to about 30 cm in 2 years.

Has anyone else tried this before?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:53 +0000

ya. thats fine. my turtle has been alive for 2 years and i feed her mosquito eating fish all of the time!

By: richard

richard — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:13:47 +0000

i have to change the water ever 3-4 days for my turtles is this normal i even have 2 pump filters nad the slim i get out if the is a mess. any ideas

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:43:17 +0000

Hey Amanda… I have had my red ear slider for 17 years. Throughout her whole life, she has been in a 36″ long tank with a ramp, submergible heater and filter. The heater is used to keep the temp at a consistent 76 degrees. You will also need a basking lamp so he can sun himself after eating. The tank should NOT be full. Fill it up enough that he can climb up on the ramp to sun but can also go completely under water. My only additional advice is your turtle will grow to adapt to the size of the tank u have him in. If you want to keep the turtle on the smaller side, I suggest a 10 gallon starter tank. I got my little girl at the size of a quarter and she is now the size of a cake plate!!!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:53:59 +0000

I am going to get a Red eared slider, and i was wondering, what should i put on the bottum of the tank? What should i put in the tank?

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:51:12 +0000

We got 2 baby sliders and we dont kno wat 2 do

By: nikita

nikita — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:38:54 +0000

i was the first 1 to commet……
my turtle is now like 44cm tall and 60 cm long….

By: Enter Your Name

Enter Your Name — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:58:31 +0000

That how the turtle grew!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:06:04 +0000

In the article, it states that celery makes up a moderate part of the daily diet, then in another paragraph, it states that celery should be avoided as it is harmful to the turtle.
Can someone verify which is correct.

By: Valeria

Valeria — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:34:34 +0000

I recently rescued a baby slider from a friend who could no longer care for it. The baby slider was in very poor living conditions and is now enjoying a large habitat with land, water, and a heating lamp. The thing is I’ve noticed that its shell is broken and missing a small part on the back right above the tail. It has been eating and enjoying swimming, so I haven’t worried much, but is there something I should do?

By: Enter Your Name - Joe

Enter Your Name - Joe — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:47:46 +0000

Enter Your Comment

Question – I was told by a Veterinarian, that certain dry dogfood pellets would be good for my red eared sliders (I have 2 for 15 years). Anybody else tried this??