How I feed my Box Turtles

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2 жыл бұрын

Please watch these videos for an updated alteration that I changed recently as to how they are currently fed:
• Baby Box Turtle update...
• What I Feed my Adult a...
Products I use to feed the Box Turtles:
Zoo Med Zoo Menu Box Turtle Food:
zoomed.com/zoo-menu-box-turtl...
Fluker's Freeze Dried Crickets:
flukerfarms.com/freeze-dried-...
RepCal Calcium (phosphorus free):
www.repcal.com/supp.htm#Ultraf...
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@paulsdogwalking 3 ай бұрын

oh i recently watched a video that said it's a good idea to opaque the aquarium glass at turtle level, so they can see it and avoid bonking into it over and over

@dawndeefox8125 2 ай бұрын

I was told my little miss is very old. She is very picky and will only eat live food and cantaloupe or strawberries. She won't eat anything else, and if I add vitamins to it, she knows and will walk sway. She walks over vegetables and flowers. It's live meat or her favorite fruit and that is it.

@RichBuddy Жыл бұрын

Mine is a very picky eater . I found him as adult month ago . He seems to only like live food so I withhold it from him to force him to eat the veggies however I got lucky as a few days ago i discovered that blueberries are so far his favorite . He can’t resist them and swallows them whole ! He loves the fat juicy grubs I dug up in my yard .

@debrascheer4577 2 жыл бұрын

You should feed them once a day I had my baby for 33 years now. Good luck with your babies so cute 🥰

@budoneof15 Жыл бұрын

I soak before they feed. You have the most beautiful turtles. I can’t believe how the littles come to you to eat. The cutest. I have too many to have that kind of time.

@turtlelover6330 2 жыл бұрын

My year old eats nightcrawlers and romaine lettuce. She is very picky. I will have to try your method. Her favorite is nightcrawlers. If it's not moving she doesn't show much interest. I have tried different things and she won't touch it. I also use calcium with d3. She is doing great and had her since she was size of half dollar.

@3toedboxturtles 2 жыл бұрын

None of them really liked the canned box turtle food at first but when I started mixing the crickets in they started eating more and more of the mix each feeding. Good luck if you try feeding your year old the way that I do!

@paulsdogwalking 3 ай бұрын

my 3 toed box turtle (donatello) loves all the pacific northwest's slugs and snails,, and i keep a dandelion planted in his water dish for forage

@an-tm3250 10 ай бұрын

Poop is not gross. It's a window into your pet's health as you mention. I gladly check it daily.

@barbarabaker1726 2 жыл бұрын

They are so cute. My box turtle Big mama she is the same color as your baby's i have 1 turtle i have to get big mama some crickets and turtle food she loves fruits and vegetables. She's my baby girl I have 1 daughter and 1 cat his name is Heyman he loves to stay outside so he's with the other cats i feed him and his friends 5 others I love them all i feed them everyday my other baby's cats 🙋‍♀️🐢👍👍God bless ya'll and many baby turtles

@Darth_SurgeYo Жыл бұрын

I wish my baby Ornates & 3 toeds came to me like that 😢

@lukehartley7759 2 жыл бұрын

great video :D

@RaymondEldridge-lm8dk 10 ай бұрын

When my 2 turtles were wandering around the kitchen and found dog food that’s what they preferred besides vegetables and fruit

@jerrysuziemadden1212 6 ай бұрын

Same thing with mine

@debrascheer4577 2 жыл бұрын

That is a good idea though to put them in a plastic box to feed them

@J47470 2 жыл бұрын

I do have a difficult time getting my 3 toed to eat veggies so I give her Vitamin A once a week. But I will definitely try it your way, maybe I'll have better luck.

@3toedboxturtles 2 жыл бұрын

I've always had luck introducing new foods little by little mixed in with foods they already love.

@Diamondvega1 2 ай бұрын

Box turtles can be put all together? I got 3 and I m afraid to put them all together one of them keeps getting on top of the other ones schell

@tammycampbell112 Ай бұрын

Mine won't touch the canned food.

@anandmohammed7375 Жыл бұрын

If you're gonna use tap water you need to treat it.

@-YESHUA-IS-KING Жыл бұрын

Some people have well water not tap.

@RichBuddy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reminder. You are the reason I’m going to the store today to get a water treatment additive. Mine has been on tap water for a month since I found him.

@angelwalker. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. So you would say they eat once a week? I filled a whole plate for mine haha. I used the same canned food and she loved it for sure

@3toedboxturtles 2 жыл бұрын

I do 2x per week. Wednesdays and Sundays.

@angelwalker. 2 жыл бұрын

@@3toedboxturtles thank u

@davonbrown6094 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos I'm looking for a box turtle do you have any your trying to rehome or sale

@3toedboxturtles 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Currently no turtles needing a rehome.

@jamessiegel9492 2 жыл бұрын

These animals should not live on such dry substrate, they need some more moist - forest-like substrate

@3toedboxturtles 2 жыл бұрын

Moist hide is available for them and daily consistent spraying of substrate with fresh water keeps things wet. Appreciate your concern.

@reidreynolds7428 Жыл бұрын

@@3toedboxturtles still looks very dry….just trying to help

@soaringhawkjaylorihaack6339 2 жыл бұрын

Recently found your channel when searching for Three-Toed information. I adopted a 12-year-old Three-Toed female, as well as a 12-year-old female Ornate, from someone who cold no longer care for her. In the 3 weeks they've been in my care, the Three-Toed hasn't been eating while the Ornate can't wait for chow time. Any suggestions on how to get my Three-Toed girl to get her appetite back?

@3toedboxturtles 2 жыл бұрын

Keep trying different things until she finds her favorite food. Then mix little by little other things in with it until she starts eating whatever you give her. Don't worry if it takes a while. I have a 30 year old 3 Toed and she was picky too until I tried that technique and now she eats everything.

@sarahbullock2162 Жыл бұрын

Try using some nightcrawlers!