Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 They dont normally eat pellets but some individuals seem to like them..... Anyone else feed pellets? Do they eat them? Just curious, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 The Australian freshwater turtle forum recommend live food and no pellets for ELNs. Mine eat Hot house turtle food and live food...tho hard to keep up with 9 adult and 2 juvenile ELNs and the live food they need. Minnie has been known to chomp away at kumara peelings But ELNs don't eat plants either. Anyone got any spare feeder fish? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 worms are good. yeah ELNs eat like there's no tomorrow, almost need to breed fish for them. theyre suppose to be carnivores i think, but some eat pellets to my surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 worms are good. yeah ELNs eat like there's no tomorrow, almost need to breed fish for them. theyre suppose to be carnivores i think, but some eat pellets to my surprise. My fish breeding is very slow.....like almost non existant! Yes I've known ELNs to eat pellets too, tho not so good if thats all they get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 have heard of people breeding goldfish in ponds for them. lot of work though :-? you could ask the big goldfish breeders, they may get seconds that they cull etc. wouldnt it be nice to have an endless supply of livefoods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougstark Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I breed leopard fish in my turtle pond, I dont know if the turtles catch any but they certainly chase the fish around. I feed a mixture, they get fresh meat, pellets, cat food, and worms and watersnail and whatever else they take a fancy to. I have also noticed them picking up pebbles and grinding on them. I hope this does not cause a problem in the future. They pinch food from the bearded dragon dish and take it back to the pond to eat. One of these is that large Reeve you had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Pebbles are a cause of death in turtles as they can cause intestinal blockage or prolapse. If the stone is smooth and larger than the turtles whole head, then its OK as it cant be swallowed. If its smaller then its just too much of a risk. Watch the cat food....its high in purine...which can cause gout and a slow painful death in turtles. Also not worth the risk in my opinion. Goldfish is ok in small doses but apparently its a bit of a fatty fish :dunno: I agree ID, would be nice to have access to some once in awhile. Crickets are a bit too pricey. I need to start a slater farm I reckon...one day when I dont have 47 rescue turtles to look after :roll: They like waterboatmen too. Looks hilarious with them all going in a dozen directions trying to catch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellshill Belgians Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hi, My baby snakenecks are going crazy over mosquito larvae which we are cultivating in buckets of green water outiside (using ourselves as a food source!!!!). None of mine, big or small will look at pellets. The big ones staple diet is hot house turtles frozen food, supplemented with earthworms. I am working on breeding guppies as live food but have yet to get enough to feed regularly. I have also hundreds of baby brichardi but they are very hard to catch in a 800L tank, need to perfect my technique. Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hi Joanne, maybe it would be easier to put the turtles in the brichardi tank and fish the turtles out after they've had a good feed :lol: The mosquito lavae are a great idea for the hatchlings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellshill Belgians Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Donna, That's a great idea!! :lol: They are much easier to catch than 1 - 2 cm fish. Only problem is, I'm very fond of my frontosas and leleupis which live in the same tank. The training involved in teaching the snakenecks which ones to eat might be a little more than both the turtle brain and my brain could handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Donna, That's a great idea!! :lol: They are much easier to catch than 1 - 2 cm fish. Only problem is, I'm very fond of my frontosas and leleupis which live in the same tank. The training involved in teaching the snakenecks which ones to eat might be a little more than both the turtle brain and my brain could handle :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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