how much should turtle hatchlings eat? and sleep?

Question

how much should turtle hatchlings eat? and sleep?

Answer 1

Turtles should be feed, at least once or twice a day. Turtles eat almost anything place in front of them, so be sure not to be feeding them several setting of high fat foods.....Turtles in the wild eat more then this a day, although there food, is proteins, and low fat foods. Very young turtles prefer food more frequently, once a day is okay but two smaller feeds is much better. If you have a healthy and well fed adult freshwater turtle you don't have to feed him for a few days if your are unable to do so. He will survive you going away for a week or so without any problems, but it's nicer for him if you leave him a live plant to nibble on. The suitable amount of food given with each feeding is determined by the size of your turtle. Look at the turtles head, and give him an amount of food as big as the head each day. If you give your freshwater turtle more than this, his growth rate will increase dramatically, and if you underfeed him he will not grow at all or grow very slow. You can usually not kill a freshwater turtle by overfeeding him in the way you can with a fish, since the turtle will use the extra energy to increase his size. A freshwater turtle is usually always interested in food and will happily eat everything you give it. If your freshwater turtle stops eating or seems less eager to eat, the first thing you should do is check the temperature. Since they are hibernating animals they will stop eat if temperatures become to low. Most freshwater turtles eat very little if kept in temperatures below 20°C and will stop eating at all if temperatures decrease to 18°C or lower.

Answer 2

Care of the hatchlings



In the wild, hatchling mortality rate is very high and very few turtles live past their first winter. Tiny turtles are subjected to a lot of stresses and are eaten by everything from birds, rodents, and ants. If they don't dig down deeply enough in winter they freeze, and if the springs rains come too late, the ground may not soften and they can be buried alive. As the caretaker of these hatchlings you also have a lot to do to insure their welfare. I’ve raised both the Eastern and Ornate box turtles and their care is similar. I separate Ornate hatchlings from each other as they have proven to be much more aggressive and will bite at each other's tails and legs. I always feed hatchlings separate as they may accidentally bite each other as they go for the food. I’ve heard horror stories of babies losing eyes or having their jaws broken by other feeders. This is totally avoidable.

Answer 3

1. Hatchlings are tough to care for correctly. Be sure you are giving them proper over-all care. With good care they shoul be moderately active and eating well... if they are not too young.



2. Food should be offered a couple times a day, but removed after a while if uneaten. If they finish it all off right away, feed a little more. Aim for them being SLIGHTLY hungry.



3. It is really easy to get bad care info while trying to raise a hatchling. Make sure you know what you are doing.

Answer 4

as much as they want