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    Feeding Hatchling Question!!

    Ya i got the bloodworms, but he just trys to climb out of the container, but when i got up this morning, i seen him eating some of the bloodworms that i put in his tank, so i think i just have to feed him in his tank, because he just will not calm down in a different container!!
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    Feeding Hatchling Question!!

    But i keep the baby in there for about 3 hours and he is still trying to climb out, yes the the container is not see through, it is a cat litter pan!!! I will try to cover part of the container.
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    Feeding Hatchling Question!!

    how long do you keep them in a seperate container, before you put them back in the tank???
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    Feeding Hatchling Question!!

    Ok I know most of you put your hatchlings in a smaller seperate container when feeding, but how long do you keep them in there??? Because when i put mine in a seperate container all it tries to do is to climb out, it has no interested in the food, should I just feed in its tank, and how often do...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    My name is Tanner Jones, I am 17 year old high school senior, I am a male (obviously). I have two dogs (purebred sheltie, boarder collie mix), two cats (purebred siamese, tortoiseshell), one rabbit (californian show rabbit, who happens to be the #1 californian in wisconsin, at the moment!!!)...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    sorry
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    first off there where two plants in that thing, one was a bamboo, and the other was NOT a pothos!!!!! My room is 72-73 degrees!!! and the water temp is 72-73 degrees, and yes i am getting a heater!!!! And i think i was feeding enought, i was feeding about 2-3 times daily, they didnt eat alot...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    I took all the floating stuff out and, i all the stuff on the bottom!!! What food would you recommend that is "healthier" than what i am feeding now??? Im feeding mealworms, shrimp (canned and dried), Crickets, and worms (when available). What else??? and the water temp never drops below...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    They have been eating perfectly fine!!! And i also have been feeding crickets and mealworms!!! [hr] can i keep the floating plant things in there??? and the thing to the left, I have to keep in there because that is where the water comes out from the filter and if i dont have that rock there, it...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    if you look at the pic of the front of the tank, you can see the black pipe coming down!!! And no i rescued the eggs from a skunk, on the side of the road, i thought they were going to die anyways might aswell give them a fighting chance, and yes i talked to the warden and DNR for my county...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    They hatched on 8-4-09, so they are exactly 3 weeks old.
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    Here you go, heres some pics of the accual tank! Right Side Left Side Top View Front Some of the food im feeding Temp of basking area Temp of water And heres some pics of them hatching
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    Ok I will try post some pictures, and yes i do have a floating dock, and a homemade island type thing!!!! the uvb light that i am getting it the Zoo Med ReptiSun 5.0 UVB Bulb. I will post the pictures when they upload!!!
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    I accually am unable to upload photos, but i am just using a regular light bulb, until the heat bulb arives in the mail, i was using a blue day bulb 60 watt but then it broke, so i ordered a new one, and i have a uvb bulb on the way aswell!!!! I have a 501 turtle filter in there now, i am...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    "I said it on the other forum but Ill say it here to" First off, there are western painted turtles in captivity! Second im guessing that there is nothing wrong with the water or anything that is in it, because I have 3 filters running in that tank!! and yes I was going to have a quarantine...
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    One of my hatchlings died!!! :(

    Ok when I came home last night from work, one of my painted hatchlings was laying at the bottom of the tank, so i reached in to try and make him move, but then I realized that he was dead!!! Only two hatchlings hatched out of 8 eggs, the hatchlings where eating GREAT, they were very active...
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    What do you feed your baby turtles???

    ok sounds good, and i was looking on the internet about different food items that i could feed them, and it had a list of them and they had pictures, do you know of a website that has that?!? or do you know of a website that says acceptable food item, such as different animals and plants and...
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    What do you feed your baby turtles???

    I know that they are aquatic but i red somewhere that you are suppose to keep them in a container with wet paper towel for a few days, then put them in the cage, but i just put them in the TANK right away!! in about 1" of water, and where do you but live blood worms, would you get them at a...
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    What do you feed your baby turtles???

    and how long did it take for your baby hatchlings to become active, becausei put mine in there cage and they just sit there!!! also they hatched last night, and the yoke just have a speck to get sucked up yet, is it ok that i put them in there new cage or should i have kept them in the...
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    What do you feed your baby turtles???

    ok so you would suggest earthworm!!! and feeding them in a different tank!!!! and the REPTOMIN BABY, thats pelleted turtle food right!! what brand of turtle food would you recommend,and what other foods aswell?!?
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