Daniel_the_Scot
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Hey guys!
So I've got an amazing Wood Turtle. But...she's gone on an extended hunger strike. She doesn't often explore her surroundings, and these last few days she doesn't even look around much until i put her in water.
I expected some no feeding for awhile when I first brought her home, as she acclimated. But it's going on a month now. She MAY have had a few pieces of lettuce and spinach, but she may have just walked across that and drug it somewhere too. I have tried a fairly good sized variety of foods, including everything they were feeding her at Petco, but no luck. Red and Green leaf lettuce, spinach, red and green peppers, wet turtle food from a can, avacado (the absolute favorite of one of the others), banana, apple, pear, cat food, and the list goes on and on. Other than some worms, I haven't tried any live food, but she's still smallish and so inactive I'm not sure she'd win any fights.
Should I take her to a vet? I'm concerned handling her more and moving her around might not be best, but it's at the point where I'm worrying every day. Thanks for any help!
So I've got an amazing Wood Turtle. But...she's gone on an extended hunger strike. She doesn't often explore her surroundings, and these last few days she doesn't even look around much until i put her in water.
I expected some no feeding for awhile when I first brought her home, as she acclimated. But it's going on a month now. She MAY have had a few pieces of lettuce and spinach, but she may have just walked across that and drug it somewhere too. I have tried a fairly good sized variety of foods, including everything they were feeding her at Petco, but no luck. Red and Green leaf lettuce, spinach, red and green peppers, wet turtle food from a can, avacado (the absolute favorite of one of the others), banana, apple, pear, cat food, and the list goes on and on. Other than some worms, I haven't tried any live food, but she's still smallish and so inactive I'm not sure she'd win any fights.
Should I take her to a vet? I'm concerned handling her more and moving her around might not be best, but it's at the point where I'm worrying every day. Thanks for any help!