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Just fed Marvin Earth worms.. Never knew a turtle could be so hesitant about them. But he got em
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I fed my turtles some tonight too....I have 3 boxies...and Lefty will bite one and Pokey will snap at her worm until they are playing tug o war... Pokey usually is the victor and she runs away dragging it.........I watched how aggressive she is with the worms..so now I have to feed her at the other end of the enclosure..B/C Lefty only has one eye...so i need to make sure she eats enough...and Ninja just sorta watches and then gets hers after they are done...
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jojodesca said:
Haha that's so cute!!
They love them.....
if only i could find more! my vet told me that earth worms but worms inparticular are the BEST live food you can feed your boxies, although as the saying goes to much of a good thing.... yadda yadda
turtlemann2 said:if only i could find more! my vet told me that earth worms but worms inparticular are the BEST live food you can feed your boxies, although as the saying goes to much of a good thing.... yadda yadda
are earthworms the same as nightcrawlers?....I get nightcrawlers at the bait shop..and keep em in my crisper in the fridge..i put some scraps pf veggies in there for them to "compost"
ahh yes there is a difference...now i know!...also earthworms are red wigglers..so it says..and they sell them at the bait shop too
hmmmmm im a bait fisherman and honestly there are earthworms (nightcrawlers) there are garden worms (red wrigglers) never really gave it much thought though lol
Earthworms are not native to North America, although there are some native species of worms. They were introduced in ship's ballast when european explorers first discovered North America, and have been spreading across the continent ever since. They are still slowly spreading across areas of Canada.
In the several hundred years since, box turtle populations in some environments might have been able to benefit from the new food source. Or, maybe the faster decomposition of leaf litter by earthworms might have made some environments less suitable for other food. Either way, they do love them!
In the several hundred years since, box turtle populations in some environments might have been able to benefit from the new food source. Or, maybe the faster decomposition of leaf litter by earthworms might have made some environments less suitable for other food. Either way, they do love them!
If you put a few bricks or boards down in the dirt in your yard you can usually find new ones every morning. My five month old babies will eat a three inch worm. It is amazing to see
supremelysteve said:
interesting!
I like giving them earthworms, but it makes me laugh when they bite the worm and it wiggles around and hits the turtle in the face a little and the turtles move back a little bit haha
pryncesssc said:
haha, you seem to enjoy it just as much as your tort! Lol
supremelysteve said:
I do not think this is correct as expressed; there are earthworms that are native to North America. Were you using earthworm interchangeably with night crawler? The earthworms typically referred to as night crawlers are not native. Most of the worms used for composting are not native either.
We have a bunch of potted plants in our back yard and after a good rain I can find some pretty nice earth worms under them. The box turtles love them...
oh, well it doesnt "really" matter but i was thinking a big worm was a nightcrawler or earthworm while a little worm was a garden worm LOL we are getting quite technicle arent we LOL
jaizei said:
You're right, I did not express it correctly.
Apparently, there are native earthworms native to the southern US, the Pacific NW and regions that were never glaciated. But most of the regions of North America that was covered by glaciers during the last ice age have not had earthworms since then, until species were introduced to these areas through human activities.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialanimals/earthworms/index.html
wow minnosota really has a tiff against worms.... well im glad theyre are some "native" in my area as they are fantastic in the woodlands of the PNW my garden my favorite fishing pond and especially my boxie pen!
OK...here's my take on the worms. I buy night crawlers at the pet store (don't know where they come from). They are really big and I feed them to my Cherry Heads for protein. I find earth worms in my compost pile outside which I give to my adult and juvenile box turtles (they are smaller than the night crawlers). I have an indoor compost bin with red wigglers that I feed to the hatchlings and younger box turtles because they are small, and can't live outside in the Winter. I use the castings for my plants. Great stuff.
turtlemann2 said:
I use the same definition as u lol
pryncesssc said:
LOL!
I'm sure there's a worm forum on the web somewhere whose members would take great offence at that definition!
My turtles consider them all "eating worms".
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