Feeder fish for captive turtles?

[VicenteG]

I have a snapping turtle that I try to provide a variety of food for; Whole day-old chicks, salmon or haddock fillets, repti-vite sticks, or Mazuri croc or tortoise diet pellets.

Does anyone know if live feeder fish from the bait store or pet store are suitable for long-term captive turtle health?

If not feeder fish, what else do you like to feed your turtles, and where do you get them from?

 

[DoubleD1996!]

I have a snapping turtle that I try to provide a variety of food for; Whole day-old chicks, salmon or haddock fillets, repti-vite sticks, or Mazuri croc or tortoise diet pellets.

Does anyone know if live feeder fish from the bait store or pet store are suitable for long-term captive turtle health?

If not feeder fish, what else do you like to feed your turtles, and where do you get them from?

You could use rosy red minnows, golden shiners, even little blue gill. Anderson fish farms sell them. I don't remember if they ship or not, but you coukd also order on ebay.

I like to trap my own creek chubs, minnows, etc. I keep them for a while to make sure they aren't sick or anything, feed them a good diet, and feed them off to the turtles.

 

[Tom]

You could use rosy red minnows, golden shiners, even little blue gill. Anderson fish farms sell them. I don't remember if they ship or not, but you coukd also order on ebay.

I like to trap my own creek chubs, minnows, etc. I keep them for a while to make sure they aren't sick or anything, feed them a good diet, and feed them off to the turtles.

Great tip. I just checked them out. Pretty cool. I didn't see blue gill on their site. Where do you get those?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I've used guppies and rosey reds. But not fresh from the pet store.
I've had serious issues with pet store feeders. Even with them being sick enough to kill a 1.5 pound cichlid.
I usually raise them in their own large aquarium. Filtered very well. Observe them for illness and begin feeding the next generation of them.
Its still not ideal. But "feeder" fish are raised to be disposable. And diseases and parasites are very common in them.