Found Gulf Goast Box turtle hatchling, please help.

cmacusa3

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Hibiscus are edible but I doubt the little one will eat it. Worth a shot, but at that size they mostly eat protein
 

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Usually babies that hatch in the wild will only.eat little buggy things that they find while hiding under a plant or leaf litter. So most likely they will eat only live protein. I notice with the Gulf Coast babies that they like eating in their water dish. If I put a little red wiggle on the feeding slate he will drag it into the water.
 

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Usually babies that hatch in the wild will only.eat little buggy things that they find while hiding under a plant or leaf litter. So most likely they will eat only live protein. I notice with the Gulf Coast babies that they like eating in their water dish. If I put a little red wiggle on the feeding slate he will drag it into the water.
Nice tip!
 
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