Turtle Eating Fish?

[cortezknight]

I caught a river minnow (still live) for my 3 year old eastern mud turtle, will he be able to eat it?

 

[Yvonne G]

You'll have to stun the fish. Mud turtles aren't great swimmers and they won't expend too much energy chasing down a fast-moving fish.

 

[cortezknight]

You'll have to stun the fish. Mud turtles aren't great swimmers and they won't expend too much energy chasing down a fast-moving fish.

Thanks for the info, how should I stun him?

 

[enchilada]

Thanks for the info, how should I stun him?

just pinch it with your fingers and wave in front of your turtle.
or just kill it quick

 

[Gillian M]

A very warm welcome to the forum!

 

[dmmj]

he should be able to beat it but it will most likely be a very gory death. My cousins when they were younger used to smack the fish up against the side of the pond and that would stun them long enough for the turtle to catch them. holding them in your fingers is a good way to feed slower moving Turtles I do that with my Reeves turtle all the time

 

[enchilada]

just curious....why there is an Iphone 5C case in the tank?

 

[BrianWI]

If you put the minnow in the tank, he will get it eventually. They are patient.

 

[cortezknight]

just curious....why there is an Iphone 5C case in the tank?

Haha it's behind it not inside