“Training” WC adults to eat … ?
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Looking for “tips” on how to get one of my wild caught adults to eat fish (frozen smelt/silverside)and ultimately commercial pellets. She only eats raw shrimp at this time. The second female eats the smelt with gusto. I’ve had the terps for 2 weeks … they were rescued from Chinatown soup markets, so they were probably stressed out for a while. My initial concerns were just to get them comfortable and eating … which they are. So … it seems now is a good time to get them on a more permanent diet. Suggestions? Thanks
Most wild caught adults will never eat commercial pellets. Some will eat them but others will hold out to the death. I have several females that I have had for 7 years and they still will not eat pellets. Thanks Jonathan jeffreyrichardssc
How about getting the one to eat fish (not just shrimp)? Jeffrey A Richard State Street Corporate Information Security 617-985-4014 Diamondback Terrapin World To: diamondbackterrapins@yahoogroups.com
http://www.diamondbackterrapin.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT click here Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diamondbackterrapins/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: diamondbackterrapins-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Jeffrey, Terrapins are intelligent little creatures as you have probably noticed. Chances are good that you’ll be able to get her to eat smelt, especially once she recognizes your feeding routine. Eg. if you feed them in a separate feeding tub, then they will learn to associate the tub with food. Try feeding exclusively smelt for a week or two or try offering the shrimp inside of the smelt by gutting the smelt and inserting the shrimp. You could also try playing around with the water depth during feeding time, making sure that the smelt is offered at the same depth as the shrimp. In other words, if the shrimp sink to the bottom, then make sure the smelt sink to the bottom as well (they’re prone to floating) since she is accustomed to foraging for food at the bottom. This can be accomplished easily enough if you have the water level low enough where anything floating will still touch the bottom. Good luck. -Chun
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