![]() If that doesn’t work, try force feeding him with an eye dropper. If your red eared slider baby refuses to eat, try giving him some cooked, shredded chicken, beef or beef heart. You also want to vary the diet so the baby doesn’t fixate on its favorite food and eschew the other food. Only feed the other stuff sparingly, as it tends to be high in fat. This way you can ensure that the crickets are full of nutrients. Gut-loading means feeding the crickets some carrots or sweet potato before feeding the crickets to your turtle. ![]() The majority of your baby’s diet should be earthworms and gut-loaded crickets. Make sure you only use commercially-bred live food, as worms and insects from your backyard could be full of parasites that could harm your slider. In the wild, baby sliders eat insects, worms, snails, small tadpoles and small fish-basically whatever they can catch! In captivity, try to simulate this as much as possible with appropriately-sized mealworms, wax worms, minnows, crickets and earthworms. Make sure you collect what he doesn’t eat so it doesn’t soil the water or clog the filter.Īs you’ve probably figured out, meat will form the majority of your red eared slider baby’s diet-75% of it in fact. When you do give him small amounts of dark, leafy greens, carrots, or squash, make sure you chop it very finely or shred it. In general, vegetables should only comprise about 25-30% of your baby’s diet. You may be tempted to load your baby slider up on veggies as well, but this will only lead to dirty water as your baby ignores the vegetable matter for meat. ![]()
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