(i live in japan) I found a baby red eared slider turtle about an inch in size, by the chicken coops yesterday… I have NO thought how he got there… but he was dried up and i thought he was dead… but when i place him in water, i saw bubbles come up… then he started moving. and now he’s like a small spittball of fire!!! he’s not worried to come out of his she on your hand or anything.. so i made him a cage about 1′ by 1/2′ feet so hes got space, and i stacked a rock on another to make it like a cave… and made a small pepple stack for land. and he lovvess the land!!! he never goes in the water! Ive tried feeding him turtle food, very small sliced carrots, lettuce, but he just doesn’t seem interested… what could it be? and i know that he is from the wild and i should let him go, but he is really young and i just want to raise him (a bit), then see him off
and i didnt and dont plot to but filters and shit… he is from the wild.. and in the wild they dont have filters and all that junk okay? but i can arrange a light… mabey.. anyway thanks
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If you raise him in captivity when he is young and release him when he is olde,r he’ll die in the wild.
And in the wild, they have NATURAL filters and such, so you DO need clean water and heating stuff and a large tank for it.
And also, since he is from the wild, it might take time to get used to captivity and food and such.
And most turtles never really go into the water, just so you know, unless they are eating or swimming. They like basking in the warm sun (up to 10 hours a day sometimes!), just so you know.
If you care for him now, you will have to for it’s whole life. It will not be able to survive when it is cared for in captivity.
And yes, they DO have that junk. Their natural habitat that fits their needs and requirements.
He or she is probably not eating because they’re in a weird place that they’re not familiar with. Give him a week and if he doesnt start eating by then, he may very well be sick. If you dont want to take him to the vet then let him go now. It’s not honest to make him stay in a cage if you’re not going to help him get well (assuming he’s sick to start with of course). If you’re going to keep him he’s going to need a light. Reptiles cant make their own body heat whether they’re in the wild or not. If you dont get him a light he’s going to die of hypothermia even if it feels warm enough to you. I hope this helps.
you sure its a red eared slider ? are you sure its not a baby box turtle. try to feed it earth worms
I suggest you release him in a local park/pond. Sliders have to live in water and they eat live fish..like gold fish. The chances that he will survive in captivity are very slim. So the best thing to do is let him/ her go.
he wont eat that stuff becuz baby red eared sliders eat protein..and you cant raise him then see him off or he will die when releases back..tho if you keep him he may not survive either since he’s a wild res..there must be a pond or something near your chicken coop where itlived i suggest you look for it and return him back
OMG! Do not release that turtle. People releasing their RES pets outside the natural range have been responsible for fouling up the habitat for the native turtles, some of which are threatened or endangered. I am worried that someone already did that near you if there are babies wandering around loose.
RES require at least 10 gallons of water per inch of shell and they grow rapidly. They feed in the water and the babies are carnivorous. Try earthworms, bait fishes, and liver — no vegetables until they mature.
He might not know food of that kind. I had that problem with a rescue turtle from the wild. Worms worked. Get the night crawlers
you need to have a filter because in the wild, he probably lives in a huge lake not just a small tank, when he poops in the wild, he has a lots of water, but when he poops in a tank he has to swim in it. You ABSOLUTELY NEED a filter. you also NEED a UVB light and a 100 watt heat lamp bright over his basking area, without it, he will surely die(without UVB he will suffer a slow death and his shell will get soft) for the food problem just feed him crickets he will like that or you could feed him fish.
normally when RES are young they only like meaty stuff not vegetables
P.S. instead of buying the lights you could place his tank outside so he gets natural sunlight
if you go to the right place (i have no thought what its like in Japan, i live in Michigan) you can get 2 clamp lights for 13 bucks each, and each bulb will be 15 bucks, and the filter will cost you 40 dollars
you also need to watch out for diseases because wild RES can give you salmonella and other diseases (my friend got it when he kept a wild one), this can be easily avoided by always washing your hand after handling him