Habitat - Indoor :: HELP!!! My turtles are eating the floating Dock

[redfox0099]

I have been reading on here for a while but this is my 1st post.


I have 2 RES, about 7 months old, Tiger and Demarco (Named them while watching the Masters on Sunday).

Anyway, I have the floating dock you can buy at Petco and Demarco keeps eating the end of it. I thought it was cute at first but now I am concerned, Why would she be eating the floating dock??? I feed them pellets every evening and shrimp or minnows when there is time.


Any Ideas.

[cam722]

Welcome to the forum

There are a few discussion in the forum about this.. what is usually suggested is to make sure they have a piece of cuttlebone in the tank to munch on. Even if it doesn't stop the dock nibbling, they need the calcium provided for good healthy shell growth. Give it a try and see if that helps

[sonyj]

It is usually attributed to something missing or unbalanced in their diet like Carol said. As well as offering cuttlebone regularly make sure they are getting their veggies daily.

[jared worfolk]

Im from Canada and Ive never seen a pet store that sells a floating dock. Is it possible for me to make one? What are they made out of and what do they look like.

[marisa]

I suppose you could make one (suction cups and a safe material that floats). You could also build one using PVC pipes (look in the Photo Gallery for ideas). There's also corkbark, which floats. If you buy a piece that's just slightly bigger than the width of the tank, you could wedge it between the sides to keep it anchored in one place.

[sonyj]

Have you searched online? There are a lot of good online stores that sell floating docks like the ones by zoomed.