General Care Discussion :: Turtle hasn't left pond for 2 whole days

[marisa]

For plants, dandelions, are good. Also duckweed (an aquatic plant).

[fluffytheturtle]

For plants, dandelions, are good. Also duckweed (an aquatic plant).

I edited my last post. Please read it. Also, where do I get dandelions? (without pestisides) Do they sell them at grocery stores or pet stores? (Weird question I know!)

[missibsu]

Some of your funky health food stores carry them, but you basic grocery store probably won't.

[marisa]

I disagree. I buy organic dandelions at larger supermarkets, the ones that carry a wide selection of produce. I've never tried health foods stores, they could be there as well. You could also try some ethnic food stores if you have any near you. (You could pick some outdoors if you're sure they haven't been sprayed with anything.)

A pic of the shell dry would be good so see exactly what you're talking about.

[missibsu]

By basic grocery store I meant like Marsh, Kroger, or Meijer. I have never been able to find dandelions at those places. I've been told that they don't carry them, and then had people give me weird looks just for asking for them. We have a little one of a kind health nut store though, and they do.

[fluffytheturtle]

Ok. So I went to Walmart and the fish didn't look good or healthy. I figured I would pick some up at petsmart.

The guy who works in the fish has a red ear slider. He keeps insisting I feed mine boiled chicken breast (no bones). I think that is weird.

His won't eat Romaine lettuce. Only other food he gives it is Burger King hambuger patties and food sticks.

Well he said to try the chicken before I give her more fish.

I guess I will buy my fish somewhere else!

Anyway, he also mentioned that our water here has a lot of calcium in it and that the cuttle bone is for birds and could hurt my turtle. He said that I could get calcium drops for the water at another pet store.

He also mentioned that I might want to get the large turtle dock from Pets Mart or make my own out of some wood. (They have it online only in large). So she can get out of the pond and bask easier.

I also got some raddishes and yellow squash. Can I give that to her too? Oh and I got a cactus leaf.

[Andrew7769]

tell that guy that hes ego cant live up 2 his knowledge of turtles

[fluffytheturtle]

[quote="Andrew7769"]tell that guy that hes ego cant live up 2 his knolage of turtles [/quote

[missibsu]

Next time you go in to the store, go armed with a load of care sheets from various sites. This site, along with Austins Turtle Page have care sheets that are very similar. Maybe you'll get your point across and it help improve the diet of his RES as well. The boiled chicken isn't a horrible, but it is high in protein. Most people here use it to get the turts attention when he or she won't eat anything else. It shouldn't be a staple item.

[marisa]

I do feed my turtles boiled white chicken meat, but it's very occasionally, to add variety. I think they've had it 3 times this year, and small amounts when they did.

Cactus leaf as in prickly cactus?

[fluffytheturtle]

I do feed my turtles boiled white chicken meat, but it's very occasionally, to add variety. I think they've had it 3 times this year, and small amounts when they did.

Cactus leaf as in prickly cactus?

Yes. They sell it at my grocery store. Also called nopalitos in spanish. Some people put it in spanish dishes. It is a leaf of the cactus without the needles.

[marisa]

Sorry, what I meant was prickly pear (which I though was a type of cactus).

[fluffytheturtle]

Sorry, what I meant was prickly pear (which I though was a type of cactus).

It is also called prickly pear. EDIT: Ok. Apparently it is confusing LOL! I found a new site on it. Please see the post in food and nutrition.

[marisa]

I saw it and responded to it (twice).