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i bought this res a year ago and its size was less than 2 inches. i have 5 at that time (2 was dead). the other 2 grow excellently (almost 5 inches now). but this res (dylan) doesn't seem to grow as the size is still about 2 inches. dylan only wants to eat dried worm. a few weeks ago, dylan's eyes were swollen so i separated dylan from the other 2. i put dylan in a plastic box and put amoxycillin in its water for a few days. i also stop giving him dried worm and put pellets instead. but dylan refuses to eat. i keep trying for about a week, dylan's eyes are better but she still refuses to eat. i worried she might be dead because she was so weak. so i feed her instead by putting the pellet in it's mouth and force her to swallow (i know it's not recommended but i just don't know what to do). i keep doing that and in a few days she becomes stronger and back to normal. i've been doing that for about 10 days then i went out of town for a week and no one feeds her (like i did because nobody knows how to do it). my maid just give 1 pellet in her tank everyday but she just won't eat. then i come home and starts to feed her (with my way), at first it was difficult then tonight when i feed her it seems like she's ok with the way i feed her. is there any way to teach her to start eating on her own again?

ps. my way to feed dylan is very safe, she's not hurt, that's why i can't let any other people to feed her the way i do. and she seems to grow a bit since i start feeding her
in my town there's no vet so if there's any injury i just put antibiotics in the water and so far it works (one of my turtle lost it's tail because another turtle bit it, so i separated her (ashley) and put antibiotics in her water, she's fine, grows excellently and now she's the biggest)

please i really need some suggestions on how to make her eating on her own again.

thanks

herlina

Try Tuna. It's hard for them to resist.

how to do the tuna? shall i dry the it then give it to her? thx

Try soaking the pellets in canned tuna water. It's ok for a turtle to not eat for a
week. The turtle will eat eventually. Eating on its own is very important for
survival, so you have to get it into your turtle soon

Well, that's what I think anyway...

Kemul wrote:Try soaking the pellets in canned tuna water. It's ok for a turtle to not eat for a
week. The turtle will eat eventually. Eating on its own is very important for
survival, so you have to get it into your turtle soon

Well, that's what I think anyway...

I don't know where to get the tuna water. Can I use fish oil instead? I have a farm and self mix the food so I have lots of fish oil as well as fish meal. Can I use the fish meal as well? thx

The water that is in a can of tuna.

Yes, what Caphits said. Use the water from a can of tuna. Not oil, oil is not good
for turtle. And it can probably cover the surface of water, reducing oxygen
exchange from air.

I'll try to find it but I guess it's a bit hard to find it. I'm planning to make a pellet from fish meal. is it ok to feed the turtle?

What country are you in?

I'm from Indonesia, but my town is in a different island. A bit far from the big city