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Water dish

PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:19 pm
by Tenodera
I'm just curious, but could a turtle eat out of a dish filled with water?
I know that turts have no saliva, but could they eat from a small petri dish with water and food inside?

Or would the turtle just grab the food and run to a water source.

It'd be interesting to try... :D


Kevin

PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:47 pm
by steve
Depends on the turt. Some will try and succeed, some might not care.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:42 pm
by myrtle1123
You would probably need a very low bowl for the turtle to reach it and make sure the turtle knows thats whereits food is.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:51 pm
by industrial_girl_2000
It's hard to do this without making a mess. The turtle has to submerge his/her head into the water to get enough water to swallow the food. I have tried this in the past & all Sheba did was spill water all over the kitchen floor.