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Turtles, sys., holiday feeding 12/24/10
Hi,
<Hiya - Darrel here>
I just got two baby yellow bellied sliders. I've
had some before, and I have all the necessary equipment e.g. Filter,
heater, dock, lights and gravel.
<No heater please. Water temp should be regular room temp and the
basking area 88-93 degrees. We want them to have choices in warm or
cool>
The man at the store told me that I shouldn't feed them for 2 or 3
days so they can get use to their new surroundings first, is this
true?
<Not a HUGE deal - they eat when they're hungry and not when
they aren't -- BUT a healthy baby turtle can go 5-8 days without
food (adults as long as 3 months) ****IF they are healthy and normally
well fed****>
Also I am going away and I have someone to look after them but should I
tell them that they shouldn't feed them? I will be gone for about
two days will they be ok unfed?
<For two days, I'd rather you not feed them than have someone
feed them too much and foul your water>
Thanks
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