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My Yellow Belly Slider Doesnt Seem To Eat.

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Question
I got a baby Yellow Belly Slider from a turtle farm about three weeks ago. I put the turtle food pellets in his cage, but i've never seen him eat. I assume that he eats because he's been alive for a while, but I tried to feed him lettuce the other day and he just wouldn't bother to eat it. Could there be something wrong with with him?

Answer
Yes there can be something wrong- hes from a turtle farm.
they are generally unhealthy.
Now to correcct this,try feeding fresh feeder fish, greens, stay away from lettuce.
make sure he gets outdoors as often as you can NOT in a glass tank because they dont release the heat.  
what are you using for enclosure?

it is sad but turtle farms dont care about the turtles. For each they sell several die. Since people keep purchasing them, the keep breeding.

let me know how i can help