a small turtle can eat rice. The main ingredient of rice is starch, it is no problem to feed turtles, but not only rice, or need to feed some meat to supplement protein, regular feeding of vegetables, improve vitamin content. In addition, it should be noted that rice must be cooked before feeding, not finished to clean up as soon as possible, otherwise it will lead to deterioration of the water body, for the health of turtles.
1. Change the food: Although the tortoise is an omnivorous animal, it doesn't eat everything, especially the tortoise with a big appetite. It is used to eating meat. If it is fed vegetables or tortoise food, it may not eat. In this case, you can continue to change food to feed, you can also starve it for a period of time, a long time it ate.
2. Raise the temperature: The appetite of the tortoise is usually related to the temperature. If the temperature is relatively high, its appetite will be very strong. On the contrary, when the temperature is relatively low, it will also cause it not to eat. What needs to be done at this time is to raise the temperature. Usually, when the temperature is 20 ℃, it will eat.
3. Wait patiently: If the tortoise is just bought home, it is not adapted to the new environment, so it will not eat. In this case, it usually takes a few days to feed it. Don't worry about starving it, this animal is still very hungry, and it's no problem not to feed it for a period of time.
