Generally speaking, there are many reasons why the golden-headed box turtle does not eat food. First of all, the golden-headed box turtle belongs to a poikilothermic animal, its activities, especially the digestive system, will change with the change of temperature, and naturally do not like to eat when the temperature drops. Secondly, the newly bought turtle seedlings may not eat because they are not adapted to the environment. Too young turtles do not feed themselves, which can also lead to the phenomenon of not eating. Finally, if there are diseases in the gastrointestinal organs, it will also affect its eating situation.
In view of the situation that the golden-headed box turtle does not eat, it needs to be dealt with in time. First of all, if the temperature is too low, it needs to be heated, and try to keep the temperature between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. Secondly, if it is a newly bought young turtle, it needs to be given a few days to adapt, and wait for it to adapt to the environment slowly, too small turtle seedlings need artificial feeding. It can be fed with live bait such as shrimp to stimulate it to eat. Finally, we need to check whether it has some diseases, if it is caused by diseases, we need to treat it as soon as possible.
