Turtle Eating Tubifex Worms

[BNR18241]

my turtles love them

[thexdeadxone]

Would it be safe to feed a turtle live tubifex worms? They kind of remind me of some sort of weird parasite so I dunno if that'd be ok. I got interested in them after seeing the tubifex sewer video. I know people feed them to fish and crustaceans so I didn't know if a turtle was any different.

[MrWizardWithin]

So is this a tubifex worm? :

watch?v=SQmFWYWqTZA

[grapesoda4me420]

you shouldnt feed them tubifex worms they often come from sewage and can give your turtle parasites

[figfewdisgewd]

I have 4 red-eared slider turtles and they HATE tubifex worms! they prefer waxworms and bacon.

[turtlesrock527]

dude you cant feed them bacon. Its to fatty for their digestive system.

[shetbag11]

my two inch mississippi map turtle killed 6 of my 1 inch tetras in one night and completely ate 5 out of 6 of them, any comments???

[it2020]

they tend to eat smaller fish hahha

[shetbag11]

will the adult mississippi map still eat the reptomin(small turtle pellets)

[NS8998]

ok thank you jimmy! i already have flakes by the way, just wanted a change, thanks

[treebeard1111]

I checked after and it was 2.5 times, so I measured my map turtle and his carapace is 6 inches, so at a water depth of 11 inches in a 4' by 2' by 2' tank my ratio is at 1.9, too low, I guess I need to fill the tank some more and practice what I preach, thanks for triggering the check up

[NS8998]

thanks for the reply. i actually have 4 comet goldfish ( largest 3 inches) and 1 fantail goldfish. would you think it is better to feed them on the tubifex worm blocks you can get for now. if so how many cubes and how often?

[NS8998]

how often should you feed a comet and a fantail goldfish (largest 3inches) a tubifex worm, is it daily or like a treat once in a while. and how many at a time. thanks

[treebeard1111]

Thanks for the vid. You obviously want to take good care of them and have a good set up, but the water is too deep for the size they are, I think it should work out no higher than one and half times the length of the carapace,do a bit of research and check that out, but it is something like that

[ericjwilson08]

Do the oscar and turtles co-habitat well? I guess a stupid question. I'm thinking about ideas for setting up my tank (I'm moving to a new house that will allow me to do it). Does anyone have some ideas or good websites?

[thora101]

i have babys like 50 babys of those XD i have like a tank well i wouldnt say tank cause i use a .like uhmm how dop i say it like a big bath tub XD

[tn21beer]

very cool setup, i think these are what we call terrapins in the uk. Had one for about 15 years. Rip Fred

[Goldenhawk47]

nice tank

[collinsrfc5]

what kind is that turtle

[sk8er988990]

cool =] i plan on buying 2 soon

[pbass41]

KOOL OSCAR

[donnuh]

probably becuz if not careful it could fall in the water. But i ahve the same type of lamp and its been fine for 3 yrs as long as u dont knock it in.

[legend813]

The mount for the lamp isn't the best type to have around water.

[SnipeZ850]

lol i got same turtle