Please I need help ASAP

[king2005]

from what I've read it might be hard to ID it until its larger as many baby Softshell species have different markings then the adults. I'm trying to find a site to ID the babies

[sana]

PEOPLE!!!!!! KAREN, ASIEL, MARIGOLD, MOOSMOM, KING2005, SNAKEMAMA, HUSKY MOM!!! EVERYBODY!!!, SQUIRTLE ATE RICE. My father put rice in an orange peel and he just looked at and later on, I came upstairs to see if he had ate anything and all I saw was muddy orange peel's inside and NO RICE!!! Crows don't come on that part and so it was only Squirtle who could have eaten it. I was thanking God that he ate something at least.

[king2005]

Their not suppose to eat rice

[Karen]

Next time try fish of some sort, he was obviously hungry. Any chance of getting to the shop that might have turtle food?

[sana]

Well, I didn't know that it doesn't have to eat rice. But, anyways, ay least something went in his stomach. My father told me that the fish store doesn't sell live food for turtles, there are other beans and stuff. My dad told me that Squirtle eats more vegetables than meat. He likes eating roots of plants and other little insects.

[king2005]

You need find out what species it is before feeding it too much of random human foods. You can/will make it sick, or poison it to death by not feeding it properly, so its really important to find out what it is.

Softshells are known to be carnivores (includes bugs) & might eat some vegetation.

here is some general information on a Softshell's diet... but its still not a proper diet until you find out what species it is.
http://www.ehow.com/way_5744255_soft...rtle-diet.html

[Karen]

Sana, I went over to another forum, and show them Squirtle's picture, and they said

"Softshells tend to be somewhat more carnivorous than their hard-shelled counterparts. They will still need proper basking with a UVB bulb.

Food offering can include fish, shrimp, and worms (fresh or frozen or freeze dried) live insects (from bait and pet stores) etc."

Sp make sure he gets some meat, okay?