Aligator snapping baby is not eating?

Question

It was rendered an orphan and now I took it and it won't eat cooked chicken or shrimp ( it is going to a rescue center in the morning)

Answer 1

i don't understand what r u going to ask.. plz write clear

Answer 2

If it is going away in a day, don't sweat the not eating. Captured turtles often won't eat for a while, and very young turtles (with yolk sacs) should not eat until after the sac is absorbed, and for about a week after.

'Rendered an orphan' is an odd phrase for an animal that will never know its 'parents' or have a family.

In most situations, animals should be left in the wild- baby turtles usually do better left alone, or moved to a safer place close by.

Answer 3

please release it in the same area that you found it.  what do you mean rendered an orphan?

Answer 4

Give him crickets and fishing worms they are hunters and they kill things that move or wiggle. Also floating pellets may be offered once he starts eating. Flakes do not give them proper nutrition.

Answer 5

Did you ever hear of a turtle eating in a restaurant? Cooked chicken, indeed! Try live fishes (not goldfish) and live earthworms. When you can't get live food, liver dusted in bonemeal is good.

Sorry to hear that it's going to a rescue center. They're great pets. I wish I had one, myself.