Turtle hatchling making clicking noises

Question

everynow and then i notice my little hatchling will open its mouth and make a little clicking noise.

what is this?

is it just the turtle upset i'm holding it and clicking at me?

it swims and acts fine, but still has yet to eat.

and i cannot get to a vet quickly as of now

Answer 1

Is it clicking at you, or just grinding its little beak?

I'd be more concerned about how long you've had it, and why its not eating.

If you'd like a feed guide, shoot me a mail to [e-mail] and put FEEDING TURTLES on the subject line.

Good luck with the lil fella.

Answer 2

Set them on a 20 gallon tank per dozen.  Provide them with a dry land area and a shallow water area.  Newborns need to master the art of floating and staying underwater for long periods of time.  Don't assume that they will survive only with water.  Newborn red-eared sliders can actually drown if you neglect them a dry land area. Once they are set up in their tank start feeding them.  It is important to get them to eat.  Start by offering them one by one all items on the proper slider diet.  Note:  You might have to 'chop' all of the food you offer since they are small babies.   This includes choping earthworms, mealworms, crickets.  I know, this sounds disgusting but believe me, you will get used to after a while and it won't bother you anymore. As  with addult sliders, newborns need to have their full spectrum light.  So don't forget to include that in the tank.  The full spectrum light will help the newborn shells to harden. Keep the water neatly clean.  If you don't have a filter change the water every two days.  This is very important since  baby sliders are more prone to getting eye infecitions (that can leave them blind for life or even kill them) than adult sliders.

Answer 3

Red Ear Sliders can naturally making clicking type noises with their jaws. It is completely normal, assuming they are red ear sliders.