[haimish_1]

...details...? Well, I need help caring for a Red Eared Slider Turtle, who is 1 inch long. She lives in a 40 gallon tank, and lives outside, who gets real sunlight(not an artificial source). It also has a basking spot and lots of swim space. Can anyone help me to train it, and take care of it?

[Jacob S]

You can't train your turtle in the traditional sense. It will become accustomed to you feeding it on a regular basis. It will be less scared. 1 inch is extremely small! Just hatched? You can throw some reptomin pellets (you can buy these at any pet store and even walmart) in the tank and even a worm or two. It will eventually eat. If you keep your tank outside you will need to clean it pretty often, and be careful of feral and even domestic animals. They will figure out a way to get at the turtle, they are crafty. I'd recommend bringing it inside, or on a screened patio while you're away. It will need a way to also get away from the sun or the water will get way to hot! Good luck!

[Palor]

You should feed it some feeder guppies, about 10 cents at any pet store. This will help the young turtle develop its hunting skills. At 1st it won't be able to catch them but it will get the hang of it.Is the tank filtered? Filtered water really helps keep diseases at bay. You need to treat your turtle like a fish, treated water, filter system, etc.Good luck with your turtle.

[Laura W]

Well here you go:Food: any type of aquatic turtle food from a pet store. When the turtle gets bigger it will be able to eat small minnows and other small fish.In the winter make sure you take him/her inside if you don't it will most likely die unless you have the tank set up so that he can hibernate. Turtles can't really be trainded (I have found this out from my own 2 turtles) But i do reccomend holding him every once in a while so that he can get used to u.