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Ghefkin And Small Pieces: This pate may be varied in a number of ways—a
little brandy may be added or a ghefkin and small pieces and small
pieces of onion put in while the blender is in action.
The secret is to use enough hot stock to make a
mixture which is soft enough to allow the blades of
the blender to rotate but which will stiffen as it
cools.
In the wild, painted turtles feed on larvae of aquatic insects, such as caddisfly, dragonfly, aquatic flies; water beetles, water fleas; fairy shrimp, baby fish; small water snails, tadpoles; aquatic plants, such as duckweed, algae, milfoil, elodea, etc. Give bits of raw fish, small earthworms, meal worms cut in pieces, young of top minnows, small water snails, aquatic insects, small strips of raw liver, pieces of aquarium plants if available, cut-up bits of fresh, green vegetable tops, cut-up bits of waterlily pads. Keep piece of fresh, green lettuce on water at all times.
Twice a week is often enough to feed the various forms. Small pieces of macerated oysters, clams or fish make a fine food and they should be dropped near the mouth of the animal by means of forceps. The juice of oysters and clams also makes a fine food and can be dropped by means of a pipette into the mouths of such animals as the Metridium, Thyone and Cucumaria. Fresh water clams may be used as well as salt-water clams and even small pieces of fresh-water fish will be readily devoured. |
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