Instructions
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Insert the syringe into a container of food and pull the syringe's handle up to draw food into it. Place the loaded syringe on a table so it is in reach when you pick up your turtle.
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Pick up your turtle and place it on the table.
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Grasp it behind the jaw and ear flaps using your left hand's thumb and second finger.
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Use your thumb and the first finger of your right hand to force down the turtle's lower jaw, and keep it open by pressing with the thumb and second finger of your left hand.
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Hold the syringe above your turtle's tongue and push down on the syringe to deliver food to your turtle, pushing a small amount on the tongue. Do not force the syringe down your turtle's throat. Wait for the turtle to swallow the food you provide before pushing out more food onto the tongue with the syringe.
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