Most turtles are kept as pets "omnivores", which means they eat both meat and vegetables. Like many other reptiles, the young turtles are omnivores eat more meat than vegetables than protein is very important for their growth and development. As they get older they start to eat more plants and vegetation.
Typically, a turtle in the wild eat worms, snails, small insects, fish and plants that grow in water. When you purchase your turtle make sure you know how different types of turtles and research, it is particularly dietary needs, such as feeding different species vary.
Turtles are exotic pets and can be expensive to feed, most pet stores stock a good quality are only a limited selection of food turtle, if they ever in stock, but it is important to feed your turtles made pellet food or turtle sticks, as these foods have been developed with the turtles vitamin and mineral requirements and will help you keep your turtle healthy.
You can supplement the diet is some fresh food such as small forage fish that are great for the turtles health and the hunt for it will help your turtle some exercise. If you do not like the idea of feeding live fish you can buy some fresh fish instead. Other options are red or green lettuce, bananas, strawberries, green beans, peas, dandelion, spinach and carrots. Remember, some plants can be toxic to turtles so make sure you research before you something that was not from a reliable source advised to feed.
Feed your turtle every 2 to 3 days, but always pay attention to some fresh greens are available, watch how they make sure that they all get to feed their fair share. You should feed your turtles until they stop eating, do not leave scraps of meat, for example, in the tank for too long, because the heater in the cabin it will go rancid fairly quickly. Turtles are very messy eaters, some people feed their turtles in a separate tank, they usually housed in. You need a good filter system to keep the water from contamination and potentially toxic to your turtles. Turtles need to be fed in the water, because they can not swallow when in the country. It is difficult to replicate the natural diet of a turtle, so you'll need to feed some vitamin supplements.
Some foods not to feed your turtle - burgers are aa definite no as too fat and too raw chicken because of the risk of salmonella, others to avoid is iceberg lettuce.
Typically, a turtle in the wild eat worms, snails, small insects, fish and plants that grow in water. When you purchase your turtle make sure you know how different types of turtles and research, it is particularly dietary needs, such as feeding different species vary.
Turtles are exotic pets and can be expensive to feed, most pet stores stock a good quality are only a limited selection of food turtle, if they ever in stock, but it is important to feed your turtles made pellet food or turtle sticks, as these foods have been developed with the turtles vitamin and mineral requirements and will help you keep your turtle healthy.
You can supplement the diet is some fresh food such as small forage fish that are great for the turtles health and the hunt for it will help your turtle some exercise. If you do not like the idea of feeding live fish you can buy some fresh fish instead. Other options are red or green lettuce, bananas, strawberries, green beans, peas, dandelion, spinach and carrots. Remember, some plants can be toxic to turtles so make sure you research before you something that was not from a reliable source advised to feed.
Feed your turtle every 2 to 3 days, but always pay attention to some fresh greens are available, watch how they make sure that they all get to feed their fair share. You should feed your turtles until they stop eating, do not leave scraps of meat, for example, in the tank for too long, because the heater in the cabin it will go rancid fairly quickly. Turtles are very messy eaters, some people feed their turtles in a separate tank, they usually housed in. You need a good filter system to keep the water from contamination and potentially toxic to your turtles. Turtles need to be fed in the water, because they can not swallow when in the country. It is difficult to replicate the natural diet of a turtle, so you'll need to feed some vitamin supplements.
Some foods not to feed your turtle - burgers are aa definite no as too fat and too raw chicken because of the risk of salmonella, others to avoid is iceberg lettuce.
