Cheat Sheet: Feeding Aquatic Turtles
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- Feed your turtle only in water.
- Some feed their pet in separate dishes, not necessary to do.
- They are carnivorous in their early years, turning omnivore slowly over the years.
- Feed live foods (not meats), vegetables and fruit.
- Commercial pellets are popular, but are not necessary.
- Trout pellets, they love, but make them fat, fast. Use sparingly.
- Home made turtle recipe.
- Use their curiosity against them when introducing new fruits or vegetables.
- Always remove excess food from the tank when they are finished.
Types of Food You Can Use.
Vegetables
- Dark Leafy Greens such as, leaf lettuce, kale, bok choy, endives and spring green mixes, dandelion leaves are excellent too. Spinach is okay, not regularly though.
- Tomatoes - I have more success with cherry tomatoes than large ones cut up.
- Carrots - These I slice thinly and let float on the top. Its something they nibble on only.
- Peas
- Broccoli
- Pumpkins
- Zucchini
Fruits
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Numerous melons - honeydew and cantaloupe seem most popular.
- Some have success with papaya
Live Food
- Fish
- Snails
- Tadpoles
- Shrimps
- Crayfish
- Worms
Water plants
- Water Hyacinth and Water Lettuce, the roots dangle down as they float on surface.
- Lilies
- Various grasses
Related Food and Turtle Links
- The Wordier Version ... Feeding and Food for Pet Turtles
A more detailed, personalized food and feeding article on pet turtles. - Home Made Turtle Food Recipe
A recipe for making your own pet turtle food. - The tools of turtle care ... from tank to sand.
An hub or article about tips and advice regarding the care of turtles. Practical and from a real life turtle owner.
Note
This hub was created specifically to be short, to the point, it is a add-on to the longer wordier version.
