what do turtles eat and such
@birdlady41465 (223)
United States
September 25, 2009 8:57am CST
I would love to know more about what turtles eat and other things anything anyone could tell me would be great. My kids have 9 big turtles and we have been feeding them vegetables and things like that since some where in my garden eating my vegs.. Now my kids have 4 baby turtles and they are wanting to keep them through the winter and next summer so I could use any good information possible to help them out.
3 responses
@Tantrums (945)
• Philippines
25 Sep 09
First of all, you need to know which species of turtle you are feeding. The natural habitat of the each species of turtle determines its diet as well as other facets of its care.
One of the best ways to make sure that your turtle stays healthy and happy is to feed it its natural diet as much as possible. Turtles in their natural habitat eat a wide variety of foods according to the season; hence, variety is the key to feeding your turtle.
Feed Your Turtle Adequate Amounts of Calcium, go easy on the protein. Still, fruits and veggies are the beast.
@birdlady41465 (223)
• United States
25 Sep 09
Thanks will check out what speices of turtles I have. Would you know somewhere to check this out at? I know 2 of mine mated and had 1 egg. It never hatched so guess it was infertile. Thanks for the information and help.
@Fat_Panda (21)
• Saudi Arabia
31 Jul 10
Well, basically all turtles require a well balanced diet. You will need to know whether your turtle is a herbivore or a carnivore or an omnivore and then decide on feeding them. So lets break the turtles into the three groups i just mentioned.
Note: Turtles generally require food that are high in calcium and vitamin D3, moderate in protein and low in phosphorus.
Feeding Herbivores:
Herbivores require "leafy greens" vegetables to eat. These include lettuce, iceberg lettuce, celery, romaine lettuce. You can also feed them diced carrots and apples. Bananas occasionally. However, do not feed them cabbages as they are really high in protein and may develop a shell disorder known as "pyramiding".
Feeding Carnivores:
You can feed carnivores earthworms, moths, mealworms, bloodworms. You can even feed them commercial cat food. Occasionally, you can add feeder fish into their tanks and watch them feed on them.
Feeding Omnivores:
Omnivores need to be fed a combination of the food mentoned in both the herbivores section and the carnivores section.
@kal127 (13)
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29 Jan 11
Do you know what kind of turtles they are? I have 2 red eared sliders. I got them when they were about the size of quarters and they were hatchlings. When the turtles were small like this they need a lot of protien and my turtles love dried shrimp so that consisted of a lot of their diet. I would give them vegetables to get them used to it. Now, about 2 years later they are about 4 inches and their diet consists of turtle pellets, vegetables, and shrimp pellets as a treat. My turtles (red eared sliders) are aquatic turtles and they must have plenty of water to swim and eat. They only eat in the water. They also need UVA and UVB lights as well as a heat light. The tempurature of their water and basking area must be consistant. Basking needs to be between 80F and 90F. The water needs to be between 70F and 80F. My turtles have 2 filters to keep their water warm. Does anyone else know of anything red eared sliders need for their environment?
@lordcaocao2025 (4098)
• Indonesia
26 Sep 09
I love turtles too. I have two of them. i buy their from from the shop where i bought them, so the owner of the shop know exactly what food that their need. And i also give meet and litle fish to them. It is fun to watch them cashing small fish and then eat it. It wakes the hunter blood that flow in their body. But becarefull thought, after you give them small living fish, their will be more and more wild then before. When i showing my turtle to some neigborhood kid, i leave them with him, and after a few minutes the kid has been biten by the turtles.
So be very carefull at choosing their food
