Knowing the species and age of your pet turtle will help you decide whether or not to feed it fish, as well as how often. Other great sources of live food are silkworms, aquatic snails, bloodworms, daphnia, shrimp, krill, and mealworms. Starkey says. We use Mazuri and Repcal at Crazy Critters. Good levels of certain vitamins, like vitamin A, are also important.
The best veggies are chopped dark leafy greens such as kale, collard, and mustard greens. Shredded carrots, squash, and zucchini are great foods that turtles can eat, too. You can also go with edible aquatic vegetation such as water lettuce, water hyacinth, and duckweed. Plants naturally filter the water and add oxygen, both of which are good for your turtles. It is as if you planted a garden of veggies. Starkey says. The best veggies are chopped dark leafy greens such as kale, collard, and mustard greens, Dr.
Shredded carrots, squash, and zucchini are great foods that turtles can eat, too. You can also go with edible aquatic vegetation such as water lettuce, water hyacinth, and duckweed. If you have a land turtle, or tortoise, for a pet, they eat a strict herbivore diet. What turtles can eat largely depends on their age and nutritional requirements.
Keep in mind that younger sliders will eat relatively more protein than older animals, says Dr. Turtle pellets can be purchased at most large pet stores as well as many online stories, says Dr. Feeder fish and crickets should be available for purchase at pet stores too, while fruits and vegetables can be bought at your local grocery store.
Any brand that is carried by a reputable specialty pet store—and is designed for turtles—will provide the right nutrients, Dr. All animals need protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals, says Dr. In the wild, turtles eat a variety of things including worms, small insects, snails, and fish. Wild turtles are mainly carnivorous when they are young because their bodies require protein in order to grow. Plus, growing turtles need the vitamins and nutrients that can be found in feeder fish livers.
As turtles age their diets change and they begin to eat plants and other vegetation. Most pet turtles are omnivorous, meaning they enjoy both plants and meat, so treating your pet turtle to a small fish snack every now and then is a good idea. Pet turtles, depending on their size and age, enjoy small fish like minnows and gold fish. Knowing the age of your pet turtle will help you decide whether or not to feed it fish, as well as how often.
A platform that is at least partially out of the water is probably necessary, preferably with a ramp to make for a shallow area for basking. Exposure to an incandescent and UV lamp or direct sunlight for 10 to 12 hours or more daily is needed for the health of all turtles.
Only one turtle species should be kept in any given tank, but most species can coexist with some fish. All turtles but not all tortoises are omnivorous, meaning they eat both plants and meat. Aquatic turtles can eat a variety of foods, though they can survive on a diet of commercial turtle pellets and frozen or dried fish food.
Alternatively, you can feed fresh foods to a turtle. Foods that are healthy and safe for turtles include insects like grubs and crickets, earthworms, small fish, and dark leafy greens such as kale and collard greens. Adult turtles only need to be fed three to five times per week baby turtles may need to be fed up to twice a day.
A calcium supplement, usually in the form of a powder, should be dusted on food at least once a year. Aquatic turtles do not usually like to be handled and may bite. They can live upward of 20 years, so anticipate having a shelled friend for quite some time!
Healthy turtles should be active and alert, eat regularly, have a hard shell and clear skin free of lesions, and have clear eyes and nostrils. Note that turtles shed their scutes plates that make up their shells periodically. Signs of a sick turtle include hyperactivity or lethargy; discharge from the eyes, mouth or nose; discoloration or growths on the shell or skin; sneezing; not eating; an overgrown beak; and abnormal feces. If you notice any of these symptoms in your turtle, take them to the vet as soon as possible.
Calcium deficiencies are relatively common in aquatic turtles, hence the recommendation to supplement their diets with calcium.
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