Aquatic
Turtle Taste Treats
Young turtles are carnivorous (meat-eaters). Adults become omnivorous. Start
adding small amounts of vegetables and fruit to the young turtle’s diet and
gradually increase the proportion of plant matter.
Majority of Diet:
Whole Prey
Mice
Earthworms
Slugs
Goldfish (frozen and thawed)
Guppies
Trout
Bait Fish
Smelt
Vegetables
Dark, leafy greens (kale, romaine lettuce, cabbage, watercress, endive, bok choy, escarole, spinach)
Duckweed
Carrots
·Fruits
Apples
Oranges
Grapes
Melons
Bananas
Minor Diet Items:
Purina Trout, Catfish or Shrimp Chow
Reptomin Floating Food Sticks
Semi-moist dog or cat food (Gaines Burger, Tender Vittles)
Commercial aquatic turtle diet (avoid dried insects)
Insects (crickets, waxworms, mealworms, flies, moths, grasshoppers)
Small amounts of lean raw beef, liver, gizzard or chicken