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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

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Last modified: December 31, 2008