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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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