What do turtles eat? Well, that really depends on the type of turtle you are asking. Most turtles are carnivorous when young, but grow when mature omnivores. Some feed mainly on plants, while others, like the turtle, actively hunt small creatures for food. The turtle's diet depends on what kind of turtle is, where you live and what is accessed.

If you have an adult turtle as a pet, here are some of the foods you can eat to stay healthy:

Proteins: There are many sources of protein are eggs safe to feed turtles: small amounts of cooked fish, turkey or chicken is okay, well cooked, mealworms, waxworms, earthworms and silkworms are well, slugs are fine, as are shrimp, snails and crickets. Do not give them raw meat, but because it may contain a large amount of fat and that may be contaminated by the time the turtle choose to eat.

Vegetables: leafy vegetables are best: grape and leaf fig, red clover, carrot tops, dandelions, lettuce (red and green are okay), turnip greens, water lettuce, duckweed, collards, endive and plantain weed are all okay. Regular vegetables like corn, green beans, beets, carrots, okra, green peas and some squash varieties are also good.

Flowers: some turtles love flowers! Roses, pansies, petunias, lilies, carnations, hibiscus, hyssop, borage, nasturtium and geraniums are all well as food for turtles.

Fruit: some turtles also like fruit: kiwi, apple, mango, strawberry, melon, berries, bananas, grapes, tomatoes, blueberries and some citrus fruits are fine to feed a turtle.

Of Of course there are some foods that should never be given to a turtle:

Turtles can not digest milk or dairy products because their stomachs do not carry the enzymes necessary to break down lactose. Dairy products supply to your turtle is a good way to ensure that it gets very sick.

Also is a bad idea to feed any type of canned or processed foods to your turtle. These usually have large amounts of salt and preservatives and people still do not know what these ingredients will do to the digestive system of a turtle.

What do turtles eat their natural habitats? Some turtles have been known from eating poisonous plants that are a part of their natural habitat, they do so as a way to become inedible by predators. Unfortunately, particularly in the case of Pet turtles is not known exactly what kind of plants are a part of their natural habitat, so it is best to keep poisonous plants (like poison ivy, rhubarb plants and avocado plants) out of reach and out of their tanks.

What do turtles eat? The turtle's diet depends on what type of turtle is and how old it is. While they are babies, turtles are almost entirely carnivorous, although the change in omnivores or herbivores when they get older (depending turtle species). If you are buying a pet turtle from a store, the pet store will likely have food you can feed it.

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