How To Care Turtles

Copyright (C) 2008 Steven Magill How do turtles eat? Well, it really depends on the type of turtle you are asking. Most carnivorous turtles when they are young, but grow to omnivores when they mature. Some feed mainly on plants, while others, like a turtle break, actively hunt small creatures for food. turtle diet depends on what the tortoise, where you live and what they have access. If you have an adult turtle as a pet, here are some of the products that you can feed it to stay healthy: Proteins: There are many sources of protein that are safe to feed turtles: small amount of cooked fish, turkey or chicken, well, small eggs, mealworms, waxworms, silkworms, and are acceptable; bullets very well, like shrimp, snails, crickets . Do not give them raw meat, but because they may contain too much fat and can become contaminated during turtle decides to eat. Vegetables: leafy vegetables is better: grape leaves, figs, red clover, carrot tops, dandelions, lettuce (red and green are okay), turnip greens, water lettuce, duckweed, cabbage, chicory and plantain weed all right . Regular vegetables like corn, beans, beets, carrots, okra, green peas and some varieties of pumpkins are also very good. Flowers: some turtles love flowers! Roses, pansies, petunias, lilies, carnations, hibiscus, hyssop, borage, nasturtiums and geraniums, all is well as food for turtles. Fruit: some turtles like fruit: kiwi, apple, mango, strawberry, melon, blueberries, bananas, grapes, tomatoes, blueberries and some citrus perfectly feed turtles. Of course, there are some foods that you should never give a turtle: Turtles can not digest milk or dairy products because their stomachs do not have the enzymes necessary to break down lactose. Feeding dairy products to your turtle is a good way to ensure that he is very ill. In addition, a bad idea to feed any canned or processed foods for turtles. They are usually large amount of salt and preservatives, and people still do not know what these ingredients will make the digestive system of a turtle. What do turtles in their natural habitat? Some turtles are known to have toxic plants, which are a natural part of their habitatthey do it as a way to express themselves inedible by predators. Unfortunately, especially in the case of pet turtles, you will not know exactly which plants are included in their natural habitat, so it is best to keep poisonous plants (eg, poison ivy, rhubarb plants and avocado plants) and the distance from the tanks. How do turtles eat? Diet turtles depends on the type of turtle it is and how old it is. Although they are children, turtles almost exclusively carnivorous, but become omnivores or herbivores, even when they are older (according to the species of turtles). If you buy a pet turtle from a store in the pet store will likely have food you can feed him.