onstitute a complete and nutritious food that can be provided on a regular basis, beetles, that they are a complete food too, although alive they can be very aggressive, so it is not recommended to give it to young turtles, and freshwater fish like Guppies, Gambussias, Mollies, Tents.
Vegetables, fruits and vegetables:
Themlike the apple, the pear, the lettuce, the carrot, the melonamong others . They should be fed in the water, since they use it to swallow and digest food, and in turn is where they chop their food when it is large to swallow.
Fruits, as the best choice are soft pulp, such as apple, pear that we have already commented, but leaving citrus fruits like orange aside. Nor should we abuse the fruits much as they can produce intestinal parasites.
Vegetables are essential for Vitamin Abut you have to avoid spinach by its oxalic content, and can damage the kidney, and the cabbages that cause diarrhea in addition to thyroid problems (goiter)
They also usually eat plants, so if we have some plants in the aquarium or aquarium, they will eat them. Some plants that can eat would be: elodea (Dense egeria ), Java fern ( Microsorium pteropus ), water lilies, water lentils, salvinia, azolla, water lettuces ( Pistia stratiotes ) or water hyacinths ( Eichhornia Crassipes ), among other.
Both fruits, vegetables like aquatic plants can be supplied a couple of times a week.
Meat, fish and seafood:
They can be given low-fat meat cooked always (and in non-ground strips) and better always chicken, such as breast or pork. Regarding fish and shellfish, they can be given any type (provided they have been frozen for at least 48 hours)
Other foods to complement (although not complete) can be earthworms, freshwater snails or land (not sea) grasshoppers or other insects (which can be purchased at pet stores or raised at home).
While meat or fish are great sources of both protein and phosphorus, and some vitamins, it would be ideal if we supplied it to our turtles once a week.
The dried shrimp or prawns (gammarus) that they sell in some stores, are for turtles an occasional treat since they love them, but due to the elaboration process used, they lack vitamins and other nutrients that are essential for turtles, and They can never be a unique food For our turtle.
We have seen cases of turtles fed only with this product, but it is a serious mistake since it does not provide all the necessary nutrients for a healthy turtle. These treats must be supplied once a week.
Calcium is essential for the turtle since they are mostly shell. This, being bone, is basically formed of calcium and that is why the good synthesis of vitamin D is necessary. With a good balanced diet, it would not be necessary to add any calcium supplement, but if the situation requires it, supplements can be obtained of calcium in any pet store, or online stores, but we believe that if a good dose is important in the first months of our turtle's life, or first years. Then, with a proper and fully balanced diet like the one we suggest, it would not be as necessary.
Like calcium, with a balanced and balanced diet, vitamin supplements would not be necessary, being used when there is any type of deficiency in the diet or in a possible case of illness, and so it is prescribed by the exotic veterinarian. . Do not abuse these supplements as they can damage the liver and kidneys, so always advise before using them with our turtle without knowledge, or apply them with caution or in small doses.
Some NOT recommended foods they would be those that have saturated fats, such as cooked or serrano ham, sausages, citrus fruits such as orange or tangerine, cabbage and spinach in vegetables, cheeses, cookies, bread, cereals.
Any food that is ignored after 10 minutes must be removed from the water. Also, it is important to monitor the diet and prevent the turtles from getting fat, because if we cannot put their health at risk.
HOW MUCH AND WHEN TO FEED
The issue of how often and how much to feed our quelonios is somewhat complex, since it depends on the type of turtle, the activity you have, th