Musk turtle feeding frequency, musk turtle food selection

Musk tortoises can be fed once a day or once every two days when they are young. They are in a period of rapid growth and development when they are young. Feeding them a small amount of food many times can make them grow better. When they are young, they can be fed more animal feed, such as fish, shrimp, red worms, animal viscera and so on. Adult musk turtles can be fed 2-3 times a week, when their demand for food is not large, so the frequency of feeding can be reduced.

1. Feeding frequency

of musk turtles The feeding frequency of musk turtles should be determined according to their different growth stages. If they are young musk turtles, they need to be fed once a day. When the temperature is high, they need to be fed once a day. Because young turtles are in the stage of development, they need a lot of high-nutrient food to help their growth and development, so they need to be fed several times in the stage of young turtles. Adult musk turtles can be fed 2-3 times a week, because they are adults and no longer need a lot of nutrients. If they are fed too much food, they will suffer from indigestion or overnutrition.

2. the musk tortoise food choice

musk tortoise is omnivorous tortoise, any food can eat some, but they prefer meat, in the wild like to eat some snails, crayfish, insects and other food, family breeding can choose to feed some small fish, shrimp, lean meat, animal viscera and so on. In addition to animal feed, breeders also need to regularly feed some plant feed and synthetic feed to ensure balanced nutrition. Animal feed can choose some green leafy vegetables or fruits. The best choice for synthetic feed is sinking feed, because they are usually underwater, floating feed is not easy to obtain, and they may not see food.