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What food does the musk turtle eat and how to feed it?

Mike Ehrmantraut
2021-06-03 05:40:30
Animal feed: musk turtles are carnivorous. They like to eat snails and crayfish in the wild. They can eat lean meat, animal viscera, small fish, shrimp, loach and other foods at home. | | Plant feed: Musk tortoises are not particularly fond of plant feed. Breeders can feed a small amount of green leafy vegetables, apples, bananas, pears, etc. | | Synthetic feed: Now the synthetic feed on the market is relatively complete in nutrients, and breeders can choose high-quality feed for feeding.
What food does the musk turtle eat and how to feed it?

One, what food

does musk tortoise eat 1, animal feed: musk tortoise likes to eat animal feed, wild musk tortoise is to eat a few crayfish, snail, insect to wait. Artificial breeding can feed some small fish, shrimp, lean meat, animal viscera, loach, red worms, etc. These foods have high fat and protein content, which can meet most of the nutrients needed for their growth and development.

2. Plant feed: Musk turtles do not like to eat plant feed, unless they are very hungry, they will eat the roots of some plants. Family feeding also requires regular feeding of some green leafy vegetables and fruits to ensure their nutritional balance.

3, synthetic feed: synthetic feed nutrients are more comprehensive, and not easy to pollute water quality, many breeders will choose. When feeding synthetic feed, they can also regularly add some cuttlefish bones to supplement calcium content.

2. how to feed

musk turtles needs to be decided according to their size. If they are young turtles, they can be fed 1-2 times a day until they are 70% full each time. Because the digestive ability of young turtles is strong, but the appetite is small, breeders need to eat less and more meals to feed. It can be fed twice a week in adulthood, and once a week if the state of eating is not good.

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