1, animal feed: The feeding habit of musk tortoise is more partial carnivorous, when wild survival, they like to eat a few snail, crayfish or other mollusk. Family feeding can feed them some lean meat, animal viscera, small fish, shrimp, red worms, tubificidae and other live baits.
2. Plant feed: In the wild, musk turtles only eat plant feed, such as the roots of algae, when food is scarce. But family feeding also needs to feed some plant feed to help them supplement vitamins. Plant feeds suitable for musk turtles include green leafy vegetables, apples, bananas and pears.
3. Synthetic feed: The synthetic feed on the market is rich in nutrition, and breeders can choose the special feed for musk turtles to feed them. Moreover, synthetic feed is not easy to pollute water quality, and many breeders choose synthetic feed as their staple food. If possible, you can feed some cuttlefish bones to help them supplement calcium.
musk tortoises 1. Young tortoises: Young musk tortoises have a large demand for food. Breeders need to feed them 1-2 times a day until they are 70% full each time. Young turtles can be fed with live baits such as small fish, shrimps and red worms, which can promote their growth and development.
2. Adult tortoises: Adult musk tortoises need to be fed at a lower frequency, 1-2 times a week. Adult musk turtles can eat more kinds of food, breeders can feed some live bait with vegetables, fruits, etc., can also directly feed synthetic feed, usually with some live bait.
