What and when should the grass turtle be fed?

Grass tortoises are better fed with live baits such as red worms, snails and earthworms. They are omnivorous animals and can eat more types of food. In addition to eating animal foods such as red worms and earthworms, they also eat plant foods such as wild fruits and roots, stems and leaves. When raising at home, it is better to give priority to turtle food, because the nutrition of turtle food is more comprehensive. Because this kind of turtle does not like to move in the morning and evening, the feeding time can be chosen at noon.

1. what is good

for feeding grass turtles? Most of the grass turtles are fed with red worms, snails, earthworms and some wild fruits. Grass turtles eat a lot of food, when they are still young, the best food to feed is mainly carnivorous food, you can feed more live baits such as red worms or earthworms. When they mature slowly, they can choose plant food to feed them, such as roots, stems, leaves and wild fruits of some plants.

For family feeding with simple conditions, feeding grass turtles can be based on turtle food. Now most of the turtle food on the market can meet the nutritional needs of turtles very well. You can feed them with turtle food and some natural food, which can make them grow better and stronger.

2. When to feed

grass turtles? Most grass turtles don't like to move in the morning and evening, so the best time to feed them is at noon. Although the feeding time is better at noon, if the weather is hot in summer, the time should be adjusted to 17 P. m., because the temperature will affect their appetite. Summer noon is relatively hot, generally very little activity, such as the afternoon after the cool weather activities, so the summer feeding time is 17 pm, feeding in other seasons can be chosen at 12 noon.