1. How often are musk turtles fed Adult musk turtles can be fed two to three times a week, while young musk turtles in rapid growth stage can be fed once a day or every two days. Although they are omnivorous animals, they prefer to eat meat. They can usually feed some mollusks such as shrimps and snails, insects such as dragonflies and earthworms, worms, etc. They can also feed some plants to balance the nutrition in their diet, such as duckweed. Pay attention to sterilization when feeding live food to prevent turtles from getting sick because they carry germs.
You can also feed some synthetic feeds. When buying turtle food, pay attention to the fact that this turtle likes to feed at the bottom, and it is best to choose bait that can sink to the bottom. Raising this kind of turtle should also pay attention to timely calcium supplement. Calcium can be added to daily diet, such as sprinkling some calcium powder and vitamin D3 on turtle food. After feeding, clean up food residues and their excrement in time to keep the water quality clean.
2. How much is the musk turtle fed each timeThe amount of feeding each time is about the same as the turtle's head, and the amount of feeding should be appropriately increased or decreased according to the temperature. Also pay attention not to feed during cooling. The feeding time can be selected in the morning or evening every day, and the feeding amount can be increased accordingly in spring and autumn. Because spring is the time for their bones to grow, it is necessary to supplement nutrition in time, and some snails, eggshells, cuttlefish bones, freshwater shrimps and so on can be properly fed to supplement calcium. In autumn, they mainly gain weight, because they will soon enter hibernation, so they can feed more meat to increase their fat reserves.
