The vegetables that yellow-headed side-necked turtles like to eat are cucumber, water spinach, cabbage, lettuce, rape, cabbage, etc. Besides, most green leafy vegetables can be eaten, but spinach and lettuce cannot be eaten. Their favorite fruits are apples, bananas, grapes, peaches and so on. Of course, these are only a small part. Which vegetables and fruits to feed depends on their preferences. Because different yellow-headed side-necked turtles like different foods. These vegetables and fruits contain a lot of vitamins and trace elements, which can improve their immunity and resistance and reduce the probability of illness. Breeders can also choose to use plant feed as their staple food.

Although they prefer plant-based feed, breeders should also feed them a small amount of animal-based feed to ensure that they can develop better and avoid malnutrition during growth. Usually, you can match some small fish, shrimp, snail, snail, loach, red worm and other foods. The feeding amount of these feeds should not be too large, otherwise it will affect their health. In addition to animal feed, they can also be fed with some synthetic feed, which can ensure their nutritional balance. However, synthetic feed is not easy to digest, so breeders need to feed it quantitatively.