Crocodile turtles can feed live food in about one month, and their natural hunting ability is relatively strong, and their adaptability to the environment is relatively strong, so breeders can feed them some small live bait about one month after they are born. Common small live baits are small fish, shrimps, earthworms, snails, tadpoles and so on. As they grow in size, the size of food they feed can also increase. When they grow up, breeders can feed them crayfish, snails, shellfish and frogs. This can not only satisfy their predation pleasure, but also make them exercise.

Although crocodile turtles are omnivorous animals, they are carnivorous. Crocodile turtles living in the wild eat some live bait such as fish, shrimp, earthworms and snails. During artificial breeding, they can be fed some red worms, bread worms, lean meat and animal viscera to ensure their nutrition. In addition, breeders have to feed them some plant feeds, such as cabbage, rape, water spinach, lettuce, apples, grapes, bananas and so on. Juvenile crocodile turtles can be fed more animal feed, and the feeding frequency should be higher, preferably once a day. When they are adults, they can be fed more synthetic feed, which can ensure their nutritional balance. The frequency of feeding should also be reduced, once every 2-3 days.