What do Brazilian yellow-eared turtles eat and how often do they feed them

Animal feed: Although yellow-eared turtles are omnivorous animals, they prefer animal feed in their infancy. They can be fed more small fish, shrimps, insects, lean meat and so on. Plant feed: Brazilian yellow-eared turtles don't particularly like plant feed, but breeders should regularly feed some vegetables and fruits to ensure balanced nutrition. Synthetic feed: They also eat some turtle food, and the breeder can choose some turtle food with better quality.

1. What do Brazilian yellow-eared turtles eat

1. Animal feed: Brazilian yellow-eared turtles prefer animal feed, especially the young yellow-eared turtles, most of which are mainly meat. When breeding yellow-eared turtles artificially, they need to be fed with live bait such as small fish, shrimp, loach, red worm, earthworm, snail and tadpole, and also some meat such as beef and mutton and animal viscera.

2. Plant feed: Although Brazilian yellow-eared turtles don't like plant feed, breeders should regularly feed some in order to ensure balanced nutrition. The plant feed suitable for Brazilian yellow-eared turtles is cabbage, rape, spinach, apples, bananas, grapes and so on.

3. Synthetic feed: Brazilian yellow-eared turtles eat miscellaneous food, so breeders can feed them some turtle food. Most turtle food on the market can be fed to them now, as long as the feed does not contain hormones and other harmful substances.

2. How often do Brazilian yellow-eared turtles feed

The feeding frequency of Brazilian yellow-eared turtles needs to be determined according to their growth stages. Generally, Brazilian yellow-eared turtles in their infancy need to be fed once a day. Because they have a large demand for food, but they don't eat much, they need to be fed more frequently. Adult Brazilian yellow-eared turtles can be fed once every 2-3 days. Because they eat more and need less food at this time, the breeder can feed less frequently.