1. Vegetables: The vegetables that Brazilian red-eared turtles can eat are rape, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, cucumber, pumpkin, wax gourd, corn and so on. These foods contain more plant fiber, which can promote digestion and avoid gastrointestinal diseases. Moreover, vegetables contain a lot of trace elements, which can balance their nutrition.
2. Fruits: Apples, grapes, pears, cantaloupes, grapes and so on are suitable for them to eat. Brazilian red-eared turtles have a miscellaneous diet. They can eat common vegetables and fruits at ordinary times. Vitamins and trace elements in these foods can improve their immunity and resistance and reduce their chances of getting sick.
Although vegetables and fruits are of great help to their growth and development, they cannot provide them with sufficient nutrition. Breeders need to feed more animal feeds to ensure their adequate nutrition. Common animal feeds include small fish, shrimp, loach, tadpoles, snails, lean meat and so on. These foods contain a lot of protein and fatty liver, which can meet most of their daily nutrients.
2. How to feed Brazilian red-eared turtles1. Reasonable feeding: Brazilian red-eared turtles prefer animal feed, and breeders can feed them more animal feed to ensure adequate nutrition. But at the same time, it should be matched with some plant feeds, so as to ensure their balanced nutrition.
2. Timing ration: It is best for Brazilian red-eared turtles to feed for a fixed time, so as to form their eating habits. The amount of each feed should also be determined according to their body size. If the exact feeding amount cannot be judged, two-thirds of their head size can be fed.