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What does the baby turtle eat and how to feed it?

Walter White
2020-08-15 14:45:30
Small turtles eat a lot of things, such as fish and insects, snails, snails, vegetable leaves and melon skin, it should be noted that too small turtles can not be fed meat to eat, otherwise it will lead to indigestion, but also may cause intestinal diseases. Usually once or twice a day, the feeding time is mostly at noon, and the food residue should be treated in time after feeding, in order to prevent the deterioration of the water body and affect the health of turtles.
What does the baby turtle eat and how to feed it?

What do small turtles eat

Turtles are omnivorous animals, but different species of turtles also have different preferences. Some turtles like to eat meat when they are young, and some like to eat vegetarian when they are young, so they have to choose feeding according to their habits. Generally, they can be fed with fish, insects, snails, snails, vegetable leaves and some melon peels. Do not feed young turtles to eat meat, especially fat, their intestinal tract can not digest, easy to make them sick.

2. How to feed it

1. How often to feed it: The feeding of small turtles is different from that of adult turtles. Adult turtles can be fed once every three to five days. Because they store a certain amount of energy and have a slow metabolism, they do not need to be fed frequently. Small turtles have to feed every day, but the amount of feeding should not be too large, food and its head can be about the same size.

2, what time to feed: feeding time should also pay attention to, because different periods of time temperature is not the same, its appetite is also different. Usually when the temperature is high, it will be higher in October, so it is usually fed at noon, and it may not be eaten in the morning or evening.

3, residue to clean up: In general, after feeding the turtle, it is necessary to let it eat slowly, but not necessarily every time it can eat up. If there is food residue left, it must be cleaned up in time, otherwise it will pollute the water body, poor water quality can easily make young turtles suffer from white eye disease, serious will die.

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