What do terrapins eat Terrapins have different species and different feeding habits. Most of them are carnivorous, and a few like to eat plants. However, artificial feeding, feeding the most or turtle food, you can also choose some natural bait, such as fresh fish and shrimp or insects, can also feed earthworms, snails and so on. It should be noted that feeding live food has certain risks, and it is better to treat the food before feeding.
1. The temperature is too low: The terrapin does not eat food. The most likely reason is that the temperature is low. At this time, you should test the water temperature in time. If it is relatively low, you need to heat it slowly with a heating rod. Usually if it is higher than 20 C, its appetite will be restored, but do not heat it too high at one time.
2, feed is not good: Although the terrapin is an omnivore, but the feed is also more picky, if the feed is not good, it will not eat. Therefore, according to the species and feeding habits of turtles, choose more delicious food, generally feeding fresh fish and shrimp is the best choice, turtle food to slowly train it to accept.
3. Disease: If the terrapin is sick, it will also cause it to be unable to eat. In view of this situation, what needs to be done is to treat it first. Some diseases need dry nourishment, soaking in water several times a day, and keeping dry at other times. There are many ways to give it medication, such as oral administration, external application, injection and so on.
