What does the yellow head temple turtle eat to grow fast? How often is it fed?

The yellow head temple turtle belongs to the omnivorous animal, mainly eats the plant food. When feeding artificially, they can be fed some fresh green vegetables, such as cabbage, celery and so on, as staple food. You can also feed some fruits, such as apples, bananas and so on, to increase their nutrition. When the young turtles are at the peak of growth, they can be fed with some small fish and shrimp to supplement nutrition. In addition, they can also be fed some artificial diet to speed up their growth.

1. what does the yellow-headed temple turtle eat to grow fast

The yellow-headed temple turtle is an omnivorous animal. It mainly eats plant food and rarely eats meat. Usually captive tortoises will grow faster than wild tortoises, and captive tortoises can be fed with suitable feed, which will speed up their growth to a certain extent.

When feeding at ordinary times, it is mainly to feed some green vegetables, and then some fresh fruits to supplement the nutrients it needs. During the peak growth period of juvenile turtles, besides feeding some small fish and shrimp to increase nutrition, they can also be fed with appropriate feed, which can avoid the lack of nutrition and make them grow faster.

2. how often to feed the yellow-headed temple turtle

The yellow-headed temple turtle has a poor ability to adapt to the new environment. When it is just bought back, it will temporarily stop eating. At this time, do not rush to feed, need to rest, and so on they slowly adapted to the new environment, and then to feed food can be. Under normal feeding conditions, it is usually fed once a day or once every other day. When the temperature is below 18 C, it can not eat, the temperature of eating should reach at least 20 C, and it can not be kept in the environment below 20 C for a long time. When the temperature condition is less than 20 deg C, heating is needed; On the contrary, they need to stop eating temporarily.