The alligator snapping turtle is an omnivorous turtle. It is large in size, has a wide range of food habits, and is mainly carnivorous. The snapping turtle can eat a wide variety of food, mainly two kinds: animal food and fruit and vegetable food. Animal foods include small fish and shrimp, clams, earthworms, silkworm pupae, young frogs and so on, as well as meat and animal viscera of various livestock.
Fruit foods include bananas, watermelons, apples, etc; Vegetables include radish, cabbage, pumpkin and so on. If you are busy at ordinary times, you can also feed them some turtle feed, must buy better quality turtle feed, and do not feed for a long time, because turtle feed contains many artificial additives, should not be fed more, feeding more may be harmful. In a word, it is necessary to combine meat and vegetarian food and balance nutrition, so that the growth rate of crocodile turtles is fast.
During the growth process of breeding snapping turtles, special attention must be paid to the feeding frequency, because the feeding frequency directly affects their health and growth and development. In the juvenile period of snapping turtles, because they are in the stage of growth and development at this time, the growth rate is faster, usually feeding 1-2 times a day. Before feeding, be sure to wash, disinfect and cut up the food before feeding. However, do not feed too much at one time, overfeeding is harmful to snapping turtles.
When the adult period, the growth rate of giant snapping turtles slowed down, usually feeding 2-3 times a week is enough. However, at this time, they are larger and need more food, so the amount of feeding should be relatively increased. After feeding, the remaining food must be cleaned up so as not to affect the water quality.
