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What do tortoises eat and how often?

Marie Schrader
2020-06-16 21:20:00
The grass turtle is a better breed to raise. They have a mixed diet and can eat a lot of food. Animal feed is more common, such as small fish, shrimp or other insects. If you breed in the family, you can occasionally feed some lean meat, but do not feed fat meat. Moreover is the turtle feed, but considering that there are more additives, do not often feed. Then there are some vegetables, fruits or other foods such as rice, which can be fed irregularly.
What do tortoises eat and how often?

1. what does the grass turtle eat

The grass turtle is a kind of turtle that is easy to raise. They are an omnivorous species and can eat a wide variety of foods. A common one is all kinds of animal feed, the most common is small fish and shrimp, in addition to some other insects. If in the family breeding, some lean meat is also possible, more convenient, when cooking can take out some to feed the grass turtle. However, do not use fat meat, otherwise it may lead to indigestion of grass turtles. Moreover, the more common feed is turtle feed, but considering that it contains more additives, for the health of grass turtles or not to feed this food for a long time.

In addition, there are still more foods that can be fed, such as vegetables, etc. This kind of food can supplement more nutrition and can not be ignored; In addition, some vegetables or rice and so on can also be fed irregularly. Generally speaking, when grass turtles are relatively small, they prefer meat; When they grow up, they prefer vegetarian food, which can be adjusted appropriately. However, the special period is shortly after the birth of the tortoise, when it is best to feed egg yolk.

2. how often to feed the tortoise

When the tortoise is just born, it does not need to be fed. After a few days, you can feed slowly. For younger tortoises, considering that their growth rate is faster and they need more nutrition, they can be fed twice a day. After they grow up or become adults, their size will not change basically, and they can be fed once a day or once every two days. Just bought back the tortoise may not eat, at this time can not feed, let them adapt to a period of time after feeding.

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