Do turtles eat meat?

Question

Can a small turtle, you know the little I think their called red bellied or some thing like that, go into a 50 gallon tank with gold fish? What do they eat?

I want to put a small turtle in my 50 gallon fish aquarium with my gold fish and algea eater. will the turtle eat my fish. I am talking about a turtle no longer than my index finger or about two to three inches long. Will it eat my fish.

Answer 1

Well, they do bite your finger.
Don't know it they do that out of hunger or out of spite though.

Answer 2

Do Turtles Eat Meat

Answer 3

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RE:
Do turtles eat meat?
Can a small turtle, you know the little I think their called red bellied or some thing like that, go into a 50 gallon tank with gold fish? What do they eat?

Answer 4

Some Turtles eat mostly plants are called herbivores. Other turtles eat meat they are called carnivores. The snapind turtle is a carnivor and eat meat. Most turtles are omnivores which means they will eat almost anything. Most turtles can go for days or even weeks without eating.

Answer 5

Make sure that the turtle have a resting pad floating so that they can rest after swimming.

Turtles love Jollibee Hamburger! You can buy that in the Philippines or McDonalds in the States. But I hope that you don't feed salty meat coz they'll bloat and die.

They can eat fish meat also and veggies!

Answer 6

YES IS THE CORRECT ANSWER.


The turtles covered on this web site are all omnivorous, which means they eat everything from insects to lettuce. However, this does not mean you can feed your pet turtle anything, i.e. table scraps, and they do require a healthy, balanced, "turtle diet".
Turtles can be expensive to feed, especially since they are exotic pets, and pet stores do not carry too many brands of turtle food. You have probably seen the words "food stick" appear quite a few times on the site, so let us explain what these are. Buying feeder fish can be quite expensive in the long run, food sticks can help keep your turtle healthy. One brand we recommend is

Among the better commercial foods for aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles are Tetra Reptomin floating Turtle sticks. Again, these are expensive, so you can get creative and mix in other fish food, and bits of meat, fruit and vegetables.

It is important that you keep a close watch on your turtle's diet, and if you own more than one turtle, make sure they both get to eat equal amounts of food. Turtles are generally messy when they eat, so make sure to keep the water clean and free of debris, as small decomposing particles of flesh can get trapped under rocks and logs and contaminate your turtle's environment.

If you notice your turtle seeming lethargic and having cloudy skin patches, or milky eyes, it may be because of poor nutrition or disease. Make sure you take your turtle to a veterinarian who knows about reptiles to determine whether the animal's diet is too blame, or if there are other factors involved.

Another good practice is to feed your turtle live fish at least once a week, to make sure it gets to exercise. Turtles like to hunt, and it is also great fun to watch them dive in after small fish.

Make sure to have a water dish in your turtle's terrarium or pen, since it will be a clean source of water from it to drink from, as its swimming water is mostly contaminated with urine and feces.

Both aquatic and terrestrial turtles have similar feeding habits, although aquatic turtles seem to keep eating meat even when they are older, whereas terrestrial turtles have a tendency to eat more vegetation. Older turtles eat less meat because they require less protein, therefore, special care must be taken not to overfeed turtles with protein rich food. As for vegetation, turtles like berries, and some leafy vegetables, including lettuce, cabbage, alfalfa, and clover.

Answer 7

It might try to bite your fish. I have a turtle. They do eat bugs and worms, but that is as close 2 meat as it gets. They like turtle food. Turtles also like apples, honeydew, cantelope, tomatoes, watermelon,and other fruits.

Answer 8

Small Turtles don't eat meat, they eat FISH food or Turlte food ( found in ANY pet store) Larger ones might eat small fish.

Answer 9

Red-ear sliders (RES) eat almost nothing but 'aquatic meat' (fish, bugs, worms, small crustaceans, etc.) when young and shift to more vegetation as they age.

They tend to harass or nip at other fish in the tank and really need a different set-up than a goldfish would like.

Bottom line: not a good idea!

Answer 10

snapping turtles eat meat

Answer 11

Reeared sliders, is what they are called . And to answer your question ! yes, they sure will. You Can pick up some slider food at pet store or even Targets or Walmarts carry this. They love to eat wax worms,any type of bug really.They need a variety of foods they tend to get spoiled then become picky. Well mine did.My sliders ive tryed hamberger meat ,tiny bits of steak they loved it.Im not saying to try this but ,mine loved it.