Please tell me the information in simple words and I want it now only.
2006-08-30 04:30:03 · 5 answers · asked by redrose 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
turtles are vegetarians, they eat most leafy type things,they can live to be about 200-300 years old but most live to 25-40 years.they can live just about anywhere some in the ocean some in dry sandy climates like florida has a very good all around enviorment
2006-08-30 04:38:49 · answer #1 · answered by bjec22 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What kinds of turtles? There are about 300 species, and they have all kinds of needs.
Pond turtles, like Red-ear sliders or Spotted turtles-
- Eat 'aquatic meat' when small (fish, worms, insects, crustaceans, and pretty much anything else they can get), and add vegetable matter as they get older and slower.
- Live to be about 20 in the wild.
- Can be found in freshwater ponds, marshes, and streams around the world
Softshell turtles
- Eat mostly fish, but will also eat any other meat it can get
- Live about 20 years in the wild
- Found in ponds and rivers around the world
North American box turtles
- Eat about 75% insects, worms, sails, and the rest is plants, fruit, etc.
- Live to be about 60 in the wild, although some are known to live longer- one is at least 100.
- They are found in the Eastern and Southern US, and in many of the plains states.
True tortoises
- Vegetarians that eat mostly grasses and other wild plants, and whatever other fruits or vegetables they can find, as well as the occasional bit of meat they can catch or find.
- Oldest well-documented age is 175 years, but average wil age is probably closer to 100 for the big species, 70 for the smaller species.
Sea Turtles
- Sea plants
- Unknown, probably a really long time
- In the oceans of the world.
I could offer much better info if I knew the species and what you wanted. A good turtle website that might interest you is http://www.tortoise.org.
2006-08-30 05:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My children feed their turtles small minnows that they buy at the pet store. They have had theirs for 2 years but I'm not sure how long they live for.
2006-08-30 04:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by SanDee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pet turtles can eat lettuce. Wild turtles can live up to a hundred years or more. Wild turtles eat stuff like seaweed. Their vegetarians.
2006-08-30 04:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by lee 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
simple words ok ... petsmart
2006-08-30 04:36:30 · answer #5 · answered by omega101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋