2007-02-15 13:45:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I believe turtles are generally herbivore-invertivores. You should probably stick to freshwater invertebrates, earthworms, insects, fruits, and/or vegetables. It really depends on what type of turtle, but you want to stick to what they would eat in their natural habitat. Their physiology (especially digestive system) and nutritional needs are developed for those specifics.
2007-02-15 13:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by water lover 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the turtle. In general, if a turtle does not eat shrimp in the wild then do not feed it to him or her. Some examples I can think of are: mud turtles eat freshwater river shrimp.
The kind of shrimp we buy in the grocery stores are salt-water shrimp and have too high a salt content for freshwater turtles.
2007-02-19 04:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by withrow_ag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most water turtles can and do eat shrimp as part of the diet... however shellfish carry a bacteria that can affect a turtle's shell. (Not a problem if the turtle is basically healthy and UVB light is offered.)
2007-02-15 14:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of turtle, I'd think. I have two red-eared sliders that I feed freeze-dried shrimp once a week as a treat. They also love red-leaf lettuce and puffer fish! As long as you're not cooking the shrimp in anything, it should be fine as a treat. Remember- turtles will eat as much as you feed them- you've got to make sure they've got a balanced diet!
2007-02-15 16:02:43 · answer #4 · answered by trippedits 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
from experience turtles love shrimp and it is perfectly healthy for them to eat depending on the size of the turtle and the shrimp you may want to cut up the shrimp. they can also eat all kinds of raw meat and nightcrawlers too
2007-02-15 13:56:10 · answer #5 · answered by dustman1747 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but those arent the healthist food for a turtle. There probably filled with perservitives and othe spices. Look around you yard, you should be able to find some bugs.
2016-03-28 22:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably depending on what type of turtle it is there is also turtle pallets availabe which is probably more nutritionaly balanced for them but I also used to feed my eastern long neck meal worms he used to love them it is probably good to give them a variety of foods I know that there are a couple of species of turtle that eat certian water plants as well, I would just check what is ok for your species of turtle.
2007-02-16 01:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by Evelyn O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feed the turtle them fry him
2007-02-15 13:49:36 · answer #8 · answered by Snoopy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋