2007-04-09 08:21:55 · 11 answers · asked by rene w 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
this is a box turtle
2007-04-09 09:45:07 · update #1
Sure,
Fresh fruit, vegetables and moistened PREMIUM dry cat food.. Color preferences are red, purple and brown.
2007-04-09 12:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by hotsnakes2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What kinds of turtle? No animal can live off just one thing and I have never heard of an animal that can live on just fruit. Fruit has a lot of sugar in it.
Find out what type of turtle you have and then do some research. You shoud really know the basic feeding requirments before getting a pet, not to mention housing, lighting, etc
2007-04-09 08:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by Prodigy556 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put it back in the wild. Wild caught animals undergo severe stress symptoms when taken into captivity and often stop eating or eat very little because of it. Some box turtles have a sensitivity to tomatoes because of the acidity and should only be eaten as a rare treat. You should put the turtle back in the wild. If it's injured, bring it to a wildlife rehabilitation center.
2016-04-01 05:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can have fruit but not as a staple. the species wasn't said but i'll elaborate on either type. water turtle can't have it hardly at al only in isloated cases. they simply can't handle the sugars in it. if it is a land turtle like a box turtle or other type of tortise then it can dependng on species. try to id your pet and go to one or better yet both of these website for all types of info from basic care to medical treatment. (these sites are FAQs and are very navigatable. both have turtle bios to help with identifiying you pet and one has pictures.)
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Info/info.htm
www.turtlecare.net
i really hop ethat this answered your question
2007-04-09 10:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by Akkaiden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Box turtles in the wild eat about 75% insects, and the rest is roughage.
Try a diet of about 1/3rd live insects, bugs, worms, snails, etc., 1/3rd good, well-soaked, weight maintenance cat food, cooked chicken, scrambled eggs in shell, etc., and 1/3rd 'salad'- dark leafy greens, berries, mushrooms, etc.
http://www.boxturtlesite.info
2007-04-09 12:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..I don't think so.
My Box turtle's eat Fruit/Veggies and Meat.
They are Fine and Healthy....Now I wish I could tell how old they are.
2007-04-09 09:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Gothreaper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously not just on fruit. Gold fish make for nice snacks, especially when ill.
http://www.turtlepuddle.org/health/turtlefood.html
We used to mostly feed ours the turtle feed pellets. He got goldfish when he seemed ill and always got better. Sometimes we'd feed him fruit/ veggies.
Oh, uh mine was aquatic. That matters some.
2007-04-09 08:33:11 · answer #7 · answered by roadkilltoad 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not fruit alone and not in large quantitys. Fruit's acidic and sweet which can potentially damage their insides and isn't very healthy for them.
2007-04-09 12:10:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it might get the vitamins but its shells well become soft by low calcium
2007-04-09 09:05:39 · answer #9 · answered by Grack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly...
my terrapin loved fruit off my trees...
and also leaves in his enclosure... which is where he got his water...
2007-04-09 09:18:28 · answer #10 · answered by Nedra E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋