land turtles?

Question

DO they eat wet or dry cat chow

Answer 1

SOME tortoises need protein in their diet and eat a LITTLE well-soaked weight-maintenance cat kibble...

HOWEVER- to really help you with a good diet recommendation, we would need to know the species. The diet for a Box Turtle is different from that of a forest species or a grassland species.

Try http://www.tortoisetrust.org for more ideas and recommendations.

Answer 2

OK to help you out some...don't feed your turt cat chow wet or dry! Land turtles are most herbivores and eat plants and veggies. I normally feed mine ROMAINE lettuce (NOT ICEBERG <----NOT GOOD), bananas, strawberries, collard and mustard greens, kale (they love this), and a few others that you will have to decide based on YOUR turtle. Yeah, turtles have their own tastes, so you are going to have to experiment.

You are also going to need to have some type of basic land turtle food pellets as well. If you just go in your local pet store you will find a section, so just browse!

Answer 3

Here is a really good reference to what to feed your turtle (that is...I am assuming you have a BOX turtle)
REGULARLY—Natural live, whole foods like pesticide free earthworms, slugs, waxworms, beetles, grubs, sow bugs. Boiled, chopped chicken, feeder fish or beef heart.
OCCASIONALLY—Low-fat soaked dog kibble, soaked puppy Milkbones®, low-fat premium canned dog food, cooked lean steak, mealworms and crickets that have been gutloaded with enriched food. Prepared box turtle food products.
RARELY—Boiled egg, tofu, low-fat cat kibble.
NEVER—due to the possiblity of contamination, fat content and salt: Raw meats, fatty meats or processed meats.


VEGETABLES make up about 30% of the diet. Use only the part of the vegetable that is colorful as it contains the most nutrition. Use fresh vegetables whenever possible, and steam or grate hard vegetables before offering to the box turtle.


REGULARLY—Summer and winter squashes, peas in the pod, sweet potatoes, okra, grated carrots, green beans, wax beans and cactus pads with ALL spines removed.
OCCASIONALLY—Mushrooms, corn on the cob and tomatoes.
RARELY—Sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, beets and cauliflower.


FRUITS make up about 10% of the diet and are dessert for your turtles. Most turtles love fruits and each seems to have a favorite. Try to find your turtle’s favorite. If it is a finicky eater, use the fruit to entice it to eat other foods. Chop the fruit into small pieces and mix it with things the turtle should eat but won’t. This way, with every bite of fruit it will also eat the required food. I sprinkle vitamins on the fruit as well.


REGULARLY—Grapes, fresh figs, blackberries, raspberries, mulberries, apples, crabapples, strawberries, cantaloupe, kiwis, cherries and persimmons.
OCCASIONALLY—Bananas and watermelon.


LEAFY DARKY GREENS make up the remaining 10% of the diet. Dark leafy greens contain fiber and many minerals and vitamins. Greens help keep the turtle gut healthy through their cleansing action. Always provide your turtles with greens.


REGULARLY—Collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, carrot tops, wheat grass and turnip greens.
OCCASIONALLY—Romaine, red leaf lettuce, endive.
RARELY—Parsley, kale, Swiss chard.
NEVER—due to the high oxalic acid content or poor nutritional value: Spinach, rhubarb leaves and iceberg lettuce

Answer 4

Hello...hoping you bought this turtle, that it's not wild caught & kept which is pretty much illegal, if you bought this turtle, the store should or should have told you how to care for it..I know cat food is OK, but not just cat food..they need alot more then just food tho to survive properly & healthy tho..Take Care :)

Answer 5

um land turtles eat veggies like carrots and lettuce and worms and bugs i have never heard of a turtle eating cat food..but i geuss things are just diff. where i live
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goodluck with that cat chow

Answer 6

Neither they should eat turtle food. Check your local pet store or ask a vet for the best brand/kind.

Answer 7

cat chow?!?!?!?! i wouldnt feed that to my turtle for anything!! my turtle eats turtle pellets and veggies.

Answer 8

veggies and fruits FRESH