ok i got a box turtle?

Question

what do they eat or what can i feed them out of y own home??

and what about water?

Answer 1

60% or more of the box turtle diet is composed of animal matter. Some of the "animal" matter they eat in the wild includes: slugs, snails, worms, grubs, caterpillars, beetles, pill bugs, sow bugs, centipedes, crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, flies, crawfish and carrion.

The rest of the box turtle's diet is composed plant matter. A large part of which is fungi (mushrooms etc). Moss, berries and grass are also eaten.

plant matter as they got older

"Vegetables and fruit should be mixed and of high nutrient content. Excellent choices include tomatoes, bananas, cantaloupes and other melons, berries, prickly pear fruits, grapes, corn, yams, mustard greens, collards, endive, dandelions, and mushrooms.

"Bugs" and animal matter:
slugs

beetle grubs

worms

crickets

grasshoppers

beetles

moths

sow/pill bugs (click here for more info)

millipedes

crayfish (crawfish)

cooked shrimp (easier to come by than crawfish)

cooked fish and whole uncooked feeder fish

pinkies (new born mice)

lean meat

silkworms

butterworms

and just about any other bug you can catch including stink bugs.


Vegetable matter:
strawberries

black berries

blueberries

other berries

cantaloupe

honey dew

musk melons

corn

turnip greens

endive

collards

spring mix

mushrooms

squash

pumpkin

mallow leaves and flowers

hibiscus leaves and flowers

grapes leaves and fruit

opuntia pads and fruit.

Answer 2

Hi, We have had our box turtle for 16 years, and she is spoiled rotten. She loves live crickets, fresh blueberries,strawberries, Romaine lettace,and a wedge of crisp apple. She will walk in the garden and take bites out of ripe cherry tomatoes,still on the vine. Fresh ground beef, and cooked turkey are also very high on her list of favorites.
Put 2 water dishes in the tank. One is for basking in, and pooping, the other smaller one is for actual drinking.

Answer 3

Wild diet is about 75% or more 'bugs'- worms, insects, snails, arthopods, etc. The rest is a mix of vegetation they can gain access to.

In captivity, we want to aim for a balance. My recipe is:
- 1/3rd live insects, worms, 'yard bugs', etc. Avoid mealworms- their shells are too hard to digest well.
- 1/3rd other meats like turtle pellets, canned box turtle food, cooked chicken, organ meats, sardines and bones, weight-control cat foods (if dry, pre-soak), etc.
- 1/3rd 'salad' of a mix of dark leafy greens, yellow-orange veggies, berries, mushrooms, etc.

For water, use a non-tip bowl that is easy for it to crawl into and out of for soaking, no deeper than about 1.5-2", and big enough around to let the turtle soak at least some of itself.

Answer 4

Here's a website...read..read..read! =)
http://www.aboxturtle.com/
Good luck and have fun!