How much should a grown box turtle be eating?

Answer 1

Well, box turtles don't get food everyday, especially proteined foods like worms and insects. These are their favourites. You can feed proteined foods once or twice a week. The seconad part of their diet is fruits, berries and sweet fruit (i.e., mellons, grapes, tomatoes, bananas, etc.). You can feed that twice a week. They also take in leafy greens like dandelion, which is very nutritious contaning lots of calcium. You can try to feed some dark leafy salads greens as well (musculin salad mix you find at supermarkets). Stay away from cabbages and spinach, they contain oxalates and other compounds that inhibit absorption of calcium and essential nutrients. In captivity, you should supplement their diet with pelleted food (i.e., box turtle pellets, freshwater pelleted, cat/dog food), all of which contain many vitamins and minerals. Feed once or twice a week. Feed about a teaspoon or two each meal. They do not need to be fed everyday, but need to be in a humid environment and access to water (pan). In winter, if the temps drop below 70F, they may slow down and hibernate, if it goes down to the low 60sF. You can feed less and even stop if they are in total hibernation. Good luck.

Answer 2

Hi, box turtle don't always eat every day. Sometimes every other. You could feed it live things such as about 1 dozen large crickets,slugs,meal worms,wax worms,earthworms,insect really. Crickets are good because it supplies a lot of protein but it needs a balanced diet of vitamins. Make sure it get fruits and veggies too. I feed my own box turtles, corn on the cob,tomato,lettuce,strawberries,cherries,bananas,pears and a lot more things. Would suggest just putting a but of food in that wouldn't rot or go bad in a week or so in the cage. Then clean it out every week. The turtles would eat what they want till they are satisfied and leave the rest. Just make sure they are getting a good balanced diet. If you have any further more questions about box turtles I would suggest www.billsboxturtles.com. Hope this helps. Good luck. :)

Answer 3

I have eight box turtles,an adult female Eastern,four of her offspring,and three Three - toed juvenile Box turtles.I feed them every other day as much as they will eat in 30 minutes.I feed a variety of foods.They absolutely love Bil - Jac fresh frozen dog food,canned cat food,earthworms and slugs,snails,fish,bananas and apples.All kinds of berries,romaine lettuce,dandelion greens and flowers,nasturtium flowers,tomatoes,corn on the cob.Also,shredded carrots,broccoli,peaches and peas.Cheerios,aquatic turtle pellets,mealworms,beetles and pill bugs;really all kinds of insects.Mine will also eat mice,shrews,or birds that my cat kills,and like to nibble at cuttlebones( for birds) or big,meaty soup bones.This supplies calcium and helps to wear down the upper mandible (beak.)They also enjoy an occasional hard - boiled egg,shell and all.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Get it a little bowl and put some box turtle formula pellets in their, it should stop eating whenever its full thats what my tortoises do.

Correct me if im doing this wrong please :]

Answer 6

As much as it can eat in 20 minutes each day.