Can turtles eat regular store bought turtle food?

Question

like can you buy pellets for a red painted turtle, or do u have to feed them crickets and such?

Answer 1

They sure can, these are made especially for them, but as others have said yes you do want to supplement their diets with a variety of other things. when they are babies, they are generally more carnivourous, but as they get older you can introduce vegetable matter like romaine, and there are water plants they like i believe. mine also love grapes and strawberries.

Answer 2

well turtle pellet is only part of their diet
Commercial diets
(Less than 25% of the diet)
-Commercial floating pellets or sticks for fish, reptiles, or turtles
Animal protein
(Less than 25% of the diet for adults)
-Live feeder fish (occasionally)
-Earthworms
-Finely chopped raw lean beef or beef heart
-Cooked chicken
-Snails
-Tubifex worms
-Mealworms
-Waxworms
-Pinkie mice
-Crickets
-Bloodworms
Vegetation
(50% or more of the diet)
-Collard greens
-Mustard greens
-Dandelions
-Carrots (shredded root and top)
-Squash
-Green beans
-Sweet potatoes
-Apples (shredded)
-Melon
-Berries
-Bananas
-Grapes
-Tomatoes
-Plums, peaches, nectarines

Answer 3

yes you can.Depending on how old the turtle is you should give him other things too, like meat when hes a baby because they need nuitritian and veggies like lettuce when hes grown

Answer 4

you can give them store bought turtle food (hence the name turtle food) but you should give your turtle vegetables too like lettuce and stuff.

Answer 5

You can try regular turtle food and see if they will eat it.

Answer 6

They need a large variety of food items, and pellets are a small part of this. Here's a good link for good food!

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/care.htm

Answer 7

u can use both best would be fish or mealworms