Can Someone Give Me A Full List Of Things That Desert Turtles Eat?

Answer 1

I misread your question as "...things that DESSERT turtles eat."

That is so sad...

Answer 2

Diet composition varies throughout the tortoise's range. If winter rainfall has been sufficient to result in germination of annuals, these are used heavily when the tortoises emerge from winter torpor (brumation). Other herbs, grasses, some shrubs and the new growth of cacti and their flowers comprise a major portion of the diet. If there is summer rain, tortoises will utilize dry forage.

Answer 3

You need to identify it. There is no such species as "Desert Turtle".
If you have a North American desert tortoise, they are protected throughout their range, and you probably shouldn't have it.

Answer 4

Desert Tortoise:

In the wild, they eat grasses, some shrubs, and the new growth of cacti and their flowers. They also eat annual flowers, when available. In the zoo, our tortoises eat rabbit pellets, bird of prey meat, and fresh fruits and vegetables such as apples, carrots, and lettuce.

Answer 5

Adult box turtles do quite well when fed about 3 times a week, and every other day to hatchlings. But, in the periods just before and after hibernation, turtles should be fed more frequently. Overfeeding may cause serious organ damage. Vary the diet using the suggestions below and don't just feed them a few favorite foods. Healthy turtles should have good appetites but can become finicky eaters if overfed, making a balanced diet difficult.


Vitamin and mineral supplements are unnecessary if the diet is varied, and could be harmful. Too much calcium can mineralize vital organs and blood vessels and excesses of any one vitamin can cause a deficiency in others. The percentages in reptile vitamins sold may not be correct. Two drops of cod liver oil twice a week is a natural source of vitamin A and can be safely used to supplement diet at that dosage. Egg shells can provide additional calcium if needed.


Too much fruit can alter the gut flora as well as setting the turtle up for nutritional imbalances.


Turtles housed outdoors in garden type habitats will feed naturally on snails, earthworms, insects, animal droppings, plants, etc. and are likely to get a good diet. Soil contains minerals a turtle may need, so allowing the turtle to feed naturally on the ground is preferable to using a plate.


When keeping turtles in an outdoor enclosure, it is important to feed in the morning and then remove the food. Leftover food may attract ants, and after dark may attract rats, opossum, raccoons, and other dangerous predators.


Protein Based Foods:
(well over 50% of diet)

Dead, thawed, fuzzy or hopper mice (no pinkies), whole feeder fish (chopped), cooked egg (with shell), slugs, snails, tadpoles, earthworms, all insects, animal feces (animals must not be carrying internal parasites) NOTE: earthworms and insects including feeder crickets are usually low in calcium and should not be a major part of the protein based foods.


Fruits and Vegetables
(Fruit should be about 10% of diet)
(Vegetables should be about 30% of diet)

Bell pepper, peas, squash, zucchini, prickly pear pads (no spines), carrots, asparagus, kale, endive, dandelions, collard greens, okra, tomatoes, mushrooms, mulberries, persimmons, cherries*, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, other berries, peaches, figs, nectarines, mangoes, grapefruit, oranges, plum, cantelope*, other melons*, banana, pear*, apricots, grapes. apple*,

* - no seeds


Foods to be limited or avoided:

The following foods should not be fed due to a high phosphorus to calcium ratio or excessive vitamin D content:

Corn, chicken, dog/cat food, liver and organ meats, commercial turtle food, beef, monkey chow, trout chow.

Avoid pinkie mice. They are too high in fat and too low in calcium.

Insects are too low in calcium to be a major part of the diet.

Answer 6

according to this i guess mostly cactus's and probably insects

"Most turtles and tortoises are omnivores, so they will eat both plants and animal food of various kinds, like fish, snails, worms, or insects. Many are strictly herbivores, though, and only eat grasses, leafy plants, flowers, fruits, and even cactus."

Answer 7

Depends on the species. Try this website for care sheets:

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/

Answer 8

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Answer 9

since when do we have desert turtles??? i thought they live in the ocean... but okay. i guess they would eat like, sand??? or maybe like cactuses...

Answer 10

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