Number of feedings for turtles

1. Young turtles need to be fed twice a day, because turtles need nutrients during their juvenile period, but how much should be fed to avoid causing indigestion? .

2. After the turtle reaches adulthood, its growth rate becomes slower and slower. It can be fed once every one to two days. It is best to feed the turtle at noon.

3. Before hibernation, it is necessary to increase the amount and frequency of feeding, and mainly eat high-fat and high-nutrition foods.

4. After waking up from hibernation, you need to feed small amounts and multiple times, mainly light food.

Precautions for feeding turtles

1. Choose food suitable for the size of the turtle. For example, in the juvenile and hatchling stages, Fish, shrimp, etc. can be minced and then mixed with powdered feed for feeding.

2. Different foods should be processed differently. For example, for snail foods, the shells should be crushed before feeding.

3. When the weather temperature changes greatly, especially when the temperature drops by more than 3℃, you can feed less or not at all to avoid indigestion in the turtle.

4. Turtles need a lot of calcium, so they should be fed more foods containing a lot of calcium, such as shrimps.

5. Feeding meat and other things will cause the water to deteriorate, so you need to change the water to the turtle frequently to keep it clean. Unclean water can also cause turtles to become sick.