While pellets can be considered a type of processed food they are made especially for turtles so they are ok.īut as you can imagine there can be some significant differences based on the brand of the food, so if you want to know which those differences are and which one is the best I would recommend you to check out this article where I and the rest of the members of, choose the best turtle food on the market, based on our years of experience and a lot of research: Buyer’s Guide: Best Turtle Food. So no cheese, bread, pasta, salami, sausages, bacon, or chips. So no salt, pepper, or any other kind of condiment on the meat. While for us condiments add to the taste, turtles make little to no difference in taste, and can actually harm them. Just make sure that you don’t add any condiments to it. Just make sure that the meat doesn’t contain fat, and it doesn’t have any bones in it.Īnd for safety, you might want to cook the meat. In general, all meat is good for turtles, whether it comes from a cow, chicken, pig, or fish.

So if you don’t find a vegetable on this list, it’s good to eat. Here is a list of some vegetables that contain a high amount of phosphorus, which you should avoid: While those vegetables won’t harm your turtle in any way, they also have little to no nutritional value for your turtle.

Besides those other vegetables that you should avoid are iceberg salad, cucumbers, eggplants, and mushrooms. Just like fruits, vegetables are great for turtles, but there are some that contain a lot of phosphorus. If you want a more in-depth explanation about fruits and turtles you can always check out my article: Can Turtles Eat Fruits? (How Much, How Often + List) Vegetables So if you don’t find fruit on this list, it’s good to eat. So here is a list fruit that you should avoid:

Citric acid irritates the stomach of a turtle, and phosphorus blocks the absorption of calcium shock is essential for a healthy bone structure and shell. Most fruits are good to eat, but there are some that aren’t good for turtles due to the high amount of phosphorus or citric acid that they contain. Overall there are a few things that painted turtles can’t eat, so to make things simpler to remember I will divide what they can eat into 5 categories, and tell you what painted turtles can’t eat since this list is shorter. A well-balanced diet for a pet painted turtle will be mainly based on pellets, with the occasional fruits, vegetables, and dried insects. Painted turtles are omnivores, which means that they will eat fruits, vegetables, as well as meat, insects, and pellets.

How to determine the gender of your painted turtle.

How to set up a basking area (platform, heat bulb, uvb bulb.

How to set up a tank (tank, heater, filter).

3 different feeding schedules based on age.

How to feed your painted turtle (2 different methods).

What to avoid feeding your painted turtle.

Here are some of the things that I will cover in this guide:

Now that more than 5 years have passed, it seems that most care sheets still cover the same things, so I decided to make my own care sheet which covers things that really matter, and which you can only learn through experience. When I got my first painted turtle, I was completely lost, so I quickly searched for a care sheet, but all I could find were care guides that told me where they live, how big they get and other not-so-practical information.

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