what to feed turtles

[firedragon]

I've been doing some more reading on what to feed our turtles. Some info says not to feed red meat or salt water fish cause it's not good for them. Other info says beef heart, liver and raw saltwater prawns and octopus are ok. I've also read some home made recipes that have included red meat in the mix (similar to turtle dinner i'd think). I've been advised not to feed them the frozen turtle fish dinner 'cause it containes red meat. what do i do. Also for the fish products (calamari, freshwater muscels & prawns etc) is it best to go to a fish market or is some stuff from coles ok. Banana was another I read :? whats the go there. HELP what info do i listen to

 

[MrBredli]

Check out the care sheet at http://www.pilbarapythons.com/turtlecaresheets.htm written by Craig Latta. It will tell you absolutely everything you need to know.

 

[firedragon]

Thanks MrBredli, one lot of info i read was his if you suggest he's good i'll follow his info

 

[crush the turtle]

bloodworms, freshwater shrimp, frozen hole fish, live fish, yabbis

 

[MrBredli]

Yeah Craig Latta and John Cann would have to be the two most knowledgable turtle folk in Oz i reckon, so unless your other info is coming from John, then i'd certainly take Craig's word as gospel.

 

[scam7278]

my turtles love small yabbies

 

[firedragon]

bloodworms, freshwater shrimp, frozen hole fish, live fish, yabbis

they already get that bar the frozen fish, i was giving then turtle fish dinner as well crickets occasionally meal worms. Can they eat earth worms?

 

[-Peter]

Yeah Craig Latta and John Cann would have to be the two most knowledgable turtle folk in Oz i reckon, so unless your other info is coming from John, then i'd certainly take Craig's word as gospel.

What about Arthur Georges and Scott Thomson?

 

[Riley]

i have these things for turtles that i will put a post up for when im a subscriber

 

[-Peter]

i have these things for turtles that i will put a post up for when im a subscriber

They have all sorts of treatments to suppress those urges these days:shock:

 

[Tsubakai]

They can eat earthworms but I don't think they are particularly high in nutritional value (better than mealies though). Personally I don't rate mealworms much but the key is variety with plenty of plant material. Don't overfeed, the little blighters are bottomless pits and will eat an amazing amount if you offer it

Ours get feeder fish, shrimp, freshwater snails, plenty of greens and I'm going to try to get some glass cleaner shrimp soon cause I think they'll like them.

 

[MrBredli]

What about Arthur Georges and Scott Thomson?

Yeah, but what have they done for me lately?