Feeding a baby box turtle.
Feeding baby box turtles.
So when you want to feed your turtles and especially the can box turtles then you may want to try aquatic turtle food instead of the types of starfish.
So you can give them a chance to make their own decisions.
Baby box turtle care.
So the diet you provide should consist of approximately 70 percent protein sources and about 30 percent vegetation plus some fruits and fungi.
Generally hatchlings and juvenile box turtles are more carnivorous than adults which are typically more herbivorous.
If you have multiple baby turtles in the same home then the size of the enclosure will need to be bigger.
A baby box turtle diet should be 50 percent animal proteins 25 percent fruits and 25 percent vegetation.
Baby box turtles will have a need for a higher protein diet than juveniles or adults.
It will help keep them healthy and alive.
A cluster of our baby eastern box turtles.
Place the food on a flat dish or tile so that baby turtles will be able to easily see and get to the food.
Alternatively if your turtle is carnivorous give it mealworms.
Notice the shell pattern variation.
Feed baby box turtles daily around mid morning after they ve had a chance to warm up.
Box turtles are omnivores which means they will eat a variety of both animal and plant based foods.
To feed a baby turtle start by figuring out what kind of turtle you have since different varieties of turtles prefer different foods.