Feeding Aquatic Turtles

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Published 2011-04-12

When i got my first aquatic turtle i didn't really know too much about taking care of them so i would go online and look up whatever questions i could think of and the one question that was THE hardest to find an answer for was "how much do i feed my aquatic turtle?". All the websites and food containers would say feed as much as your pet can consume within ten minutes, and that wasnt really a good enough answer for me seeing how turtles eat like horses and wont stop when they should and can be easily over fed. So i made this walk-thru video of the types of food i feed my aquatic turtles on a daily basis (both living and non-living food) and how much. If any of you are in the same situation i was in, i feel this video will be a great deal of help.

All Comments (21)

@danicw1996 9 years ago

You have a beautiful set up! Your turtles seem to ve really happy
@jewlsallen6427 8 years ago

That's a big tank
@steffj 11 years ago

okay! lol <3 and have you ever tried giving your turtles fruit or greens? mine just wont eat them -.-
@xclusivebella923 9 years ago

You seriously rock! I just adopted an abandoned RES that's 8yrs old and your videos are helping me care for him!
@Seek-God-First 5 years ago

They also love fresh organic dark green lettuce leaves
@monalucci5248 5 years ago

This really helps. Thank you for your video! I have 2 red ear slider turtles and I just didn't know exactly how to care for em.. not saying they r in horrible condition. I just didn't know all exactly what I should feed them. I started to introduce them to strawberries and bananas. They also eat green leaf lettuce, and of course their turtle "food" for aquatic pets. But bugs and fish will be a great deal of help
@elephantatthetable8707 9 years ago

Plain and simple but effective and very clean. Good stuff!
@mastercommanderdragonsir679 3 years ago

I can literally smell the weed through my screen lol.
@telemaque1712 8 years ago

awesome video man cool hairstyle
@laurenbellish4932 7 years ago

I love how you have four different turtles in the same tank. I have just one in my tank and I want another one but that's not possible with my breed of turtle. (Common mud turtle) Subscribed
@LosSanPatrios 9 years ago

Nice video, real nice set up you got there! It's good to see you take well care of your turtles! I've got two red eared sliders myself, I've had them since they were hatchlings and they are both 21 years old today!
@TechnicalTechnicolor 6 years ago

Thanks the help! I actually found a red ear slider that had been abandoned and I've only taken care of a box turtle (who I've had my whole life, she was my father's) before and now I have a new addition to the family :D
@grandp94818 9 years ago

Man, you're so cool! You taught me a lot.
@WendyKarma 8 years ago

Oh, thanks for making this video. I had no idea. Someone gave me turtles and a bag of dry food so I looked it up and found your video. Now I know I gotta go to the pet store and get better food for them. Thanks :)
@montyvel 11 years ago

thanks for your answer. your videos are really nice- and its so beauty to see how much you like your turtels and take care for them(sorry for my bad english :-) )
@UmbraVespera 11 years ago

Thanks for this video! Very informative. I was trying to figure out some things to do with feeding live foods to my turtle, and I think you've answered most of my questions with this video. :)
@Rebekahxoxo 9 years ago

I really like your tank setup, but I'm just wondering if it is stimulating enough for your turtles? Have you thought of adding stones of different heights for your turtles to rest on in the water and plants to give shade and shelter?
@mason5318 1 year ago

Your vid’s are the best😊
@Luis95110 9 years ago

I love your set-up for them, I'm so jealousssss!
@AlexIsModded 3 years ago

I have 2 RES, and 1 RES/common map hybrid. Their diet consists of romaine lettuce, banana, strawberries, blueberries, apple, cooked chicken, nightcrawlers. We don't give them all of that every day. One morning they'll all get lettuce only, next day they'll get only blueberries, next day they'll get only chicken. We don't feed pellets since they don't eat them and they end up dissolving in the tank or getting sucked into the filters. The nightcrawlers are for my largest turtle, Sadie, who prefers live food. She also LOVES strawberries, and will hold a half in her mouth and swim back and fort with it, it's absolutely hilarious. Just an FYI, even though our turtles are omnivores, they have very powerful jaws, even as babies. They don't need pellets broken up, because they break their food apart on their own with their beaks and front foot nails. Their digestive systems are designed to handle swallowing their prey whole or in large chunks. I've been watching my turtles eat everything whole or nearly whole for over a decade ;)