Feeding Aquatic Turtles

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.

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Pets & Animals

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• turtles
• live
• feeding
• how-to
• aquatic
• marine
• fish
• aquariums
• ninja
• red eared slider
• western
• painted
• turtle
• mississippi map turtle
• red
• bellied
• cooter
• calcium
• bone
• tank
• heater
• filter
• cricket
• goldfish
• minnows
• guppies
• worms

[tigers3010]

Help my turtle won't eat!!

[7ItalianStallion]

@tigers3010 ok give me details. wut type of turtle, how old, how big, its environment, its tankmates, tank size, and any other useful info

[7ItalianStallion]

water should be between 72 and 82

[gellag]

yo my g my girl just bought me a turtle yesterday and i really dont know how to take care of it i dont know what kind of turtle he is . so im hveing problems knowing at what temp to keep the water. hes like the size of your male painted turtle . and i set up a platform so he can get on but he never does. is that normal hes always like standing on hes feet poping hes head out the water to breathe is that ok . hell go haveway up the platform and put his head on the rocks instead of going to the t

[7ItalianStallion]

@gellag water should be between 72 n 82. if the temp in the room is colder than the water ur turtle wont wanna get outta the water. get a uvb light bulb and a heat light bulb. the uvb light is for the turtle's health, turtles NEED uvb light. the heat bulb isnt mandatory, but if ur turtle isnt basking then a heat bulb will make the turtle wanna come outta the water to get in the heat

[ForeverGlamorous133]

I really liked this video it taught me so much! I didn't know aquatic turtles ate goldfish!! I am going to buy my turtles soon I just need to buy my tank! I'm very excited! I have a question! I don't know if it's true but can I feed my aquatic turtle vegtables such as carrots and lettuce???

[7ItalianStallion]

@ForeverGlamorous133 hey im glad the video helped. yes u can feed ur turtles goldfish, but only as a treat once in a wile. goldfish r very fatty. and yes u can feed ur turtles vegetables, in fact its a great thing to do. turtles love fruits and vegetables, but it's trial and error with them cuz sum turtles can be very picky with their food. i made a second turtle feeding video its called "Feeding Aquatic Turtles 2". check it out, im sure u'll find it usefull as well (=

[tigers3010]

@7ItalianStallion Hey I just got a 5 inch turtle! He is very friendly but he needs a cage! He can't stay in the bathtub. What is the right size cage for him? He likes water a lot!

[gellag]

the water is kinda cool is it supposed to be warm at what temp

[7ItalianStallion]

@wildmonkey98 hey thanks. do u own turtles?