Presently overland and water turtles are one of the most popular pets. Care for these ancient reptiles does not cause any difficulties and if desired even the child can master it.
It is natural that before getting at home a turtle, it is necessary to have an idea of animal habits, of features of care for it and feeding. However feeding is a fundamental factor as divides turtles into three groups: predatory, omnivorous and herbivorous.
Diet of predatory turtles
The most widespread predatory turtles who are contained in house conditions – sea. A basis of a diet of these animals, as well as any predators, animal protein has to make, namely - low-fat sea fish. On the word "low-fat" it is necessary to place particular emphasis and not to feed the favourite with meat of a salmon, humpback salmon, Siberian salmon, tuna and to that similar sea inhabitants at all. It is necessary to feed a turtle correctly – to carefully peel meat from bones and to cut on small pieces.
Except meat of fish, at a diet of a predatory turtle there has to be a boiled chicken meat and boiled beef liver. These products are not only an invaluable source of animal protein, but also excellent prevention against a number of diseases to which blood vessels of reptiles are subject. As delicacy, sea turtles can give meat of frogs, worms, snails and also some seafood.
Diet herbivorous skulls
The diet herbivorous skulls has to consist of vegetable food. The main forages are various greens. The turtle with pleasure eats lettuce leaves, stalks of a plantain, dandelion, melissa and other widespread plants. Sometimes, as delicacy, it is possible to give to the pet a piece of fish (low-fat) or a piece of the egg hard-boiled. Except the listed products and plants, it is possible to add porridge to a diet of a herbivorous turtle. Also cases when turtles with pleasure eat berries and even mushrooms are known. However this forage should be not abused.
Diet omnivorous skulls
The most known domestic omnivorous turtle, the krasnoukhy turtle is. The diet of these animals has to consist of vegetable food and food which basis is formed by animal protein. The main principle to which it is necessary to adhere in feeding of an omnivorous turtle: the diet of an animal has to be balanced, in other words – 50% of animal food, 50% vegetable. Interesting fact: if long time to feed a krasnoukhy turtle with vegetable food, then as a result it is possible to turn it into a vegetarian turtle.