The basic diet of a pond turtle must be made up of special feed for turtles that, in general, we will give it daily. Check with your vet and read the instructions on the food package to ensure the ideal dosage and frequency. Depending on the age of our pet, if it is young, it will eat once a day, if it is a sub-adult, every two days and if it is an adult, twice a week.
Water turtles must be provided with live food to keep them healthy. If you are not willing to give him crickets, beetles, worms or snails, you better not get this pet. Ideally, provide live food once a week.
As for fruits, vegetables and aquatic plants, we will consider them live food so we will give them to our pet once a week. Among the most recommended fruits for this reptile are: the pear, melon, watermelon, fig, banana and the soft pulp of the apple . We will never give you citrus. Among the vegetables that are most frequently given to this pet we find: lettuce, carrot, cucumber, radish and beet and aquatic, lentil and lettuce . Don't give spinach or cabbage.
You should know that the Galapagos have a lot of appetite so if you notice that the turtle does not feel like eating, worry. It may be because the temperature or cleanliness of the water is not adequate. For the same reason as his voracious appetite, do not fall into giving him more food than the vet has recommended or you have read on the feed package.
