In my last post I already share with you some tips about the water turtles nutritions, so by now you should already know what do turtles eat - water plants, small fishes, chopped vegetables, cricket, etc .
Hi honey, what's for dinner?
Photo by Kevin Timothy
Today I’m going to tell you guys 4 things that you should avoid while feeding your turtles:
- Avoid feeding your water turtles french fries or any other deep fried food like donuts, onion rings, etc. Lets face it even though it taste really good deep fried food is not good for most animals (including humans).
- No sugary foods: No lollipops, no cotton candy, no chocolate bars or any other type of candy or gums. this type of sticky food pose a real choking hazard.
- Do not give your water turtles any milk and other dairy products. Reptiles can not digest milk because they don’t have the special enzymes that requiring for breaking down the lactose.
- Avoid sharing food with your water turtles (or any other reptiles), most reptiles may carry salmonella bacteria. This bacteria doesn’t cause illness for the water turtles but may cause some serious illness for us. So what ever you do never ever share food with your water turtles. You should also avoid kissing them (even tough they are really cute
, don’t allow your turtles to wander around the kitchen area and after holding your turtles wash your hands with soap and water.
Carefully and conscientiously you should avoid these 4 errors, and both you and your turtles should be happy and more importent healthy.
if you are still confused and wondering what do turtles eat? check out my previous blog post.
Take good care of your pets and make sure you enjoy it I hope you found this post useful and if you have your own tips or comment please share them with us.
