Fancy food recipes for box turtles

jakskillz

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Hey everyone I know there are tons of care sheets that lay out everything a box turtle should get in it’s diet and what it shouldn’t eat. People on this site definitely don’t just feed “turtle pellets” to their bodies all the time so what are some cool food preps/recipes/mixes that you all have prepared for your box turtles? I’ve listed below the mix my guys all ate today.

-chopped dandelion leaves (50%)
-peeled, diced and boiled butternut squash(30%)
-diced peaches & cactus pears (10%)
-catfish/alligator meat (10%)

My guys will get a mix of new stuff but today’s meal was more on the veggie side with just a bit of protein because my younger turtles are still a bit picky
 

Yvonne G

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I take whatever greens I'm feeding the tortoises that day and add to it thawed bloodworms, canned pinhead crickets and the juice from a can of cat food - mix it all up until it's all coated with juice. It varies from time to time
 

lisa127

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Box turtles should eat a diet of 50% protein.
 

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