As a turtle owner, you understand the importance of choosing an appropriate diet for your pet’s overall wellbeing. In nature, turtles rely on natural sources like insects, plants and fish as food sources.
The ideal food for turtles combines various ingredients and nutritional components into one convenient product, offering an optimal ratio of proteins to other essential elements. Furthermore, its floating qualities make feeding simpler for your reptile friend.
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Reptomin Floating Food Sticks
Floating food sticks provide your turtle with an additional food source to prevent shell softening and contain an ideal balance of calcium and phosphorous for its development. They’re free from artificial flavors or colors which could potentially be toxic, making these food sticks an ideal complement to commercial turtle pellets, red-leaf lettuce or romaine lettuce as well as aquatic plants like Anacharis.
This food has been specifically tailored for small aquatic pets such as turtles, newts and frogs. It is easy to digest and includes essential amino acids and proteins essential to their development as well as plenty of calcium which is vital to overall health and wellbeing.
As a general guideline, turtles require a diet consisting of 30% plant matter and 70% protein. As they need ample Vitamin A from fruits and veggies that provide it, make sure you add in plenty of these as part of their meals. Avoid giving radishes (they can cause goitrogens), avocado, dairy products or anything that could potentially harm their health if fed as human foods.
Reptomin Floating Food Pellets
Zoos often opt for these turtle food sticks when providing reptile food to their animals, as they’re packed full of protein, calcium and vitamin C – as well as designed specifically to remain submerged for extended periods.
Try providing your floating turtle food sticks alongside fruits, vegetables and aquatic plants – such as red-leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, anacharis or water hyacinth – which should make up at least 10-20% of their diet. These foods could include red-leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce anacharis or water hyacinth to name just a few.
Turtles enjoy feeding on grated carrots, zucchini or squash and peas; be sure to remove any seeds for optimal nutrition. Some fruits that can be given as treats include pears, apples and bananas.
Add nutritional value to your turtle’s meals by supplementing them with calcium and phosphorous supplements, which should be powdered and sprinkled onto their food twice weekly. Calcium carbonate or ground up eggshells make suitable options.
Reptomin Floating Food Cubes
An appropriate diet is vital to ensuring the health and welfare of any turtle. A turtle’s food should include proteins from fish and insects, plants and vegetables as well as commercially produced pellets with all necessary vitamins and minerals.
These nutritionally dense foods have been specifically designed to be easily digestible for small aquatic creatures, including turtles. Plus, they contain high levels of calcium and other essential amino acids essential for growth.
Turtle food is an increasingly popular choice among pet owners. Sifted and processed at low temperatures for 10 hours to ensure it remains float-worthy and doesn’t leave oily deposits behind in the water.
Some turtles do not like their food to be entirely made up of food from one source, so experiment by mixing in different items, such as fruits such as pears, apples or mangoes; leafy green vegetables like collards kale and turnips. Dairy products cannot be digested by turtles.
Reptomin Floating Food Nuggets
These floating sticks are easy for turtles to eat and a favorite among many pet owners. High in protein and packed with calcium and vitamin C, these low fat treats make for the ideal treat for all reptiles.
Turtle food is an integral component of their diets due to its easy digestion and balance of calcium and phosphorus to promote shell development. We advise using it along with other foods for the best chance at longevity for your turtle’s wellbeing.
A varied turtle diet should consist of vegetables and fruits such as leafy greens like kale and parsley as well as other plants like broccoli, cauliflower and romaine lettuce. Apples, bananas, strawberries and pears should account for 10-20% of food, while carnations, geraniums roses or hibiscus can also be included to increase nutrition. In addition to providing a varied diet for your turtle, dust it twice weekly with calcium powder or crushed cuttlebone dust for additional nutrition.
