{"id":58327,"date":"2022-04-16T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T10:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:52:28","slug":"what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What human food can red-eared sliders eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_human_food_can_red-eared_sliders_eat\" title=\"What human food can red-eared sliders eat?\">What human food can red-eared sliders eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_can_red_slider_turtles_eat\" title=\"What can red slider turtles eat?\">What can red slider turtles eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_can_red-eared_sliders_not_eat\" title=\"What can red-eared sliders not eat?\">What can red-eared sliders not eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_can_turtles_eat_from_human_food\" title=\"What can turtles eat from human food?\">What can turtles eat from human food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_can_Red-eared_turtles_eat_from_human_food\" title=\"What can Red-eared turtles eat from human food?\">What can Red-eared turtles eat from human food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_live_food_can_red-eared_sliders_eat\" title=\"What live food can red-eared sliders eat?\">What live food can red-eared sliders eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_human_food_can_a_slider_turtle_eat\" title=\"What human food can a slider turtle eat?\">What human food can a slider turtle eat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-red-eared-sliders-eat\/#What_household_foods_can_you_feed_a_turtle\" title=\"What household foods can you feed a turtle?\">What household foods can you feed a turtle?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_human_food_can_red-eared_sliders_eat\"><\/span>What human food can red-eared sliders eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like humans, red-eared sliders are also omnivorous and have a very varied diet. Sliders can eat many types of vegetables- such as <b>green beans, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, and squash- but also a wide range of fruits  skinned apples, bananas, berries, melons, nectarine, and mango<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_red_slider_turtles_eat\"><\/span>What can red slider turtles eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pet red-eared sliders will feed on just about anything you give them, but I recommend feeding them <b>a commercial turtle food or pellet to benefit proper growth and health. On occasion, you can offer them leafy greens, freeze-dried shrimp or krill, crickets, superworms or earthworms.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_red-eared_sliders_not_eat\"><\/span>What can red-eared sliders not eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Avoid These Red-Eared Slider Foods<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feeder fish.<\/li>\n<li>Crickets.<\/li>\n<li>Earthworms.<\/li>\n<li>Crayfish.<\/li>\n<li>Ghost shrimp.<\/li>\n<li>Krill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_turtles_eat_from_human_food\"><\/span>What can turtles eat from human food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Turtles are omnivores which means they can eat pretty much everything. In other words, they&#8217;ll eat most of the foods you have in your home. <b>Meat, fish, vegetables, and fruits, are all types of human food that your turtle will gladly accept and eat.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_Red-eared_turtles_eat_from_human_food\"><\/span>What can Red-eared turtles eat from human food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Juveniles and adults can be fed a base diet of commercially available pellets or sticks that are made for aquatic turtles, along with vegetable matter such as dark leafy greens (dandelion, mustard and collard greens with chopped broccoli, carrots, squash and green beans).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_live_food_can_red-eared_sliders_eat\"><\/span>What live food can red-eared sliders eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Variety<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prey Items: Earthworms, crickets, waxworms, silkworms, aquatic snails, bloodworms, daphnia, shrimp, krill, and mealworms.  <\/li>\n<li>Leafy Greens: Collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, kale, and bok choy.  <\/li>\n<li>Aquatic Plants: In an aquarium or pond, you can add aquatic plants that turtles usually love to snack on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_human_food_can_a_slider_turtle_eat\"><\/span>What human food can a slider turtle eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Shredded carrots, squash, and zucchini are great foods that turtles can eat, too. You can also go with edible aquatic vegetation such as water lettuce, water hyacinth, and duckweed. For fruits, consider shredded apples and melons, as well as chopped berries, recommends Dr. Starkey.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_household_foods_can_you_feed_a_turtle\"><\/span>What household foods can you feed a turtle?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Fresh Foods to Feed Your Pet Turtle<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Source Protein: Boiled eggs, mealworms, snails, crickets, earthworms.<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables: Corn, beans, beets, carrots, peas, squash, yams.<\/li>\n<li>Greens: Carrot tops, lettuce, collard greens, kale, spinach.<\/li>\n<li>Fruits: Apples, grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe, banana, kiwi, mango, tomato.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What human food can red-eared sliders eat?What can red slider turtles eat?What can red-eared sliders not eat?What can turtles eat from human food?What can Red-eared turtles eat from human food?What live food can red-eared sliders eat?What human food can a slider turtle eat?What household foods can you feed a turtle? 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