How do I feed pond turtles?
Feeding ScheduleFeed baby turtles every day; feed adult turtles two to three times a week. Place food in the pond or on land. If you are feeding on land, leave the food for five to 10 minutes and then remove it.Turtle FoodFeed turtles a pre-mixed turtle food from your local pet store and supplement it with fruit, vegetables and meats such as lettuce, kale, banana, pear, cooked corn, peas, grated carrot, squash and cooked ground beef, chicken or turkey. Turtles can be fed insects such as mayflies, crickets, grasshoppers or mealworms. Use live fish and aquatic plants for a constant supply of food. Young goldfish, rosy red minnows and guppies are turtle favorites. Provide turtles with floating aquatic plants like duckweed or water hyacinth, and submerged plants like anacharis.ConsiderationsQuarantine fish before adding them to your pond to be sure they are disease free. Remove any uneaten food or insects from the pond.