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Why do turtles need to be submerged in water to swallow their food?
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Can you put your turtle pelletes in water?
Unlike people, turtles have fixed tongues so they can not get the food down with out help. That help would be water, aquatic turtles have to eat in water, they may grab food on land but then they will rush straight back to swallow the food.
Can you put turtle pelletes in the water for them?
When feeding aquatic turtles you have to put both the turtles and the pellets in water for the turtles to be able to eat the pellets. Unlike humans, aquatic turtles have fixed tongues meaning that they can't move them. So to get the food down their throat they use water. A turtle may grab a chunk of food on land but then they will rush to the nearest water to swallow it. So yes, feed your aquatic turtles in water.
How do goldfish swallow their food?
They suck in water and the food flows in with it.
How are food and water kept out of the lungs when you swallow?
The epiglottis
Why do you swallow?
The main reason is you have to get food & water supply.
Should you swallow your food with water?
it will not hurt anything if you do, but you dont have to
Why do turtles cross the road after a rain?
I live in Florida and have severial species of turles, in my experience with turtles and rain are the following Most water turtles stay submerged when a storm is coming or overhead, I have watched this behavoir in my pond over the past severial years, I'm asuming this is to protect them selves from and lighting and flying / falling debre as their head are above water (exposed) After the rain have passed, -Some are leaving for slower moving water (rain increase the flow of most lakes, creeks, rivers -Males are in pursut of a mating partner -females are in pursut of a mating partner -females will move about after a good ran so they can find a safe none flooded area to lay eggs (the eggs will drown if they get submerged in a poodle) -do not forget that water turtle prefere to stay wet, moving around after a rain helps with this problem -water turtles can not swallow with the ad of water to help take the food down the throat, after a rain all is wet
Do water turtles eat out of water?
No they absorb the waters nutrients as food and thrive off of it
Do leatherback turtles have teeth?
<span class="cs_misspelled">No.Their</span> lips help them to eat jellyfish as they just swallow their food.<span id="caretPos"></span> No turtles have teeth. They all have beaks instead.
Does the goblin shark swallow its food whole If not how does the goblin shark eat its food?
The Goblin Shark does swallow its food whole. The Goblin Shark does swallow its food whole. The Goblin Shark does swallow its food whole. The Goblin Shark does swallow its food whole.
Can you leave turtles on their own with plenty food for a week?
NO! Turtles need water and to have their cages cleaned. They need cleaned habitats!
Can Turtles without food?
I don't think they can. All mammals need food & water to survive... i think..
