I have 2 mud turtles in my backyard pond with a dozen goldfish and small koi. The turtles are too slow to catch the fish but sure wiped out the snail population...
The white lipped mud turtle is a carnivore. It eats things like fish and other aquatic life, and even other types of turtle.
grass, fish, plants, vegetables
Pond fish survive winter by slowing down their metabolism, seeking out warmer water at the bottom of the pond, and relying on stored fat for energy. They may also hibernate in mud or under ice to conserve energy.
Upemba mud turtle was created in 1981.
mud turtles eat all kinds of stuff they eat fish, algee, reptomin floating food sticks,and carrots my turtle tortuga eats all of these exept the fish couse he's REALLY dumb and has really bad aim andby the time he gets over there and tries to bite the fish is gone but most other mud turtles can eat them btw DO NOT FEED YOUR MUD TURTLE SPINICH!!!! they are allergic to it!
snapping turtles are the easiest to care for, but they grow to be huge, so unless you plan on digging a small pond for it then a Mississippi mud turtle or any in that family are also very good trurtles.
The Eastern Mud Turtle is kinda in the middle of the food chain because they are hunted by alligators, muskrats, racoons, and other turtles. All of those animals keep the musk turtle in the middle but the biggest predator of all IS MAN!!!!
The Eastern Mud Turtle
The "king of the mud" is often considered to be the hippopotamus. Hippos spend a lot of time in mud and water to keep cool and protect their skin from the sun. They are large, powerful animals that can dominate their environment.
My husband for starters. Many times while trying to catch fish, a turtle will get on the line. I don't eat turtles, but I know several people who do and they say a turtle tastes like 7 different types of other meats. Also some types of carnivorous fish will eat a turtle if given the chance.
a mud skipper
There are many kinds of adaptations that animals have to protect their species against potentially deadly things like ponds drying up. Some fish (killifish) have adapted the ability to deposit their eggs in mud or moss, or plants, then when the water dries up, the eggs go dormant. When the water returns, the eggs hatch, thus giving you fish in your pond. Other fish have ability to make mud-nests for themselves (Lungfish). In these nests they lie dormant, breathing air in order to survive. When the water returns, they break out of their mud-nests and begin to swim around again. Still other fish may sneak across land to get to a pond after a rain, some will cross into the pond from other nearby water sources if there is a little bit of flooding, and in other extreme cases, some fish may be introduced by being caught elsewhere, then accidentally dropped into the pond.