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what Does Turtles eat?

Turtles are herbivores.(they eat veggies)

Some type of vegetable are lettuce or carrot. I DON`T RECOMMEND you to feed brocolli.

You can feed them grape leaves. Also for fruits, you can feed them figs.

Actually, depending on the type of turtle you're referring to, turtles in general ARE omnivores, if you include land, aquatic, and semi-aquatic turtles.

Type 1:Land turtles/tortoises. Most species of this type are almost always herbivores. Examples include Box turtles and Harriet, the famous, formerly lived Galapagos turtle. (deceased in 2006)

Type 2: Aquatic turtles. Depending on the species, they are carnivores, consisting of mostly meat, with a small percentage of vegetables. Examples include sea turtles such as Leatherbacks, and Loggerheads.

Type 3: Semi Aquatic turtle

These kinds of turtles are mostly omnivores, meaning that they eat 50% of fruits and veggies and 50% meat, but this could depend on the environments that they live in. Hatchings tend to prefer a protein-based diet while older turtles tend to lean towards a more vegetarian-based diet. Examples include map turtles, painted turtles, and many pond slider species such as Red Eared Slider, and Yellow-Bellied slider.

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/reptiles/turtles/feeding.html

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