Feeding your turtle, just like any other pet, is a daily task. Water turtles are omnivorous; they eat plants and meat. In pet stores they sell pre made turtle food such as Reptomin, and Purina Turtle chow. There are many different brands and types of foods.
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The best kind to get are the kind that float, water turtles quickly find this type of food floating at the surface. You can also make mixtures of food yourself. Ground beef and vegetables, lettuce and other leafy greens are good source of vitamins and nutrients that your turtle needs. A long with the food you feed it, additional vitamins should be given which can also be found in pet and specialty stores. You usually feed your turtle twice day and in the water, this is the only way water turtles will eat.
Your turtle�s health is extremely important to watch and take care of. For their skin make, sure they don�t get dehydrated and check them for mites weekly. To do this look for any dead cells in the cracks of their skin and if you see and red pinpoint dots those are mites.
Also check for ticks, which are larger, and can be found anywhere on the turtle�s skin. If you notice any deep open wounds and anything very unusual take them to the vet of find an antibiotic that can be painted onto their skin for treatment, if the wounds do not go away with in the prescribed time take them to your vet. The turtle�s shell should be smooth and rounded and hard or firm.
If you notice that it is soft in places and have growth on it, there is treatment found in most pet stores and be sure they are getting the proper vitamins. A runny nose or mucus found around the mouth and nose is not normal and your turtle could be sick and needs to see the vet or make sure it�s environment is clean and you are feeding them properly.
If they have inflamed eyes and/or funny breathing they probably have a respiratory infection and should be checked out by the vet. You need to collect stool samples about once every 6 months to have examined by the vet if you are worried about infections or diseases.
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