What should I feed my turtle?

have common musk turtle ...

terrapin & turtle tank set-up + feeding

25% of tank should “dry land” turtle dry-out, bask , uv light.
commercial basking area such exo terra basking bank works in deep water.
in shallow water, e.g. musk turtles there danger of baby turtle getting jammed under bank , drowning.
there should 2” gap between lower edge of bank , tank floor prevent happening.

exo terra turtle bank
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zoo med lamp stand
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day-time ultra-violet light, "normal" light , basking spot heat should provided single 100 watt mercury vapour uv & heat lamp such zoo med powersun lamp. should have height adjusted ground temperature directly under lamp 95ºf.
lamp should on 12 – 14 hours day.
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water temperature should controlled water heater guard manufactured turtles. set thermostat @ 75ºf.

turtle should fed on mixture of :
cooked shrimp
cooked fish (any)
fresh trout or salmon in worm-sized strips
lean beef in worm-sized strips
reptomin turtle pellets ***
earthworms (nightcrawlers)
wax worms
defrosted shellfish sold marine fish food

many older terrapins , turtles require significant quantities of green leafy matter. can supply pond or aquarium plants / weeds , romaine lettuce.

should have cuttlefish bone floating in water supply of calcium , aid natural beak trimming.

twice week dry food paper towel , put 2 or 3 drops of liquid reptile vitamins on …
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*** pellets should soaked in fluker’s liquid calcium or calcium lactate solution or calcium borogluconate solution 10 minutes prior feed.

download, save disc , read book further information:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/95075161/captive%20care%20of%20north%20american%20water%20turtles.pdf


feeding live fish & thiaminase

should never feed live fish turtles in captivity.
many live , dead raw fish , shrimps contain enzyme - thiaminaise - in tissues causes vitamin b1 deficiency , premature death.
see:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_6/volume_6_1/thiaminase.htm
scientific explanation.

cooking destroys thiaminaise can feed cooked shrimps of fish turtle.
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i feed him dried shrimp , food sticks friend said need feed him flakes.he looks : http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s416/cute_adrianna/121230-1237001_zps01d87ea7.jpg?t=1356871734

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