Proper feeding practices are just as important as the food itself. Let’s look at some key aspects of feeding your pet turtle.

Having a pet turtle can be great! While they may not be as cuddly as a dog, cat, or guinea pig, in return, they don’t bark and beg for food. Many domesticated animals can live off of human food.

What do pet turtles eat anyway? Turtles require the correct diet, which is usually a mixture of live prey (insects, fish, bloodworms) protein-rich pet food like trout chow and vegetables.

In order to protect the spotted turtle from the pet trade (and exotic food trade), in 2011 the Center petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to propose it for protection under the Convention on ...

The most critically endangered tortoise and turtle species can become the most sought after - their rarity making them particularly valuable to the pet trade ... local tortoise and turtle species for ...