What is the best feed..?

[Herpguy55]

dark leafy greens to feed my painted turtle? In all the caresheets it just says " dark leafy greens" but dont specify, any one know? any other information would be helpful thanks

Kody

[telefrag]

spinach, mustard, turnip, romaine.

But, i've kept numerous painted turtles, and have never seen one that excited about greens.

They always seem to prefer earthworms, small fish, crayfish, etc.

But ive only kept northerns.

[haroldo359]

my turtles eat crickets, freezedried shrimp and feeder fish. i never tried greens. anyone had any luck with it?

[natedoggSXE]

yeah I don't know about leafy greens for a painted turtle. From time to time I can see it, but they are a more worm, feeder fish type feeder.

[Herpguy55]

Thanks you guys, I fed him some spinach the other day and he liked it, right now i also feed him some earth worms, chopped up grated carrots, and a aquatic turtle food stick that is supposed to give calcium and vitamins and stuff but this weekend i get to make my trip to the pet store so i am going to get him some crickets, meal worms, repti cal, etc. is he to small to eat feeder fish? he is only a baby, no bigger than a quarter o btw he is a western painted turtle I will post pics as soon as i get them lol

[telefrag]

He's probably big enough to eat small feeder fish, like guppies.

They are more meat eaters when young, and most turtles become more omnivorous as they mature.

Good luck!

[Herpguy55]

he is like the opposite he dont eat the worms as much as he dose the spinach and the carrots should i be conserned? maybe he just dont like earth worms I am getting some meal worms this weekend and some crickets and i will look into a couple feeder fish thanks everyone