{"id":1294,"date":"2022-09-16T12:20:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T12:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beingreptiles.com\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:53:11","slug":"can-turtles-eat-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beingreptiles.com\/can-turtles-eat-watermelon\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Turtles Eat Watermelon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Most captive turtles are omnivores and eat anything from vegetables to small animals and fruits like watermelon. Young turtles and juveniles should eat every day, but adults can eat four or five times a week. However, watermelon should make up only 10% to 20% of your turtle’s diet. In other words, feed watermelon fruit to your turtles once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Turtles love watermelon. Slice the watermelon into small manageable pieces for the adults and baby turtles, put it in a bowl, and place it in their basking area. They can eat a lot of the fruit if you don’t monitor them. However, watermelon has a lot of sugar that could pose significant health risks to your turtles if consumed in large quantities.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Note that turtles prefer the red, fleshy watermelon core, not the peels. Watermelon rinds are not only bitter but tough and difficult to digest. I have discussed some facts about turtles and watermelons below. You will also learn how safe the fruit is for your turtles, its nutritional benefits, and how to feed watermelon to turtles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCan you feed turtles watermelon?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n