what do tertiary consumers eat
A tertiary consumer is a carnivore (or omnivore, scavenger) at the top of a food chain. It eats the lower animals. A way to put this is we can number all of the ranks. 1 wouldâ¦ be a plant, 2 would be a herbivore, 3 would be a predator and 4 would be the tertiary consumer. Making the world better, one answer at a time. Tertiary Consumers eat Secondary Consumers. Example:- An Eagle eating a Snake. Tertiary Consumers eat Secondary Consumers <br />Example:- An Eagle eating a Snake.
Primary: animals which feed on plants or detritus (herbivores)   Tertiary: animals which feed on secondary consumers (carnivores)and  primary consumer (herbivores).