what turtles eat
This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. What turtles in the wild eat depends greatly on the type of turtle and its natural habitat. Wild turtles typically eat a lot of plants that grow in the water, small insects, snails, worms, and even dead marine animals and fish. Protein is very important for wild turtle's to grow. This is why many wild turtles are carnivorous when they are young and then gradually start eating plants and vegetation as they age.
A turtle will eat a variety of things. An aquatic turtle will eat insects. Insects should only be fed to a turtle a few times a week. They also eat crickets, mealworms, or com â¦ et gold fish. They also like mustard green foods, dark and leaft foods, and collard green foods. + 6 others found this useful. Ashley Counsellor.