Aquatic Turtle Pellets

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

[confidence: high] [source: VCA Animal Hospitals box turtle diet guide; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Formulated for aquatic turtles with different protein and calcium ratios; not appropriate as primary diet for box turtles.

Red-footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles red-footed tortoise care; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Formulated for aquatic species; inappropriate protein and calcium ratios for red-footed tortoise.

Russian Tortoise

Agrionemys horsfieldii

[confidence: high] [source: Exotic reptile veterinarian review; Tortoise Trust diet guidelines] Formulated for aquatic omnivores; entirely inappropriate for strict Central Asian herbivore.

Sulcata Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles sulcata tortoise care; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Formulated for aquatic omnivores; entirely inappropriate for strict grass-grazing herbivore.

Greek Tortoise

Testudo graeca

[confidence: high] [source: Exotic reptile veterinarian review; Tortoise Trust diet guidelines] Formulated for aquatic omnivores; protein and fat ratios entirely inappropriate for strict herbivore tortoises; can cause renal damage.

Hermann's Tortoise

Testudo hermanni

[confidence: high] [source: Exotic reptile veterinarian review; Tortoise Trust diet guidelines] Formulated for aquatic omnivores; protein and fat ratios entirely inappropriate for strict herbivore tortoises.

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

[confidence: high] [source: Reptifiles leopard tortoise care; exotic reptile veterinarian review] Formulated for aquatic omnivores; entirely inappropriate for grass-grazing herbivore tortoises.

Yellow-bellied Slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

Nutritionally complete commercial pellet. Should form the protein base of the diet, especially for hatchlings and juveniles.

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Nutritionally complete commercial pellet. Should form the protein base of the diet, especially for hatchlings and juveniles.

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Nutritionally complete commercial pellet. Should form the protein base of the diet, especially for hatchlings and juveniles.