Can Red-eared Sliders eat Duckweed?
Trachemys scripta elegans · Lemna sp.
Safe
Can be kept live in tank and grazed freely
The Tortoise Table
Aquatic plant — highly nutritious, high protein content for a plant. Turtles graze on it naturally.
Safe
Can be kept live in tank and grazed freely
OmnivorePlantNone oxalateNot toxic
The short answer
Aquatic plant — highly nutritious, high protein content for a plant. Turtles graze on it naturally.
Feeding it safely
How much / how often
Can be kept live in tank and grazed freely.
What's inside
Per 100 g of raw duckweed
450mg
Calcium
HIGH200mg
Phosphorus
2.3:1
Ca:P ratio
None
Oxalate
20g
Protein
5g
Fiber
Backed by sources
The Tortoise TableVCA Animal Hospitals — Feeding Aquatic Turtles
Aquatic plants such as duckweed (Lemna sp.) are appropriate for aquatic turtles and can be offered continuously.
Basking is here to help you learn — it isn't veterinary advice. For anything specific to your animal, talk to a qualified exotic-animal vet.
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