Can Red-eared Sliders eat Water Lettuce?
Trachemys scripta elegans · Pistia stratiotes
Safe
Allow continuous access in tank or outdoor pond
Exotic vet review
Natural aquatic plant, enthusiastically grazed. Excellent environmental enrichment.
Safe
Allow continuous access in tank or outdoor pond
OmnivorePlantNone oxalateNot toxic
The short answer
Natural aquatic plant, enthusiastically grazed. Excellent environmental enrichment.
Feeding it safely
How much / how often
Allow continuous access in tank or outdoor pond.
What's inside
Per 100 g of raw water lettuce
40mg
Calcium
20mg
Phosphorus
2.0:1
Ca:P ratio
None
Oxalate
1g
Protein
Backed by sources
Exotic vet reviewVCA Animal Hospitals — Feeding Aquatic Turtles
Aquatic plants are highly appropriate and enriching for semi-aquatic turtles.
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