Yellow-bellied Slider

Tubifex Worms

Occasionally for adults; more frequently for juveniles

Kale

Once per week maximum.

Mealworms

Once per week maximum, small number. Not a staple protein source.

Spinach

Avoid or maximum once per month, small amount.

Beet Greens

Avoid or maximum once per month, small amount.

Orchard Grass Hay

Avoid

Apple

Small piece occasionally as treat

Swiss Chard

Rarely; small amount; rotate with low-oxalate greens

Bermuda Grass

Avoid

Timothy Hay

Avoid

Boston Fern

Stinging Nettles (dried or cooked)

2–3×/week

Violet Leaves

Weekly

Banana

Monthly or less

Arugula

2–3×/week

Acorn Squash

Weekly

Cucumber

Weekly or less

Bell Peppers

Weekly or less

Grapes

Monthly or less

Butterhead Lettuce

Weekly or less

Green Beans

Weekly

Peach

Monthly or less

Butternut Squash

Weekly

Radicchio

2–3×/week

Prickly Pear Fruit

Monthly or less

Figs

Occasionally, once or twice monthly

Cantaloupe

Rarely / occasional

Jerusalem Artichoke

Weekly or less

Cress

Weekly

Parsley

Weekly at most

Dill

Weekly

Basil

Weekly

Persimmon

Avoid

Honeysuckle

Weekly

Waxworms

Occasionally — no more than monthly

Garden Snails

Occasionally (1–2×/month)

Cilantro

Weekly

Silkworms

2–3×/week (juveniles); Weekly (adults)

Marigold

Weekly

Dubia Roaches

Daily for juveniles; 2–3×/week for adults

Hornwort

Daily

Frozen Bloodworms

Daily (juveniles); 2–3×/week (adults)

Elodea

Daily

Mustard Greens

Adults: 2–3 times per week. Juveniles: offer alongside other greens.

Anacharis

Keep live in tank for continuous grazing.

Water Hyacinth

Float in tank as an occasional grazing option.

Earthworms

Juveniles: 2–3 times per week. Adults: once per week.

Crickets

Juveniles: twice per week. Adults: once per week.

Common Daisy

Weekly

Water Lettuce

Continuous access in tank or pond.

Common Mallow

2–3×/week

Feeder Fish

Adults: once or twice per week.

Alfalfa

Weekly

Strawberries

A few pieces once or twice per week.

Lamb's Lettuce

2–3×/week

Pansy

Weekly

Geranium

Weekly

Collard Greens

Adults: 2–3 times per week. Juveniles: daily or every other day.

Petunia

Weekly

Nasturtium

Weekly

Endive

Include in regular rotation.

Romaine Lettuce

Offer freely as an easy-to-accept green. Mix with higher-nutrition greens.

Duckweed

Can be kept live in tank and grazed freely.

Aquatic Turtle Pellets

Juveniles: daily, 2–3 pellets per inch of shell. Adults: every 2–3 days.

Dandelion Greens

Adults: daily greens offering. Juveniles: daily alongside protein.

Dieffenbachia

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Aloe Vera

Avoid entirely; no safe quantity has been established for this species.

Philodendron

Should not be offered at any quantity; avoid entirely.

Pothos

Should not be offered at any quantity; remove from enclosure entirely.

Snake Plant

None — avoid entirely

Rubber Plant

Should not be offered at any quantity; avoid entirely.

Foxglove

Do not feed; toxic

Avocado

Rhubarb

Daffodil

Nightshade

Peace Lily

Should not be offered at any quantity; avoid entirely.

Wood Sorrel

Should be avoided entirely; no safe quantity is established for this species given the oxalate toxicity mechanism.

Oleander

Do not feed; highly toxic

ZZ Plant

None — do not offer any part of this plant to Yellow-bellied Sliders.

Dracaena

Should not be offered at any quantity; avoid entirely.

Monstera

Should not be offered; avoid entirely.

Buttercup

Do not feed; toxic

Chinese Evergreen

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Jade Plant

Should not be offered at any quantity; avoid entirely.

Neon Pothos

Should not be offered at any quantity; remove from enclosure vicinity entirely.

Henbit

Hawkweed

Cleavers

Hawthorn Leaves

Spider Plant