Can Yellow-bellied Sliders eat Feeder Fish?
Trachemys scripta scripta · Poecilia reticulata
Safe
Adults: once or twice per week
Exotic vet review
Natural diet item. Prefer guppies or mollies over goldfish (thiaminase).
Feeding frequency
DailyWeeklyOccasionalNever
Safe
Adults: once or twice per week
OmnivoreProteinNot toxic
The short answer
Natural diet item. Prefer guppies or mollies over goldfish (thiaminase).
Feeding it safely
How much / how often
Adults: once or twice per week.
How to prepare
Guppies or mollies preferred over goldfish.
What's inside
Per 100 g of raw feeder fish
16mg
Calcium
214mg
Phosphorus
0.1:1
Ca:P ratio
INVERTED18g
Protein
Backed by sources
Exotic vet reviewVCA Animal Hospitals — Feeding Aquatic Turtles
Feeder fish are an appropriate food for adult aquatic turtles.
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