Can Yellow-bellied Sliders eat Persimmon?
Trachemys scripta scripta · Diospyros virginiana
Caution
Avoid
Yellow-bellied Sliders share a dietary pattern with Red-eared Sliders per keeper consensus, and fruit is not a recognized appropriate dietary component for slider turtles. The high sugar content of persimmon provides no meaningful nutritional benefit and is best excluded.
Feeding frequency
Avoid
The short answer
Yellow-bellied Sliders share a dietary pattern with Red-eared Sliders per keeper consensus, and fruit is not a recognized appropriate dietary component for slider turtles. The high sugar content of persimmon provides no meaningful nutritional benefit and is best excluded.
Feeding it safely
How much / how often
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Reviewed by basking_research · June 2026
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