The foods that little Brazilian turtles eat include: synthetic feed, animal feed, and plant feed.
1. Synthetic feed
Little Brazilian turtles can be fed some special turtle food, because the nutrients contained in turtle food are very comprehensive and can meet most of the daily needs of little Brazilian turtles. Nutrition.
2. Animal feed
Little Brazilian turtles can be fed some fresh fish or shrimp meat, because these two foods are their favorites and are rich in calcium. Baby Brazilian turtles need a lot of calcium, so keepers can feed them more fresh fish and shrimps.
3. Plant-based feed
Although baby Brazilian turtles are not particularly keen on plant-based feed, breeders should feed them regularly to ensure balanced nutrition. Plant-based feeds suitable for baby Brazilian turtles include spinach leaves, cabbage leaves, apples, carrots, etc.
How to raise baby Brazilian turtles
1. Feeding: Baby Brazilian turtles grow very fast, so their demand for food is also relatively large. The breeders can feed them every day. It's best to feed twice a day.
2. Light: Baby Brazilian turtles need light to develop better, so it is best for breeders to take them out to bask in the sun every day, or make a platform in the container for them to climb up on their own. Bask in the sun.
3. Water level: The water level for baby Brazilian turtles should not be too high. Although they are water turtles, they breathe with their lungs, so if the water level is too high, they will easily drown. Keepers can adjust the water level to be lower than their carapace so they can breathe when they look up.