First of all…we are so happy when people find our articles/posts useful for them. We feel like we are not just 2 turtles and 1 human who are running the blog simply for fun. Well,it is fun but we also want people to learn more about our species.
Me eating Epoema Aquatica
I have shared about Spinach in We Are Not Popeye, here are the other food to avoid: (copied from redearslider.com)
- Iceburg lettuce and Celery because they provide very little useful nutrition or fiber. They are fillers, a way to add variety but not nutrition.
- Spinach, Chard, Beets, Rhubarb because they have Oxalic acid and it blocks the absorption of calcium. These foods cause the turtle to become calcium deficient even if a good source of calcium is provided which can result in soft shell or MBD (metabolic bone disease) which is fatal.
- Beans, Mushrooms because they do not much nutritional value, and can cause gout.
- Raw meat, Frozen fish, Raw chicken because they will causes obesity, pyramiding, kidney problems << this used to be my problem.Mommy often gave me cook chicken…and I am a bit overweight now
- Goldfish because it is very fatty, really no nutritional value for turtle
Now … here are what’s good for us 
(also copied from redearslider.com)
- For turtles under 1 year old, feed pellets daily, as much as would fit in their head if it were hollow (not including the neck) and veggies every day (if they refuse, don’t stop offering it)
- For turtles one year and older, feed every other day at most (amount of food will increase with size of head), with veggies every day.
VEGETABLES **all rinsed thoroughly**
- Romaine Lettuce
- Mustard leaves
- Leaves of Radish
- Collard Greens
- Tomatoes (must be considered a rarity. too acidic to be a regular staple)
- Carrot
- Turnip
- Sweet Potato (cooked – boiled/ steamed/baked)
- Peas (occasionally – once a month max)
- Pumpkin
- Squashes
FRUITS **no more than once a month**
- Papaya
- Mango
- Watermelon
- Cantaloupe/Common Melon
- Grapes (remove skin so its easier for them to pick at )
- Apple
- Pear
- Strawberry
- Figs
- Banana
WATER PLANTS **rinsed thoroughly**
- Anacharis
- Water Lily
- Duckweed
- Water Hyacinth
- Hornwort
LIVE PREY
- Feeder Fish (guppies, rosey red minnows)
- mealworms (no more than once a week as they’re very high in protein)
- mosquito larvae
- crickets (preferably gutloaded)
- cockroaches
- apple snails or other water snails
Me eating Cuttlebone
Getting Calcium
- cuttlebone (found in any pet store in the bird section – peel off the hard backing first, as they can’t digest it)
- Calcium Dusting (you can crush cuttlebone for this)
- Calcium blocks
Getting Vitamin A (Great for eyes ..especially if they are puffy)
- green leafy vegetables
- carrot
- squash
- cod liver oil
Remember!! don’t feed us same food over and over again because we can easily attached to it and refuse other food.
Take good care of our species, okay
Novroz
Kroten
Kurome
Papoe
Kame (R.I.P)
I had to laugh at this! “feed pellets daily, as much as would fit in their head if it were hollow ”
We know your heads is not hollow, though, and that you are very intelligent!
Hehe that sentence made mommy a bit confuse, at first. She tried to figure out how much was that supposed to be by putting pellets on her hand and looking at us at the same time.
Thank you Cat Calls…lots of people think we are just a stupid pet
, nice to know you don’t see us like that 
Nice article and very helpful. I had no idea my turtle could get gout. Thanks.
You’re welcome
I didn’t know that either till I found that helpful site
Wow you guys eat lots – but I’d have to draw the line at bugs, I’d never eat those!
We are omnivora…so we eat many kinds of food
You draw your line at bugs, is that means you dogs eat veggies too? I never knew that .
I did not know you were omnivorous…very interesting
Fabulous post TY
We tend to be more vegetarian as we get older. I haven’t eat any meat for 2 years…I miss chicken and fish a lot but I am on diet program
Thank you for reading our blog, Aunt Kelly.
Kame dan Kroten begitu beruntungnya kalian ya, punya majikan yang amaaaaaat mengerti dan menyayangi dirimu….
Hehehe iya dong Bang Asop…kita malah suka kasian sama kura2 yang dipelihara seadanya.
Dulu pernah punya tetangga yang kura2nya udah ditaro di dalam ember kecil cuma dikasih makan kangkung terus pula…kasian bgt. Rasanya pengen diangkat jadi saudara tapi tempatnya ga cukup. 2 container plastik aja dah menuh2in kamar.
Really guys, you are quite whimsical. We get attached and refuse other food?
But okay, I get the idea. In case I decided to pet your friends, I will remember.
I have no problem with food…I will eat everything.
Kame is one of the perfect example for that whimpsy thing. Did you know what mommy had to do to make Kame eats veggie? She had to put her on a week on strict diet. She didn’t give her anything else but veggie. It was very hard as Kame often looked her in the eyes with cute begging eyes. She had to force herself to ignore those eyes.
Fortunately, the hunger strike was over in a week and Kame started eatung veggie afterward. Kame was attached to meaty food such as chicken, fish and pellet.
Mommy didn’t know much about turtle when she first had Kame. If you do decide to have our turtle cousins, please don’t make same mistake
Very educational as I had no idea what a balanced turtle diet would include. The O nutritional value of iceburg and celery made sense. The other stuff was very interesting. Especially the amounts.
Yaaiii…I am so glad you think like that even though this isn’t purely something I wrote, I copy-pasted almost all of them from the site that have helped mommy a lot.
Wrong food can cause damage for my species…glad mommy always try to mix the food she can find. Not all the food can be found in Indonesia.
I never knew that turtles could eat sweet potatoes or fruit!! Some of the things you mentioned at the top were so surprising to me!
Sweet potato is their favorite!! If I allowed my self to give them the whole sweet potato, I am sure they will eat them all in less than 5 minutes.
But sweet potato has high sugar level, I can only give it as much as head-size and not too often. Once a week or 2 weeks. The sugar can cause diabetes.
No chocolate? No wine gums? You poor turtles!
Wild wombats in captivity also like carrots and sweet potatoes. But no meat.
Is chocolate really that good?
Tho mommy never read it whether it bad for us or not…but she likes to keep us in the safe track…so no chocolate for us
I do wonder how does it taste.
Wombies don’t eat meat? I thought you do, judging from your teeth
We have big incisors for biting off roots and grasses, something like a rabbit.
Roots and grasses? Hmmm…I think we have better food than you guys
wow.. admire you for that .. I throw all sorts of tantrum when at home eating this or that
Hehe we don’t eat them all…mostly green veggies, She has turned us into vegetarian like her number one favorite actor
I didn’t realise that turtles ate such a wide variety of food. I was surprised that there is such a big variety that they will eat A very informative post
I don’t think I would like to eat goldfish either.
That list surprised my mommy too
She tried to give us a bit of this and that and we are enjoying the treat.
Most important thing to remember is the no-no food…please tell that to anyone you know who owns a turtle, ‘kay Uncle Tony
I bet you could eat mango without having to go to water. They are so super slippery, I have a hard time holding onto them when I try to peel them. They fly out of my hand like a flying monkey.
I don’t think so Aunt Sara. We have no saliva and tongue to swallow it.even thou it is slippery…I doubt it
once i ate a cuttle bone
Cuttlebone is good for your carapace
Miss itu nama daun2annya in Indonesia apa yak? Banyak yg kurang familiar dg namanya, hehe abis dulu ga doyan sayur sih :p
Di Indonesia yang gampang dicari cuma sawi, selada sama kangkung
Ow I see.. thanks!
I bought a RES
yeah…I have seen him/her
Hi there Kroten and everyone else at this blog
I really love your blog
I was just wondering, do you eat the veggies if its in your Mummy’s hand? Or when she’s around?
My little turtle Robin doesn’t -and the veggies are only eaten when I’m not around. When I go back to check there’s usually some veggie bits floating around in the water…
I tried offering him the veggies by holding them on the water but he just ignored them like they weren’t there!
Is this normal for your species or only just maybe because he doesn’t trust me a lot yet..?
Hi Turtrox
Thank you for liking our blog
I think it’s not about species, it’s more about personality. My late sister, Kame, can eat from Mommy’s hand and didn’t bite her fingers even though the veggie was cut into 1,5 cm. My sister, Kroten, loves hand-feeding but she can’t measure distance well and often bit Mommy’s fingers if the veggie was too short. My brother, Kurome recently learned how to eat from Mommy’s hand even though he is only been here for 5 months.
I have been adopted for almost a year but I still haven’t eaten from Mommy’s hand because I am too shy…but at least I don’t hide anymore now, I let her see me eat my veggie or pellets