TURTLE CARE Nutrition and Water

As soon as the sea turtle shows signs of self-feeding, all feeding interactions must be minimised and food to be tossed into the tank for turtles to forage.

TRUE
FALSE

Turtles must initially be fed

a protein diet (fish including bones and cut into bite size pieces, squid, jellyfish).
nothing for the first 24 hours
food that is available in the wild or that mimics food in the wild (e.g. kale, endive or lettuce to replace seagrass)
all of the above

A sea turtle has poor body condition. Each day it should be given food that is close to:

2% of its body weight
5% of its body weight
2.5% of its body weight
10% of its body weight

After the intensive care phase, a turtle should be fed:

a protein diet (fish including bones and cut into bite size pieces, squid, jellyfish).
food that is available in the wild or that mimics food in the wild (eg Kale, endive or lettuce)
once a week
none of the above

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