Can Turtles Eat Grapes?

Turtles are able to eat grapes although it is advised not to feed grapes to your turtle on a regular basis. Turtles should only be fed grapes every now and then on rare occasions or not at all. What a turtle can and cannot eat, or likes to eat and does not like to eat really also just depends upon the species of turtle. For instance, green sea turtles are largely vegetarian and primarily are known to consume sea grasses, while other species of sea turtles are mainly carnivorous and prefer to feast upon jellyfish, crabs, fish, sea urchins, barnacles and sponges.

Some land tortoises are vegetarian and will spend part of their day grazing and foraging. Box turtles are omnivorous creatures and will eat a little bit of anything you throw their way or that they can come across in the wild. These creatures also consume a lot of worms, bugs, and plant materials. Water turtles begin life as carnivores and then as they mature begin to consume more and more plant material until they are basically omnivorous creatures.

Correctly feeding your pet turtle begins with knowing what kind of species you own. If you are unsure of this you should check an atlas, book, or consult a veterinarian that knows a lot about reptiles, or a knowledgeable herper or breeder to help you properly identify your species of turtle. Once you know what kind of turtle you own, feeding it becomes a lot easier.

As mentioned above, turtles are generally not very picky eaters and most love to eat fruits such as grapes. However these should only be given to them as treats on rare occasions because they are very high in sugar content and are also poor in minerals. They have an incorrect calcium phosphorous ratio, and it is for this reason that they should only be offered to a turtle as about 5% of its diet or less. Tortoises have been found to love grapes. In fact, red and yellow foot tortoises naturally consume more fruits than other tortoises, so if you are an owner of a tortoise then their portion of fruit in their diet can be increased to about 15% or 20% if desired.