A lot of information records that Brazilian turtles are omnivores, but during the breeding process, people found that some Brazilian turtles only eat meat and never even eat a bite of vegetarian food. In fact, artificially raised Brazilian turtles are worthy of their name. of carnivores. During the breeding process, many breeders also choose to feed Brazilian turtles raw meat. So is it good for Brazilian turtles to eat raw meat?
Brazilian turtles live in valleys and rivers. They live an amphibious life on land and water and are semi-aquatic. Brazilian turtles like to eat boneless, spineless soft minced meat (muscle), shrimp, fish, and most like fresh shrimp and various insects. Under artificial breeding conditions, they like to eat animal food, such as fish, pork, animal offal, mussels, snails and bloodworms (chironomid larvae), red threadworms (water earthworms), mealworms (mealworms), fly maggots, etc. . Also eat vegetables, rice, fruits and other plants. When raising, feed small fish, shrimps, pig liver, red worms, cockroaches, etc.
Strictly speaking, the meat and insects that Brazilian turtles eat are actually raw. Especially wild Brazilian turtles cannot eat cooked meat and insect food. However, in artificial breeding conditions, in order to better protect the health of Brazilian turtles, breeders may cook the meat and feed the insects to the Brazilian turtles after sterilization and disinfection.
Essentially speaking, there is nothing wrong with Brazilian turtles eating raw meat, but the prerequisite for feeding is that the meat is fresh . We know that some unhealthy meat foods may contain various bacteria. Such foods will pose great health risks to Brazilian turtles after they are eaten. Therefore, it is okay for breeders to feed Brazilian turtles raw meat, but they must ensure that the food is fresh and healthy.
