My three year old male snapper loves fruits and veggies. I was wondering is there anything that should be avoided. I fed him a cherry tomato yesterday and he ate it without hesitation. I wasn't sure if certain fruits/veggies should be avoided because of high acidity like a tomato. Now I'm not talking about as a staple its just as a treat. What do you think.
Fruits and veggies for snappers
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Thye eat vegetables, mostly the ones found in water. Mine eat water hyacinths and water lettuce as if there is no tomorrow.
I would not feed them fruit, however. Does not "feel" natural, imo
I would not feed them fruit, however. Does not "feel" natural, imo
I wasn't to sure. I can't tell by his preference because he eats anything that goes in the tank. I have been feeding a staple pellet with market prawns and plenty of greens like kale and mustard greens but wasn't sure about the fruit. Thanks for the reply.
OscarRobinson;3494566; said:
I saw this vid in which they say the snapper showed on it was fed wit sweet potatoes and the caparace of that tutr had this beautiful reddish color so i have been thinking on giving my Snapper some sweet potatoe.
I have fed my snapper with elodea mainly and no other vegetable so far...
Cheers.
my snapper would eat anything that I put in his tank including the airline tubing. I dont think it is a good idea to feed him too much veggies since they are 95% carnivores in the wild.
No don't get me wrong I do feed a staple diet appropriate to snappers I was just saying as a treat. I do no that there natural diet does consist of some vegetation so I do give greens.
.It's funny. I brought him home a few years ago and my wife freaked, and I mean freaked. She knew what type of turtle it was and what it would need to keep for life. I caught hell. Now when she comes home from work she will walk straight pass me and not even say hello to go see "her turtle". I think she would get rid of me before "her Rocky".
That is a good story, i miss mine.. had him 2 years from the size of a nickle.. bought him a kiddie pool last summer.. when we weren't watching he left.. i just hope he is across the street swimming in the swamp.. looked for him high and low.. i have two paints now,help fill the void.. Rocky is a cute name..lots of luck with him... big pond coming in future?OscarRobinson;3496384; said: