I always keep Ancharis (oxygenating pond plants) in my slider tanks, and also duckweek, fairy moss, and water meal, and water hyacinth. They love them all. When the fall comes, I take as much in as I can from my koi pond, and keep the plants in sunny spots near the sliding doors, so I have some for the sliders. The E. painted's will eat them too.
I am new to box turtles, but have raised lots of water turtles for years. I never had a sick one. (my poor boxie is sick) They are much harder to take care of I think. Anyway, my sliders will eat anything you throw in there. Anything! The Eastern Painted that I have will "taste" anything, but has likes and dislikes. The Eastern hatchling, will try things, but also will snub lots of things that I put in there. He mostly eats the reptamin, and some dried shrinp..a little, but really pickes at the Ancharis.
Terry

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