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Would it be okay to feed Zoo Med aquatic turtle food to my hatchling desert ornate? I've heard from other keepers that it's okay, but I thought that it would be too high in protien. Thanks in advance!
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Cliff

My Collection:
0.1 Florida Box Turtle
2.2 Eastern Box Turtles
1.1 Ornate Box Turtle
0.0.1 Desert Ornate Box Turtle
1.1.1 Redfoot Tortoises
2.1 Russian Tortoises
1.0.1 African Sulcata Tortoises
1.0 Burmese Python
0.1 Virginia Opossum
1.0 German Boxer
1.0 Pit Bull
1.1 Chihuahuas

I have tried to feed that brand to my box turtles, hatchling to adult. Nobody ever eats it! Reptomin is the gold standard, and I have also gotten them to take mazuri and wardley with regularity.

I see no reason why you shouldn't feed it to your box turtle. Let us know how it goes.

hatchling desert with a turtleneck...haha, get it, turtleneck!?
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Ha ha...I got it!

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0.1.0 ornate box turtle
2.2.0 eastern box turtles
1.0.0 Yellow belly slider
0.1.0 Red belly cooter
0.1.0 Australian shepard
1.9.0 chickens
1.0.0 Dutch(rabbit)
3.2.0 adult children
1.0.0 husband