My three-toed box turtles that I keep outside captured and ate a Gypsy Moth Caterpillar today! I have never seen one do this before and it would seem like a very unpleasant meal! Is this unusual behavior? If it’s an acceptable food Item I can collect ‘em by the bucket full!
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Should A Box Turt. Eat Tent Caterpillar?
oldtime
Jun 23, 2014 04:37 PM
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oldtime
Jun 24, 2014 01:18 PM
Oh...he ate a Gypsy Moth Caterpillar. I see that they are NOT the same as Tent Caterpillars as I had originally assumed. Sorry!
vichris
Jul 04, 2014 02:17 PM
>>Oh...he ate a Gypsy Moth Caterpillar. I see that they are NOT the same as Tent Caterpillars as I had originally assumed. Sorry!
They will eat just about any type of bug or insect. I live in the desert SW and mine really like to eat stink bugs....the black hard shelled ones. They'll eat crickets, grasshopper, worms....etc.....They will also eat carrion.
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Vichris
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Oldtime
Jul 04, 2014 07:09 PM
I was alarmed because those caterpillars are like little needle covered hotdogs or something! I would think that would be a very uncomfortable mouthful!
