Feeding and Nutrition :: pears

[vieniebebe]

Hey,I was just wondering if you can feed turtles pears.Rarely at least?

[marisa]

Once in a great while a small amount probably wouldn't hurt. That said, I wonder how much nutrition pears have, and with other foods being more nutritious, I'd stick with them (especially leafy greens for veggies). Too much fruit will cause diarrhea.

[Spookster]

As far as fruit goes I would think canteloupe would be more nutritious as it has vitamin A in it.

[jenaero]

I'd tend to think that pears are more sugary than other fruits as well.

[Kayte257]

I know lots of veggies that I can feed Stanley, but not too many fruits.

Any suggestions?

[sonyj]

Fruit should only be fed once a month in moderation due to it's high sugar content. Grapes are my turtles favorite fruit, maybe because he only gets them on a rare occasion, or maybe it's the way they bounce along the bottom. He loves chasing after them.

[marisa]

An occasional piece of cantelope is OK. It contains beta carotene, which your turtle can convert to vitamin A.