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Can turtles eat corn?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:32 pm
by swlin
My turtles love it, but i don't know if it's good for them. Thanks

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:52 pm
by Daniel3507
i wouldnt feed it. i dont think it has any real nutritional value and maybe hard to digest.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:44 pm
by MoreBloodWine
Daniel3507 wrote:maybe hard to digest.
Kinda hard to mis corn when you eat it and then umm... well you know. Corn doesnt digest to well so I wouldnt use it.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:35 pm
by Fuzzy Hamster
Eating a varied diet is just as important for turtles as it is for people.

Corn is fine for turtles as long it is fed rarely, like some fruits. In other words, about once a month.

The main site provides several links (in the plant section) to info about nutrition but this one in particular lists corn;

http://turtlepuddle.org/health/turtlefood.html

PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:46 pm
by swlin
Thank you all guys.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:06 am
by BullDog
MoreBloodWine wrote:Kinda hard to mis corn when you eat it and then umm... well you know. Corn doesnt digest to well so I wouldnt use it.


What's interesting is that I've fed my guys corn on occasion, but never seen it come out of the other end, or seen any bits in the filter. Perhaps turts have a better digestive system than us, or it gets broken down when it's eaten twice.

As others said though, it's high in sugar, so it's once a month MAX (mine usually only get it a couple times a year).

PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:40 pm
by marisa
I've given my turts some corn off the cob in the past few days, and they love it. As an occasional part of a varied diet, it should be OK. If I remember correctly corn is in Mazuri...