My turtle threw up three times after eating shrimp pellets. She was eating quickly maybe 5 pellets at a time. She is clearly hungry but won't even eat the other pellets. She doesn't like fruit or vegetables. What should I do?

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My turtle threw up three times after eating shrimp pellets. She was eating quickly maybe 5 pellets at a time. She is clearly hungry but won't even eat the other pellets. She doesn't like fruit or vegetables. What should I do? Pet's info:  | Reptile | Aquatic Turtle | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 3 lbs

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

The pellets shown should not be fed to turtles for any length of time. Doing so may lead to nutritional deficiencies. If you feed a pelleted diet, choose one specifically for turtles. You can also offer feeder fish,  nightcrawlers and freeze dried prey made for turtles. Turtles are omnivorous, so you should be offering chopped fresh greens and vegetables in addition to animal protein and a pelleted diet.

My turtle threw up three times after eating shrimp pellets. She was eating quickly maybe 5 pellets at a time. She is clearly hungry but won't even eat the other pellets. She doesn't like fruit or vegetables. What should I do?

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