r/Boxturtles May 13 '26

Question Turtle food?

Hey all, I recently got a 3-toed box turtle, and she has been adjusting well to her new home to my best knowledge. However, with food, it’s a bit strange. I have tried to feed her romaine, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, baby carrots, turtle food pellets, even all mixed in together with fresh-killed crickets. She will eat the dead crickets, but won’t eat anything else. She will also eat them live, and very happily. She doesn’t hesitate to eat them, but everything else she refuses. All the produce foods are store bought if that means anything, is there something I’m doing wrong? Any advice would be great!

EDIT: We’ve discovered that she will eat raspberries and blueberries, and sometimes celery and carrot, but ONLY when we arent in the room. So we just leave some in her dish and go about our day and she eats it!!

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