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Can you put your turtle pelletes in water?
Unlike people, turtles have fixed tongues so they can not get the food down with out help. That help would be water, aquatic turtles have to eat in water, they may grab food on land but then they will rush straight back to swallow the food.
Can you put turtle pelletes in the water for them?
When feeding aquatic turtles you have to put both the turtles and the pellets in water for the turtles to be able to eat the pellets. Unlike humans, aquatic turtles have fixed tongues meaning that they can't move them. So to get the food down their throat they use water. A turtle may grab a chunk of food on land but then they will rush to the nearest water to swallow it. So yes, feed your aquatic turtles in water.
How do goldfish swallow their food?
They suck in water and the food flows in with it.
Turtle gets its food by?
Turtles get their food by foraging in their environment for things like plants, insects, small fish, and algae. They use their strong jaws to chew and swallow their food while underwater. Some turtles are also known to scavenge for food on land.
How are food and water kept out of the lungs when you swallow?
The epiglottis
Why do you swallow?
The main reason is you have to get food & water supply.
Should you swallow your food with water?
it will not hurt anything if you do, but you dont have to
Do leatherback turtles have teeth?
<span class="cs_misspelled">No.Their</span> lips help them to eat jellyfish as they just swallow their food.<span id="caretPos"></span> No turtles have teeth. They all have beaks instead.
Do water turtles eat out of water?
No they absorb the waters nutrients as food and thrive off of it
Can you leave turtles on their own with plenty food for a week?
NO! Turtles need water and to have their cages cleaned. They need cleaned habitats!
Can Turtles without food?
I don't think they can. All mammals need food & water to survive... i think..
What do sea turtles need to survive on?
They need food, water and air and shelter.
