In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and cannot eat.

When it comes to what do pet turtles eat, these reptiles have specific dietary needs shaped by what they’d naturally eat in the wild, and not all foods – nor all turtles – are created equal.

As turtles are omnivores, the food they eat depends on their choice of food from their young. A typical adult turtle (above 12 years) will consume more vegetables, fruits, and animal products ...

Water turtles require more extensive care and are recommended to be kept outdoors to help duplicate it's natural environment, ...

Smaller turtles tended to ingest more plastic, possibly because they were "less experienced" and so "more likely to eat the wrong food", the study said. Scientists examined green turtles after ...

but some turtle species are actually important predators that help to keep ocean food chains healthy. For example, hawksbill turtles eat lots of sea sponges, which would otherwise out-compete ...