Instructions
Prepare your turtle's meal. Feed it a variety of whitebait, prawns, large worms and other insects. If the food has been in the freezer, bring it to room temperature before feeding it to your turtle; never give your turtle food that's still frozen.
Cut the food into small bits. Generally, a single piece of food should be no wider than your turtle's mouth. Each meal should be about the size of your turtle's head.
Place the meal into the aquarium. Long-neck turtles prefer to feed in water, so place the food there. The water temperature must be kept at around 25°C (77°F) or it will be too cold for your turtle to comfortably feed in.
Wait about an hour then remove any uneaten food from the aquarium. Do not let leftovers sit in the water.
How to Hand-Feed a Long-Neck Turtle in Captivity
The aptly named eastern long-neck turtle (Chelodina longicollis) is a carnivorous reptile that's native to Australia. Easily recognizable by its unusually long, slender neck and featureless black shell, this type of turtle feeds on a varied diet of whole fish, prawns, insects and other meats rich in vitamin D. Take proper care to feed your long-neck turtle a nutritious diet of various types of meats, at the recommended intervals, to maintain its good health.