Instructions
Feed your soft-shelled turtles a variety of fresh meats aside from commercial food. They enjoy live feeder fish, tadpoles, snails, worms, raw chicken liver, raw hamburger or small shrimp.
Supplement your soft-shell turtle's diet with small amounts of dog food if it is difficult for you to routinely feed them fresh or live foods.
Monitor your soft-shell's turtle food intake. If your turtle is shy and won't feed around you, watch for how quickly food disappears and if fecal matter is produced. Soft-shelled turtles become accustomed to overeating if given too much food, and can become overweight easily.
Offer your turtle pieces of its favorite food on your finger to train it to eat from your hands. It can take time, and some turtles will never get accustomed to hand-feeding no matter how patient you are.
How to Feed a Soft Shell Turtle
Soft-shelled turtles are one of the most plentiful types of freshwater, aquatic turtles. Dubbed "soft-shelled" because the tops of their shells (carapace) do not have hard scales, the smaller soft-shelled turtles, such as spiny, smooth or Florida soft-shells, are a popular and entertaining addition to a home aquarium. Soft-shelled turtles are also easy to feed, and while many are shy, you can often train them to take small treats from your hand.