What do box turtles eat anyway?
At first I offered him different kinds of fruit, like banana and grapes. I also offered him a carrot. The turtle refused to eat these and I was afraid he was going to starve to death while visiting us. I read online that box turtles also like to eat small bugs. I put some bugs into the 18-gallon plastic container we were keeping him in. The turtle immediately turned into a vicious predator. He gulped down many bugs, including grubs, a worm, a snail, and rolie polies. Where do you find food for box turtles? I found the bugs in two places: in my compost pile and around my garden. The big beetles were found under logs that border some garden beds. I found a grub slithering across a garden bed right after a rain. The rest of the bugs were found in my compost pile. I simply took a shovel and dug into the pile, uncovering rolie polies and a worm. My biggest surprise with this turtle was how much of a carnivore he was. He refused to eat his fruits and veggies but loved to eat live prey. The t
