The best food for giant side-necked turtles is turtle feed. The proportion of plants in the feed should reach 90%. The fat content should not be too high. 32-35% protein and 4-6% fat are suitable. Long-term consumption of Feeds high in protein and fat can seriously damage the liver and kidneys. Supplementary food and snacks for giant side-necked turtles can be a variety of palatable vegetables, fruits, feeds relatively high in protein and fat, fish and even insects.

How to raise giant side-necked turtles:

1. Pay attention to the water temperature difference. The giant side-necked turtle lives near the equator, and the tropical rainforest climate of the Amazon is hot and rainy all year round. The giant side grows fastest when the water temperature is 28 to 32 degrees Celsius, and the disease rate is extremely low.

2. Breeding environment. Giant turtles belong to deep-water turtles. The adult giant turtles should be kept in an environment that is more than 50 times its size, and should be given sufficient space to move.

3. Feeding. Giant side-necked turtles eat a huge amount of food and grow rapidly. The protein and fat in their staple food should not be too high. It should contain 32%-35% protein and 4%-6% fat.

4. Bask your back. The salt that giant side-necked turtles absorb from food is excreted through their tear glands, so basking on their backs from time to time is not only to synthesize vitamin D3, but more importantly, to excrete excess salt from the body and reduce the burden on the kidneys.