The South American snake-necked turtle is a carnivorous animal. It likes to eat live bait. You can feed them mealworms, crickets, earthworms, etc. In addition, you can also feed lean meat, small fish, shrimp or small suckling rats, etc. These are the foods that South American snake-necked turtles are more interested in. If the breeder does not have time, you can also feed the South American snake-necked turtle some turtle food.

Feeding precautions for South American snake-necked turtles:

1. Pay attention to feeding frequency. When snake-necked turtles are young, they are fed once a day to ensure adequate nutrition because they are in the growth stage.

2. After the snake-necked turtle grows up, its growth rate slows down. Feed it once every two days or three times a week, but the feeding amount should gradually increase.

3. Be sure not to overfeed. If there is excess food in the container, it needs to be cleaned up in time to avoid affecting the water quality.

4. Buy good quality turtle feed. There are many inferior feed additives, which will affect the health of snake-necked turtles.