The choice of food for the masked turtle is not clear. It is an omnivorous turtle, and many foods can be provided to the masked turtle. However, you should pay attention to the balance of nutrition and the feeding method of food, and learn to judge the health of the masked side-necked turtle yourself.

The masked side-necked turtle's diet is omnivorous, and it is more suitable to eat both meat and vegetables . Animal foods include insects, small aquatic animals, and invertebrates, such as snails, slugs, earthworms, worms, crickets, and mealworms. Plant foods include some vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes, bananas, spinach leaves, grass and grape leaves.

It is advisable to feed the masked side-neck turtle once a day or once every 2 days. The feeding amount is larger in spring and summer, and smaller in autumn and late autumn. Especially when the temperature is unstable, it is better to feed less or not. Otherwise, due to the large temperature change, the mask side-necked turtle will suffer from indigestion after ingesting food. disease.