How Often To Feed Baby Water Turtle. However, the largest pet turtles may need weekly feeding. Baby tortoises need to be kept on diet of a plants and weeds and they require a dietary supplement of vitamin d3 twice a week for the first year of their lives.

For hatchlings, this will mean cleaning and feeding at least weekly. You can feed the turtle in a separate container with water if needed to keep the tank cleaner as turtles feed in the water. How often you clean their water will depend on the mess they make and feeding schedules.