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minus-squarePistcow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agohttps://www.webmd.com/pets/what-do-pet-turtles-eat Pretty much the same for the other two.
minus-squareBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 months agoTurtles are omnivores and can live up to 50 years, tortoises are herbivores and can live up to 200 years.
minus-squareGiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoThere is no overall consensus on how the terms “turtle”, “tortoise”, or “terrapin” should be used. Whether a tortoise is a turtle or not is a colloquial issue not a scientific one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise#Terminology
https://www.webmd.com/pets/what-do-pet-turtles-eat
Pretty much the same for the other two.
Turtles are omnivores and can live up to 50 years, tortoises are herbivores and can live up to 200 years.
That is a tortoise, not a turtle.
There is no overall consensus on how the terms “turtle”, “tortoise”, or “terrapin” should be used. Whether a tortoise is a turtle or not is a colloquial issue not a scientific one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise#Terminology