Natural turtle diets and how this would affect the 2018 turtles
Snapping turtles are omnivores, though mainly carnivores. Their diet is roughly 64-70% meat and 30-36% plants. As they favor meat over plants.
Spiny soft shells are classified carnivores, though they are also opportunistic. Their diet is roughly 85-90% meat and 10-15% plants. They are carnivores in classification but will eat plants sometimes.
Red-eared sliders are omnivores, though babies are primarily carnivores but adults are primarily herbivores. Their diet is roughly 50% meat and 50% plants as babies but adults are 25% meat and 75% plants.
Box turtles are omnivores, though like red-eared sliders, babies are mainly carnivores and adults are mainly herbivores. Their diet is roughly 50% meat and 50% plants as adults.
Humans are omnivores. 50% meat and 50% plants.
This means that Raph would be more likely to enjoy meat than plants as the human side is neutral but the turtle side favors meat. Snapping turtles slightly favor meat over plants.
This means that Donnie would be even more likely to enjoy meat than plants. As spiny soft shells diet is 90% meat so despite being a mutant, he would be likely to have a mixed diet but still eat mainly more meat.
This means that Leo would be more likely to enjoy plants and meat the same as a kid. But as he is older, he will be likely to enjoy plants more.
This means that Mikey would be more likely to enjoy meat as a kid. As he ages and grows, his diet will shift more to a 50-50 ratio of meat and plants as both his human and turtle side diets are 50% meat and 50% plants.
P.S. So Raph would like meat toppings on pizza, Donnie would love meat toppings on pizza, Leo would prefer plant toppings on pizza, Mikey would like both meat and plant toppings on pizza.
