The Chinese flower turtle is an omnivorous animal. They tend to be carnivorous in their infancy and become more vegetarian as they get older. In childhood, its stomach is relatively fragile and can be fed turtle food. If they do not eat turtle food, they can be fed some small fish, shrimps and mealworms, and often match with some fresh vegetable leaves, which is more conducive to its digestion and absorption.

Adult Chinese turtles can normally feed pork, fish, shrimp, and fresh green leaves Vegetables and fruits, in spring and autumn, you can add some antibiotics to the food to enhance its resistance. It can't eat cooked food, processed food, salty food, these foods will cause certain damage to its kidneys.