The invention mainly relates to the technical field of cultivation, and discloses a special feed for parent turtles. The special feed is prepared from the following raw materials: corn flour, wheat bran, sorghum flour, peanut meal, palm kernel cakes, slaughtering scraps, eggshells, animal multi-vitamins, animal multi minerals, composite microbes, and a sweet basil herb extract. The special feed is rich in raw materials and balanced in nutrients, the reproductive capacity of turtles is improved, the egg laying period of female turtles can be prolonged by 20-25 days, the egg laying quantity of each female turtle achieves 33, and the economic returns are increased by 11.2%; the feed is fermented by various microorganisms, so that the fragrance and nutrient components are increased, the palatability is good, the feed intake of the parent turtles is increased, and the reproductive capacity is enhanced; a plant extract is added to the feed, so that the nutrition of the feed is increased, the feed can restrain bacteria and kill insects, the immunity of the parent turtles is improved, the attack rate of the parent turtles is reduced to 1%, and the breeding cost is reduced; and after being selected, the parent turtles are only fed with the special feed, so that the method is simple, influence of foreign feeds on the parent turtles is reduced, and the reproductive capacity of the parent turtles is strengthened.