Knowledge of raising turtles, common sense of raising turtles

Eating feed is not good, easy to get sick, feeding small fish and shrimp is good live food.

Many people have experience raising turtles, but more than half of them either die, or give away or release them, which is not good for the environment and turtles, so I hope to think twice before buying turtles to raise at home.

Figuring out whether it's a tortoise or a terrabe and dealing with the water quality is basically no problem.

The common sense of raising turtles is: turtles are ectotherms, turtle species are not blind, there is a certain risk in hibernation, the water level is high, and the turtle shell is hard, but it is afraid of falling.

1. Turtles are ectotherms, and the temperature of the environment is very important.

The higher the temperature, the more active the turtle is, the better the appetite, and the lower the temperature, the lower the natural body function. So, stop feeding turtles in the winter and saying "childish" things about why turtles don't eat.

2. Turtle species polyculture is not blind.

Turtles are often mixed together, after all, each of us has a limited amount of space. It's not possible to stay in a single room, and that makes it look no good. Polyculture should also pay attention to the variety and the size of the space.

It is not recommended to mix with gentle turtles if they are too **. There is a possibility of violence.

3. There are certain risks associated with hibernation.

The hibernation of turtles is a process of survival of the fittest, not 100% hibernation is fine, you must be psychologically prepared. There are also tropical turtles that can't hibernate at all, so you have to figure it out.

4. The level of the water level.

Although turtles live in water most of the time, too shallow water, but back, is not good for turtles. In addition, deep-water feeding needs a drying platform, turtles breathe with lungs, and too small turtles are not physically strong enough to be suitable for deep-water feeding, shallow water over the back is good.

5. The turtle shell is hard, but it is afraid of falling.

Don't think that a hard shell can protect the turtle well, and the turtle is especially afraid of falling. It is easy to damage the shell and even cause internal injuries to the turtle.

Young turtles, adult turtles and parent turtles should be raised in separate pools to avoid the phenomenon of large turtles swallowing small turtles, and it is also convenient to determine the amount of feed and feeding management, so as to observe and grasp the growth of turtles.

Because the turtle has a gentle temperament and is timid, the surrounding area of the breeding pond should be kept quiet, so as not to affect the normal activities of the turtle such as feeding, basking in the sun, mating, and laying eggs. Change the water in the breeding pond frequently, keep the water clean, and do a good job in the hygiene of the breeding pond to prevent turtle diseases. The sand in the open space between the pond and the fence should be kept humid, and in the middle of summer, some cooling measures should be taken, such as sprinkling water and planting some small shrubs.

Before the hibernation period, check the growth of the turtle, add more feed to the weak, and feed the turtle more food, so that the turtle can accumulate a lot of nutrients, grow strong and overwinter.

1、Breeding Environment:

The turtle is an amphibian, if it is placed in a pure pool that is not connected to the land, the pool must be placed with stones, bricks and other platforms exposed to the water surface for the turtle to dry its back and rest, the turtle likes to hide in the hole, so you can use bricks to build a turtle nest to improve the turtle's sense of security.

Feeding method:

Turtles mostly eat in the water, sometimes on the shore, and can be thrown directly into the water, or they can place their food in shallow water or near the slope where land and water meet. When feeding shrimp, you should feed it with the shell to supplement calcium, but cut off the spikes of the shrimp head.

Food selection

Turtles like to eat meat and fishy food, small turtles are mainly meat, and they can eat some vegetarian ones when they are older, and they can generally be fed small fish, small shrimp, earthworms, loaches, animal offal, snails, crickets, a small amount of red meat, bananas, melon skins, etc.

Temperature requirements

Turtles want to bask in the sun, and can not be directly exposed in high temperature weather, it is best to use a semi-shaded environment, turtle breeding water temperature environment maximum temperature should not exceed 37 degrees, summer should pay attention to the pool shading, generally can be used large-leaf plants for shading.

Do not feed when the temperature is lower than 20 degrees, otherwise it is easy to cause gastrointestinal diseases such as indigestion. Turtles are most adapted to temperatures of 25-30 degrees, when they grow the fastest.

The higher the temperature, the greater the amount of food, but when the temperature is too high, the amount of food decreases, the lower the temperature, the smaller the amount of food, the fastest temperature for turtles to grow meat is 28 30 degrees.

Number of feedings

The larger the turtle, the less the number of feeding, the smaller the turtle, the more often the turtle is fed, the young turtle is generally fed 3 times a day, the baby turtle is generally fed 1 time a day, and the adult turtle is generally fed once in 2 3 days. Female turtles should be fed more during the egg-laying season, and more nutritious foods should be fed on the eve of hibernation.

Hibernation environment

Hibernation in East China generally in November of the year to April of the following year, when the temperature is lower than 12 degrees will enter the state of hibernation, put the turtle in the shallow water with a high back, placed in a dark and quiet environment, the temperature during hibernation should be kept between 3 12 degrees, the best hibernation temperature is 8 10 degrees, it is forbidden to bask in the sun during hibernation, otherwise the turtle will wake up often, which will greatly consume the physical strength of the turtle, and so on in the spring may die due to physical exhaustion.