Just a week out of the shell, the juvenile grass turtle keeps burrowing in the sand?

It's normal for turtles to burrow in the sand, and they naturally prefer shady places because they feel safe there. If you don't eat, it's probably too small, just put food in regularly, and remember to have puddles.

When the grass turtle first emerges, it is about 2-3 cm. They are born with an umbilical cord on their abdominal carapace, which the keeper needs to place on dry land or vermiculite. After a few hours, the umbilical cord will fall off and the keeper can disinfect them with saline.

At this point, the baby turtles can move normally, and the keeper can decide whether to keep them in the water or continue to raise them dry, depending on their condition. <

Grass turtles are generally about 2-3 cm when they first emerge from the shell, but there are also some larger varieties that can reach 3-5 cm in length. Grass turtles will have an umbilical cord on their ventral carapace after hatching, and keepers need to place them on clean ground or on vermiculite, and wait a few hours for their umbilical cord to fall off on its own.

1. Disinfection: The umbilical cord of the grass turtle will not fall off immediately after it comes out of the shell, and the keeper needs to wait for their umbilical cord to fall off the beam, first clean the abdominal carapace with water, and then disinfect them with normal saline. This prevents them from becoming infected with bacteria.

2. Water temperature: The grass turtle has just come out of the shell, and its adaptability to the environment is poor, so the keeper needs to keep the water temperature at 25. If possible, you can use a heating rod to keep the temperature constant.

3. Water hole socks lead: Newborn grass turtles need to live in clean and clear water, because their ability to resist diseases is poor, and the water quality is poor and it is easy to breed bacteria. Keepers need to change their water every day to ensure that the water is clean.

4. Water level: Grass turtles are just born and cannot move freely normally, so the keeper needs to control the water level below their dorsal carapace, so that they can breathe quickly.

5. Feeding: Grass turtles are just born, there are not many types of food that can be eaten, and the keeper can feed them some minced fish, shrimp meat, egg yolks, lean meat, etc. Feeding newborn grass turtles needs to follow the principle of eating small meals and eating more often, preferably once a day, and feeding until 7-8 full each time.

When the newly hatched grass turtle is put in a box and let it climb a few small rocks on its own, the umbilical cord on the height of the young turtle is dry and convergent, and then soaked and disinfected with normal saline. After that, the hatchlings can be raised in a glass box or wooden basin, and the water should be changed 1 or 2 times a day, and the water temperature should be controlled between 25 and 30.

1. The freshly hatched grass turtle should first be placed in a small glass box, let the grass turtle crawl on its own for a few hours, and then soak the young turtle with a concentration of normal saline for disinfection after the umbilical cord on the body is dry and convergent.

2. After disinfection, the young turtles should be put into a glass box or wooden basin to raise, and a small amount of water should be placed in it, and the water depth should be 3 4 times the thickness of the tortoise shell of the young turtles, and a drying platform should be prepared for the young turtles to climb up and rest.

3. The water tank for raising young turtles should be changed 1 2 times a day, and the water temperature should be controlled at 25 30. The hatchlings do not need to be fed for the first two days after hatching, and can be fed a small amount of cereal feed after 2 days, and then gradually fed with cooked eggs, minced fish and shrimp, frog meat and other foods.