Turtle breeding techniques, how turtles reproduce

1. First of all, there must be a male turtle and a female turtle. In general, male turtles have a more lively personality than female turtles. Most turtles have flat male and female ventral carapaces. However, in order to reproduce better, some male turtles will have a concave abdominal carapace, and some female turtles will have a convex abdominal carapace.

2. Make sure that the turtle is sexually mature, and the young turtle and semi-adult cannot reproduce. For a general water turtle, the male turtle should be at least three years old, and the female turtle should be about five years old. It is best not to breed the turtle that you have just bought, it is better to wait for a year, and then try to breed after raising.

3. Feeding during the breeding period is very important. In addition to the daily diet, the mother turtle should be given adequate calcium and vitamin D3 supplements. Cuttlefish bones or calcium powder can be added to food.

Basking in the sun allows the turtle to produce vitamin D3, and if the sun is not available, some lamps can be used to assist.

Build the best breeding environment.

1. Reproduction requires a certain amount of space. As long as the adult turtle will find a mate to complete the mating during the mating season, what needs to be done is to let the turtle have free space to move and build an egg-laying area. In the case of polyculture, it is recommended to separate each species during the mating season to avoid bites between different species.

2. Male and female ratio. The optimal ratio is 1 male with 2-3 females, and the specific ratio should be controlled according to the breed and conditions of breeding.

3. Create an spawning area. An egg-laying area needs to be created, as the mother turtle will peel off the dirt to lay her eggs in it when she lays her eggs. The spawning area should be deep enough that the average turtle will lay between 2 and 10 eggs. After the mother turtle lays her eggs, carefully dig out the eggs and hatch them separately.

How to hatch. 1 Incubator. If you can, you can buy a special incubator, which will save a lot of trouble. However, as long as the temperature and humidity are well controlled, it can be incubated in a simple plastic box.

2. Self-made incubator. Simple sorting boxes, plastic boxes can be. If there is a lid, ventilate it.

3. Incubation bedding. The bedding can be made of vermiculite, earth, moss, or a variety of mixtures. The bedding should be damp, but not too much water.

4. Placement of eggs. Be careful and mark the eggs with a marker to make sure they are facing in one direction each time.

5. Temperature determines gender. For most turtles, the sex of the baby turtles is determined by temperature rather than genes, and higher temperatures will hatch mostly females. Each species of turtle needs a different temperature, and too high a temperature can cause bad eggs.

6. Check the eggs. Check the eggs once a week for the first month and a half. Make sure it's damp but not moldy. After 45 days, check more often. Don't wash the eggs with water, and don't rush to help the baby turtle come out of the shell.

7. Throw away the bad guys. Just because an eggshell is cracked or blemishes doesn't mean it's a bad egg. You can try to hatch, but when you are sure that one egg is bad, you should throw it away in time so that it does not affect the other eggs.

Why do they all say that males must be more than five years old to reproduce, and you say that it will be in three years, and which of you two is right?