The habits of the Brazilian turtle with red on both sides .

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The adult body of the Brazilian turtle is oblong, the dorsal carapace is gently raised, the ridge is distinct, and the posterior margin is serrate. The head is broad, the snout is blunt, and the neck has yellow-green longitudinal stripes, and there are 1 long red patches on each side of the back of the eyes. The head and neck flanks and ventral surfaces are sandwiched with yellow-green linear strips.

The eyes are medium-large, and the neck is short and thick. The whole body is varied and colorful, with an emerald green dorsal carapace, and each shield has a ring-like markings inlaid with yellow and green. <

1. Morphological characteristics: The adult body of the Brazilian turtle is oblong, the dorsal carapace is gently raised, the ridge is obvious, and the posterior edge is jagged. The head is broad, the snout is blunt, and the neck has yellow-green longitudinal stripes, and there are 1 long red patches on each side of the back of the eyes.

The head and neck flanks and ventral surfaces are sandwiched with yellow-green linear strips. The eyes are medium-large, and the neck is short and thick. The whole body is varied and colorful, with an emerald green dorsal carapace, and each shield has a ring-like markings inlaid with yellow and green.

2. Habits: The Brazilian red-eared turtle has a lively temperament, and is more active and active than any freshwater turtle produced in China. It is sensitive to water sound and vibration, once frightened and dives into the water, the optimal temperature is 20-32, hibernation below 11, and deep hibernation below 6.

3. Distribution range characteristics: Brazilian red-eared turtles are not all distributed in Brazil, but are produced in some countries such as the Mississippi River in the United States and Central America. Introduced in China in 1987, it has been cultivated in large quantities and can be found in natural water bodies everywhere.

Biological characteristics of the Brazilian tortoise

1. Morphological characteristics of the Brazilian tortoise

The Brazilian turtle is mainly divided into six species, including the Brazilian golden turtle, the Brazilian chicken turtle, the Brazilian painted turtle, the red-eared turtle, the red-bellied turtle, and the Mississippi turtle, but they are collectively referred to as the Brazilian turtle. In general, the Brazilian painted turtle has a wide head, a longitudinal stripe with yellow and green on the neck, and a red stripe on the back of the eye. The dorsal carapace of the Brazilian painted turtle is flattened, generally emerald green or apple-colored, with a distinct ridge on the back**, and then the shield is covered with yellow and green ring-like stripes.

The limbs are pale green, with grayish-brown longitudinal stripes, webbed between the toes; The most striking feature of red-eared turtles is the presence of red spots behind the eyes, which is also the key point to distinguish red-eared turtles.

Although there are different breeds of Brazilian tortoises, they are all collectively known as Brazilian tortoises and have two distinct characteristics:

1. The Brazilian turtle is colorful, with red and light green stripes on the head, and a blue and dark green belt on the back, showing a regular geometric pattern, and the yellow, white and black oracle bone text patterns are distributed at the web, and the patterns of different Brazilian turtles are varied, so the Brazilian turtle is known as the mahjong turtle;

2. Brazilian turtles are more active, more active and faster than many other turtle species, and generally do not want turtles.

It is slow to move, so the Brazilian tortoise is relatively valuable for its ornamental value.

2. The living habits of the Brazilian tortoise

1. Brazilian turtles like to eat animal feed, such as small fish, small shrimp, mussels, snails, bloodworms, earthworms, lean meat, etc. But when animal-based feed is scarce, they also eat plant-based feed. Usually, if you feed animal feed to Brazilian turtles, you must pay attention to carefully check the feed before feeding, and avoid feeding rotten and spoiled food.

The Brazilian turtle has a wide range of diets and is more mixed, and it is also hungry tolerant, and can endure prolonged hunger.

2. The Brazilian turtle has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, but this does not mean that the Brazilian turtle loves any environment. In captivity, it is found that the Brazilian tortoise prefers a quiet, clean environment. Brazilian tortoises are timid, afraid of sounds, and prefer to roost in quieter places.

3. Among Brazilian turtles of the same age, the tail of the female turtle is generally smaller than that of the male turtle, and the belly is flat or convex. Male turtles have a long, thick tail and a concave belly, but it is difficult to identify newborn chicks.

4. Brazilian tortoises are oviparous animals, generally mating in May and August, and laying eggs in June and September. Around the summer solstice is the peak spawning period for Brazilian turtles, they can lay eggs about 3 or 4 times a year, and the number of eggs is around 40, and the maximum number can reach 90. Brazilian tortoises can hatch on their own at natural temperatures, but artificial hatching is much higher in comparison.

The above is an introduction to the morphological characteristics and living habits of the Brazilian turtle, I hope it can help you understand the Brazilian turtle in-depth. If you want to know more about pet turtles, you can pay attention to the later sharing.

Brazilian tortoises are one of the easiest pet tortoises we can see in the pet market, they not only have strong survival ability, but also have a very outstanding reproductive ability. However, it is precisely because of these two reasons that many free-range Brazilian turtles breed in large numbers, which has a certain impact on the ecology. So what are the habits and characteristics of the Brazilian tortoise, let's find out.

1.Habits.

The Brazilian turtle is an aquatic turtle, with strong adaptability to the environment, likes to be quiet and afraid of noise, likes to be clean and afraid of dirty, likes warmth, and often crawls on the shore to dry its back in the windy and sunny weather. Lively, active, and timid. Its activity varies with the change of ambient temperature, the optimal temperature is 20-30 degrees, the temperature drops below 14 degrees Celsius, stops feeding, and enters hibernation when it drops below 11 degrees.

2.Feeding habits.

Scraps and eggs, etc. It also consumes plant-based feeds, such as rice, wheat flour, soybean cakes, melons, fruits, vegetables, etc. More resistant to hunger. The baby Brazilian turtle is very edible and should be fed on time every day.

3.Growth characteristics.

The growth rate of the turtle is relatively fast, it is reported that the juvenile turtle weighing 6 grams, raised in a water body stable at 30 degrees for 38 days, weighing up to 50 60 grams, transferred to the outdoor natural water body in early May for breeding, to the end of November, the general weight of more than 350 grams, to the end of October of the following year, the general individual can reach about 750 grams.

4.Reproductive habits.

Under natural conditions, the age of sexual maturity of Brazilian turtles is generally 4-5 years old. Some of them are artificially warmed and have a heavier weight at 2 years of age, but they still cannot lay eggs. In the Yangtze River Basin, the breeding period is from May to September, and the peak spawning period is around the summer solstice.

It can lay 3-4 eggs a year, 3-19 eggs each time, and the average annual spawning volume is 40-70, and the maximum number of eggs can be 90.

1. The adult body of the Brazilian turtle is about 20 cm, and the general Brazilian turtle ** has yellow, green, gray-brown longitudinal stripes, webbing between the fingers and toes, and a pair of red coarse stripes on the back edge of both sides of the eyes, which is its inner ear.

2. The Brazilian red-eared turtle is a water turtle that can live in deep water, but it likes to inhabit shallow water at the turtle seedling stage, likes to live in groups, and prefers to bask its back.

3. The Brazilian red-eared turtle has early sexual maturity, and the female begins to lay eggs above 500 grams, generally 6-11 eggs, and up to 30 eggs. In general, April to September is the laying and mating period for Brazilian turtles.

4. Brazilian turtles are omnivorous, and the main food can be fed to freshwater fish and shrimp, lean meat, animal offal, freshwater shellfish snails, red nematodes, earthworms and other insects, and melons, fruits and vegetables can also be fed regularly.

The Brazilian red-eared turtle has a broad head that slightly resembles a big-headed turtle. The snout is slightly prominent, the head is smooth and scaleless, dark green, with yellow longitudinal stripes, and the ventral stripes are wider than the dorsal ones. The nostrils are small, born at the end of the snout, the collar of the mouth is obliquely downward, and the mouth is located at the anterior end.

The most distinctive feature of the Brazilian red-eared turtle is the orange or dark red oval spot on the eardrum in the middle of the head, which is the origin of the name of the red-eared turtle. The neck of the adult Brazilian red-eared turtle is grayish-black, with yellow and green longitudinal stripes, and the ventral surface is broadly striped. The back is emerald green or apple green, brightly colored, and has a prominent ridge on the back**.

Each shield on the dorsal armor has thin parallel or circular stripes of yellow and green, and the boundary between the shields is very clear, and the border shield has 11 shields, the outer edge is golden yellow, and the edge of the dorsal armor is inconspicuously jagged. All the abdominal armor of the adult turtle, from the laryngeal shield to the anal shield, there are 12 pieces of shields, all of which are light yellow, and each piece has symmetrical round, oval, rod-shaped or slightly butterfly-shaped color spots on each piece, this color spot often varies from individual to individual, it is almost difficult to find an individual with exactly the same color spot, and the color spots of the entire abdominal carapace form a peculiar pattern, which is very beautiful.

Latin name: trachemys scripta English name: red-ear turtle

Family and genus classification: Reptiles, Tortoises, Tortoisidae.

Other names: Red-eared turtle, Brazilian painted turtle, beautiful brocade turtle, emerald turtle, painted turtle Brazilian turtle characteristics:

The head, neck, limbs, and tail are covered with yellow-green stripes of uneven thickness, and there are two thick red stripes on both sides of the top of the head. The cornea of the eye is green with a black dot. Snout blunt.

The dorsal and abdominal armors have yellow and green inlaid and irregular spots on each shield piece**, and the pattern of each turtle is different. Webbed between the fingers and toes. The tail is moderate.

Brazilian tortoises spend most of their time in water and prefer to be in clear water. Therefore, the quality of water is very important. In summer, the water is changed once every 10-15 days.

If the water color is brownish-green or blue-green, it indicates that the water quality is too "fertile", and all the water should be changed in time. From June to September, due to the high temperature, the water change should be carried out 3-4 hours after feeding. In winter, the turtle can change the water less or no water during the hibernation period.

Almost.

You can send ** up, everyone will help you take a look.

It must have been someone who released them into the river.

In fact, it is unreasonable, the Brazilian turtle is an invasive species, and it is not easy to release.

You keep him.

Brazilian Turtle Archives.

The Chinese name is Brazilian turtle.

English name: red-eared turtle

Scientific name: Trachemys Scripta elegans, also known as Brazilian Turtle, Colorful Turtle (Mainland), Red-eared Turtle (Hong Kong), Red-eared Turtle (Taiwan), Origin: North America, Brazil, Mexico.

Classification of class raptilia

Order testudinata family emydidae

Painted turtles are 200-600 mm long

The difference between male and female is large and male is small; The claws of the male limbs are very long; Female turtles have a slightly shorter food habit and a larger appetite and a more mixed diet.

Reproductive method: oviparous.