What foods do grass turtles eat, and what foods can grass turtles eat

Chinese grass turtles eat snails, shrimps, small fish, corn and snails.

The growth rate of the Chinese grass turtle is relatively slow, in the conventional environment, the growth rate of the female grass turtle is about 15 grams, the weight of the two-year-old grass turtle is 50 grams, and the weight of the three-year-old grass turtle is 100 grams.

In contrast, the growth rate of male grass turtles is slower than that of male grass turtles, and the weight of sexually mature male grass turtles is usually less than 250 grams, and the Chinese grass turtles have a very wide range of eating foods, such as snails, shrimps, small fish, corn and snails, among which small fish and small shrimp are the favorite foods of flower grass turtles.

Grass turtles can eat turtle feed, small fish, small shrimp, dried shrimp, lean meat, rice, vegetables, fruits, etc., if the newly arrived grass turtle does not eat, just give it a few days to rest. When the temperature is low in winter, be careful to provide moist sandy soil for the grass turtle to hibernate.

The main food eaten by grass turtles is turtle feed, small fish, small shrimp, dried shrimp, lean meat, rice, vegetables, fruits, etc., among which small grass turtles are more carnivorous, and adult grass turtles are vegetarians.

Grass turtles that have just arrived at home will not eat because they are afraid of the unfamiliar environment, at this time the owner should not worry, they are very adaptable, as long as the water temperature is right, the grass turtle will be familiar with the environment and start eating in a few days.

Every winter, when the ambient temperature is below 15 degrees, pay attention to preparing moist sandy soil for the grass turtle to hibernate. If you want to eliminate hibernation, you need to provide a stable ambient temperature of 25-30 degrees Celsius, and feed it in the same way as in the summer.

However, it is advisable to respect the hibernation habits of the grass turtle and ensure that it has a certain hibernation period. Hibernation is good for the health of an adult grass turtle and prolongs its lifespan.

Eat fish and shrimp.

Grass turtles eat fish and shrimp, mussel meat, earthworms, animal offal, pork, snail meat and other animal foods, which can supplement protein and promote body growth.

Raising grass turtles needs to ensure that the water temperature is above 25 degrees, and the water temperature above 25 degrees water turtles love to eat normally, and they should rest in shallow water to ensure the normal growth of grass turtles.

Adult turtles have a wide range of food, and can eat small fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, vegetables, insects, etc. Generally, when the water temperature rises above 15, start eating. 6 September is the peak food season, and the food consumption begins to drop in November, when the water temperature drops below 15 and enters hibernation.

In spring and autumn, the temperature is low, the feeding time is placed at 8 9 o'clock in the morning, during the middle of summer, the turtle is active in the morning and evening, and the bait should be 4 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the turtle swallows in the water when eating.

The amount of bait swallowed by the turtle is about 4% of its body weight, and it is fed every other day, and the residual food should be cleaned up in time after feeding to prevent harm caused by pollution. The growth of the turtle is related to the quality of feeding, and it is often fed animal bait, which can increase the weight by about 50 grams per month.

The grass turtle generally eats a special diet, but it can also eat some small fish and shrimp.

If you have a domestic grass turtle, you can also eat some raw meat or something. Artificially raised mainly small fish and shrimp, lean meat, small insects, rice, vegetables, fruits, turtle feed, etc. They tend to be carnivorous when they are young, and vegetarian when they become adults. Rest for three or five days or a week before eating.

Grass turtles can simply order fish and shrimp meat, after a long time, you can try to feed some fruits and vegetables, corn, peaches and so on can feed them, feed grass turtles food must be diversified, to ensure that the nutrients contained in the food are balanced and rich, do not use a single food to feed grass turtles for a long time.

In addition, if you are raised from a young age, try to feed regularly and quantitatively. Each feeding of grass turtles should be based on the fact that there is no bait left in the water, and the residual food should be cleaned up in a timely manner after each feeding.

Precautions for keeping grass tortoises:

1. Grass turtles belong to water turtles, slightly biased to the mainland, and the larger the grass turtles, the more they like the land. Raising grass turtles should be arranged in a land and water environment, even if there is no obvious water and land environment, a large sundeck should be set up. In addition, the grass turtle seedlings are weak, and the environment should avoid sharp protrusions.

2. The feeding density should not be too large, because the tail of the turtle is long and easy to break. Grass turtle seedlings also like to bite the tails of other turtle seedlings, so even if they are not mixed with other turtle species, they may cause tail breakage.

3. In the early stage of feeding grass turtle seedlings, imitation skin should avoid feeding meat. Because feeding fish, shrimp, or pork can cause turtles to fight and bite.

4. Proper lighting is required. Turtles that do not bask in the sun for a long time will be very weak and have no disease resistance, and if the turtle seedlings can not be exposed to the sun for a long time, the tortoise shells are soft, and it is easy to cause rot. If you can't get direct exposure to the sun, you should set up a sunning lamp, although the LED light is bright but can not produce a heat source, you should use a halogen lamp.