How to feed baby turtles at home?

1) Timing. In spring and autumn, the temperature is low, and the turtle is not very active in the morning and evening, and only feeds around noon, so it is advisable to feed at 8-9 o'clock in the morning. From the valley rain to the autumn equinox is the peak season for turtle feeding, it is the height of summer, turtles are generally inactive at noon, but mostly in the afternoon 17-19 o'clock active foraging, so feeding should be carried out at 16-17 o'clock in the afternoon.

Timing allows the turtle to eat on time, get more nutrients, and also ensure that the feed is fresh.

2) Positioning. Set up a fixed feeding point along the shore of the pond in sections, and the feeding table of the feeding point should be close to the water surface, so that the turtle can swallow water and bite the food. The purpose of positioning the feed is to make it habitual for the turtle to find food, and to observe the turtle's activity and check the feeding situation.

3) Qualitative. The feed should be kept fresh, and after feeding, the leftover food should be removed in time to prevent the feed from rotting and smelling, affecting the turtle's appetite and polluting the water quality.

4) Quantitative. The amount of feed depends on the temperature, water quality, appetite and activity of the turtle, depending on the appetite and activity, and it is advisable to have a slight surplus in the meal. Generally, it is fed once every 1 2 days.

When raising baby turtles, they should be kept in a pond. If you have a pool at home, it is very suitable, if you don't have it at home, you can only keep it in a water tank. Don't put too much water in the tank, just a little over the back of the turtle, if you buy a small one, then put a little, don't put too much water.

Let the baby turtle get familiar with the environment first, and don't bother the baby turtle when you get old, let it be quiet and familiar with the environment alone. We put down the food and leave, so that the little turtle can eat secretly.

To raise a baby turtle, we should change its water frequently, and every day we feed it until the food residue and the feces of the baby turtle are in the water, we want to pour out two-thirds of the water of the baby turtle, and pour in the new two-thirds of the water.

Feeding regularity.

Adults are recommended 3 times a week, but hatchlings can be once a day. Brazilian tortoises have a keen sense of sight and smell, so they are very good at grabbing food. Under the conditions of captivity, they like to eat animal bait, such as fish, pork, animal offal, mussels, snails and bloodworms (midges larvae), red heartworms (earthworms), mealworms (bread worms), fly maggots, etc., and the food should not have thorns and bones to avoid injury to turtles.

It is better to feed fresh raw meat, the meat becomes hard after cooking, and the turtle does not like to eat hard things. Brazilian turtles love shrimp. Adult or elderly Brazilian tortoises are extremely hungry, and some turtles will eat plants such as leaves, rice, and soft melons and fruits, but this is relatively rare.

Young turtles basically eat only meat. The red-eared turtle has no selective feeding time, and eats evenly day and night. In the state of hunger, there is a rush to eat, and the phenomenon of eating too much and eating too much occurs.

Hatchlings are reared. Juvenile Brazilian tortoises can be raised in flat-bottomed containers, plastic pots, plastic troughs, glass tanks or boxes, and aquariums are all suitable.

Each baby turtle should have 5 litres of water to move around, and the depth of the water should not exceed the length of the turtle's body, so that the turtle can hold its feet to the ground when it breathes at the surface. At the same time, they must also be made of bricks and stone chips or buy a sundeck so that the turtle can dry its back. Floating islands are not suitable because hatchlings often can't climb up.

The water temperature that the hatchlings can adapt to is about 23-28 degrees Celsius. When it's cold, the air on the container should also be warmed, and adding a shade light to the tank can give you the best of both worlds. If the water temperature is still too low, you can set a heating rod in the water to adjust the temperature as much as possible.

Adult turtle rearing. Adult turtles need much larger tanks so that they have enough room to move. To create an ideal environment, a pair of grown Brazilian tortoises need at least 100 litres of water. If the tank is too small, the Brazilian turtle will quickly become obese and sluggish, and if it falls into the water on all fours, it will drown because it cannot roll over.

There have also been cases of tortoiseshell stunting due to the size of the culture container. Large plastic basins, aquariums or large wooden containers with plastic sheeting can be used as turtle troughs. The most convenient is the trough with drainage holes, as it is easy to change the water and clean frequently.

In order to make the water temperature in the breeding tank reach the temperature preferred by the Brazilian turtle, the heating rod used in the aquarium is used, and the equipment and wiring should be prevented from getting stuck in the Brazilian turtle. The electric felt can also be placed at the bottom of the outside of the breeding box, and the synthetic resin rubber can be padded under the electric felt as an insulating material. However, the water temperature should not be higher than the outside temperature (about 25 to 30 degrees Celsius) to prevent the Brazilian turtle from catching a cold.

The baby turtle is actually very easy to raise, buy a turtle pot with a drying table, and then feed the turtle food regularly.

There should be a principle of appropriate temperature. When the temperature is high, the metabolic level of the turtle is high, and it can be fed sufficiently, and with the daily sun on the back, it can help digestion. Especially in spring and autumn, when the temperature drops, it is necessary to gradually reduce the amount of food you eat.