The following is a summary of my original experience in raising turtles for many years. Please look at it carefully. After feeding correctly, your turtle will eat it.
If you buy a turtle and don't feed it in the water every day, or the water level is very shallow, it's all wet. If the necessary conditions such as water temperature and water level are not set well, the tortoise will never eat, because you can't eat without eating in the water ~! Only a few semi-water turtles and tortoises can eat on land, and turtles can't eat and swallow food normally without water ~! The water temperature determines whether it eats or not.
The temperature of water temperature is the most critical reason that affects the turtle's eating ~! Turtles are stubborn. If the water temperature can't reach the feeding standard, it won't eat even if it starved to death! This is the physiological characteristic of all turtles. So there is no fixed food intake, according to the changes of temperature and physical condition. Try to feed it well.
The turtle's eating can't be controlled by itself, but depends on the water temperature, which controls whether it eats or not. This is the common feature of all turtles, which is very different from warm-blooded mammals such as cats and dogs that eat when they are hungry. Furthermore, a reasonable diet is one aspect. First of all, don't choose cheap turtle food sold by vendors. Not every turtle can adapt. Miscellaneous pellet feed is not nutritious enough to arouse turtle's appetite. More importantly, the prerequisite for the tortoise to open its mouth to eat is the most important. Otherwise, even if it is used in tempting food, it will not eat at all. This is the biggest problem after a novice raises a turtle.
Turtles need to be raised and fed at a suitable water temperature. This is a key factor. It is forbidden to use hot water and warm water, which will kill the tortoise. Because supercooled water can't meet the standard of edible temperature, it won't be eaten with cold water. The water temperature of 22-25 degrees is just right. This is the best water temperature for turtles to eat. Water at this temperature feels like the water temperature when swimming in summer. But not warm water, but the feeling of cold water ~! But it feels neither hot nor cold, and it is very comfortable. Mix warm water with cold water and feed at this water temperature. The water level and quantity should be sufficient, and the minimum water level should not exceed. It's no good if the water level is too low. Turtles usually live, eat and excrete in water. Too low water level can't dilute excrement evenly, which will lead to a large number of bacteria breeding and easy to get sick.
Feeding fresh fry, shrimp, live shrimp and live breadworm are the most suitable foods for soft-shelled turtles, who like to eat them very much. Cut the small fish into small pieces and put them in with toothpicks to feed ~! Or put it in water and let it eat in front of it. For some turtles, it doesn't eat the whole fish directly in the water, but needs to be cut into several sections ~! The same is true for shrimp. Peel off the head and tail of the shrimp, cut it into small pieces, put it in water or feed it. Try not to feed turtles with the meat of domestic animals such as pig lean meat, because there are many parasites in it and it is easy to get sick. There are also many shellfish parasites such as snails, and food parasites are very harmful to soft-shelled turtles.
Usually, we should give priority to fresh fish and shrimp food. Like cooked meat and ham sausage, you must never eat it indiscriminately ~! Be sure to pay attention to some necessary knowledge ~! First, don't feed the tortoise salty food, such as salty shrimp, dried fish sausage and so on ~! ! After sodium chloride (salt) is ingested, it will cause edema and renal function damage. Turtle should definitely avoid salt intake ~! It's a little salty ~! Similarly, the cooked food we usually eat, such as fried meat, rice and steamed bread, is not suitable for turtles. Keeping a turtle is different from keeping a cat or a dog. It cannot adapt to what people eat every day.
Ensure the water quality is hygienic and eat food every day, otherwise the tortoise will die because of wrong feeding or eating. Many people think that turtles don't make trouble when they are hungry, and they don't bark when they are sick, so they are easy to raise. It doesn't matter if you don't eat You didn't have any feeding experience before, and finally the tortoise died of consumption. Tortoise is not an iron shell, but it is also life, just not as noisy as cats and dogs, but don't despise it because of silence ... >>
Question 2: How to feed the little turtle at home? Always let the turtle crawl and let it bask in the sun, but be careful not to let it escape.
The tortoise is a reptile, not a fish. It draws oxygen directly from the air, not from the water.
That kind of deep fish tank is not suitable, especially when it is full of water. It will be very difficult to swim to the surface and stick your head out for air. After a long time, physical exhaustion will drown.
Putting a stone in the middle of the fish tank is for turtles to rest in the sun, because turtles can't keep soaking in water, otherwise their bodies will be seriously affected and even their shells will rot! The size of the stone is larger than that of the tortoise, accounting for about one-sixth of the fish tank area. The height is slightly higher than that of two turtles piled up, and the top is flat. Of course, the fish tank should also be filled with water, and the water surface is slightly lower than the stone surface. Because turtles don't breathe in the water, the requirements for water are far below the standards for fish farming, as long as the water is not too turbid and smelly.
Types of turtle feed:
1. Animal feed. Including all kinds of freshwater fish and marine fish, mollusks, eggs, aquatic insects, meat and water of all kinds of livestock and wild animals, silkworm chrysalis, etc.
2. Plant feed. Including corn, wheat, soybeans, millet, rice, various cakes, fruits and vegetables in green feed, aquatic plants and so on.
3. Feed additives. It includes bone meal, calcium powder, salt, high-efficiency fast-growing additives, vitamins, veterinary multivitamins, sulfanilamide drugs in oxytetracycline and Hangmycin, dry yeast, mother food, koji and so on. Among the drugs for strengthening the stomach.
Although turtles eat all kinds of food, they have been feeding cheap food with low nutritional value, which may cause malnutrition and must be especially careful.
I usually feed it now, twice a week, some animal feed such as small fish and shrimp. This makes the nutrition more balanced. It is suggested not to feed raw meat for a long time, which is not good for small turtles. If raw meat is not cleaned, it will make the little turtle easy to get white eye disease. It is dangerous that your water is not clean, which makes the tortoise more likely to get sick. When you are feeding, no matter what bait it is, you must take it out when the turtle stops eating, so as not to affect the water quality.
Usually change the water every 3-5 days. My water quality is good, and I only change it once every seven days.
Question 3: How should the little turtle be fed? When you buy it back, if you soak it in water, it is basically a water turtle.
Turtles can't eat loach when they are young. Small river fish can be torn to pieces or red worms. Note that it is a red worm, not a nematode.
Soft-shelled turtle food, like instant noodles, will not have much nutrition and is a helpless substitute. For example, in autumn, I'm going to feed my turtle and shrimp, which will be burnt in autumn. It's not impossible to rely solely on turtle food, but it can't be compared with living things. Moreover, people's food still has many problems. How good can turtle feed be? When the tortoise is too old to get live food, it will be replaced. It is too small, but it is still nutritious.
Note that if the river fish is bad, pay attention to the water quality and change some clean water. If the conditions are enough. It is best to dry in the sun, and the temperature difference between the two outside should not be too big.
Turtles can distinguish food by sight and smell. The red worm is brightly colored and keeps swinging, and its size is also suitable for turtles, especially small turtles. Broken fish is nutritious, but it is easy to leave food residue, and the fishy smell is believed that turtles can still find it. But now look at the temperature. If the temperature is too low, turtles may not eat, especially Brazilian turtles, which go into hibernation earlier than native turtles. If the water temperature is right, they will not hibernate.
Question 4: Little turtle 1 How to feed tiny meat?
Don't use tap water to raise turtles. If you want to use tap water, you should dry it in the sun for 2-3 days, or precipitate it, and then feed it with the upper water. If you are in trouble, you can buy it mineral water (as I am now)
3. Turtle tank:
The more natural the better. You don't have to change it all the time to buy a vat, and the turtles can move with confidence. The cylinder wall is high to prevent it from climbing out. There is water and land. The water depth is three times the thickness of turtle shell. Sand and rain stones can be thrown at the bottom of the water, and several aquatic plants can be planted. Raise a few more small fish. Change the land. Buy a turtle tank, and there will be stairs and ground. If it is an ordinary fish tank, put a big stone. Put it where the sun can shine. This is the easiest way. If possible, you can buy an ultraviolet lamp, put it 30 cm away from the turtle box and irradiate it for 15-20 minutes every day. Buy a heating rod when it is cold and the temperature is low, and the temperature is 25 degrees.
4. Water quality:
If you are diligent, you'd better change the washing sand every day. If you are lazy, buy a filtering system. Even so, change it once a week. Changing water frequently is very important for turtles. Add a little salt to the new water. Not too cold. Otherwise, they will get many diseases.
4. Food:
Turtles are omnivores, and young people love meat. Can feed small fish, shrimp, pig liver, red worms, cockroaches and so on. Turtles usually eat in the water. Turtles love vegetarianism when they are old. They will eat aquatic plants. You can feed some vegetables. Too lazy to fiddle with those messy things, just buy a box of turtle food and eat it slowly. High-quality soft-shelled turtle food is rich in calcium, protein, fiber, fat, vitamins A, B 12, C, D3, E, and it is nutritious, so it is definitely not very delicious. Turtles must think so, too. Feeding in moderation, the turtle's digestive system is not very good. The tortoise is too small to feed too big shrimp, etc. Chop it up. When they finished eating, they fished out the leftover food.
5, basking in the sun:
When it is warm, you can put it in the sun 15 minutes or so. Be careful not to be exposed to the sun! The sunshine is best at 90: 00 in the morning and at 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Regular exposure to the sun can supplement calcium and kill bacteria in the cracks of its shell.
6. Security:
If there are cats and dogs at home, we should add barbed wire to the turtle tank. Many turtles died at the hands of cats and dogs. The turtle tank is too high for them to climb out. Be careful not to step on the stone in the jar and you won't get out. Pay attention to give them a bath every day for a certain period of time. Prevent drought death. Be careful not to let them fall off when they climb high. Especially friends who keep turtles on the balcony, don't let the turtles climb out and fall downstairs! Very dangerous!
7. Hibernation:
Hibernation is very important for turtles. When the temperature is lower than 12 degrees, they begin to hibernate. In the north, it will probably end at 10 and start in March next year. Newborn turtles had better not hibernate in the first year, and sickly turtles had better not hibernate.
1. Insist on clearing the stomach: start supplementing nutrition in September, and stick to it. Stop feeding about two weeks before hibernation, and soak in warm water for defecation in the last three or four days to empty the intestines. All the above are necessary, otherwise the food left in the intestine will ferment and cause their stomach wall and intestine to rupture and die.
② Hibernation box layout: Use a large plastic storage box covered with thick soil. They will come in by themselves. Leave it for a few days and spray some water on the soil to keep it moist. 10- 13 degrees is the best hibernation temperature. Don't put it in the open air, it will freeze to death below 8 degrees. It is best to put it in the corner of the balcony. Let the temperature drop slowly, and don't let them suddenly feel cold.
③ Observe their situation at any time. Don't forget them! When the weather is warm, take the turtle out and put it back in its original place. Don't feed them for three days. Start feeding on the fourth or fifth day. They must have lost weight. Give them more food and make up for it. Get well as soon as possible Turtles that hibernate smoothly can give birth to babies.
8. Don't sleep:
Young turtles, weak turtles and turtles bought during hibernation should not be allowed to hibernate. Because they don't do intestinal cleaning before hibernation.
(1), water and horizontal temperature columns are necessary. About 25 degrees.
2. If the room temperature is around 25 degrees, it can be dried. But you need to take a hot bath every day. Give them something to eat in the bath.
It is best to eat fresh shredded pork or small fish and shrimp in winter. In order to maintain physical strength.
Question 5: How to raise turtles? Just take a container and get some sand and stones, while building a land and decorating the water.
As for the first two days of eating, it is best not to feed in a hurry, and observe for two days to familiarize the turtle with the environment. Generally speaking, it is ok to stare at the turtle and eat fresh fish, shrimp and lean meat. If your turtle is small, cut it with scissors. If it's big, you can cut small live fish. Of course, some red nematodes, breadworms and turtles can also eat dog food, even apples and bananas (mixed with meat to supplement vitamins). The most important thing is to get used to (:
As long as the food is fresh and clean, it is not easy to have diarrhea. General diarrhea is actually due to excessive temperature difference. For example, it is very important to put it in an air-conditioned room for a while and then take it out to bask in the sun. It is very important to change water frequently and get more sunshine. The best time to bask in the sun is in the morning and after 3 pm.
Young turtles had better not hibernate for the first two years. Because hibernation is easy to get sick and consumes a lot of physical strength. For turtles that don't hibernate, measures can be taken to raise them by heating when the temperature drops in winter. For Little Red Riding Hood, you can put a thermostat in the water (generally available in ornamental fish markets). I think the water temperature should be around 26 degrees as far as possible; Regarding the water depth of heating rods, heating rods are usually completely immersed in water to operate safely. Please follow the instructions. It is very important to put a thermometer in the water and pay attention to the change of water temperature and whether it is close to the adjusted temperature.
Yes . . I understand that these general things can be handled.
Question 6: The living habits of turtles and how to feed them at home 1. Life habits of turtles: turtles are semi-aquatic and semi-terrestrial reptiles. Mainly inhabit rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and other waters. Many people are trapped in the water during the day and look for shade in droves when it is hot in summer. Gentle temperament, do not fight with each other. When the enemy is injured or frightened, the head, limbs and tail are retracted into the shell. Turtles are omnivorous animals, feeding on animals, insects, worms, small fish, shrimps, snails, mussels, tender leaves of plants, duckweed, melon skin, wheat grains, rice and weed seeds. Strong hunger tolerance, not eating for several months will not starve to death. Turtles are warm animals. When the water temperature drops below 10℃, it will hibernate in mud or covered loose soil at the bottom of the water. The hibernation period generally lasts from 65438+ 10 to the beginning of April of the following year. When the water temperature rises to 15℃, it moves out of the cave and begins to eat when the water temperature is 18℃-20℃.
2. The age and growth of the tortoise: At present, there is no conclusion on how long the tortoise will live. Generally speaking, it can live 100 years. According to relevant research, it has been more than 300 years, and some even exceed 1000 years. Turtles grow relatively slowly. Under normal circumstances, the growth rate of female turtles is: the first year's turtle weight is about 15g, the second year's turtle weight is 50g, the third year's turtle weight is 100g, the fourth year's turtle weight is 200g, the fifth year's turtle weight is 250-250g, and the sixth year's turtle weight is about 400g. Male turtles grow slowly, and the maximum sexual maturity is generally less than 250 grams.
Feeding and bait of turtles
(1) Brazilian turtles have the habit of sunbathing, but they can't bask for a long time. Outdoor turtle boxes cannot be placed in long-term direct sunlight, and shading facilities must be provided. If you raise turtles indoors, you can install an ultraviolet lamp 30 cm away from the turtle box and irradiate 15 to 20 minutes every day. Pay attention to the escape of turtles in the box, and it is best to add a net cover. In winter, the water temperature drops and makes it hibernate. If possible in summer, you can take the turtle out to bask in the sun during the day and bring it back at night.
(2) Farming should not be too intensive, and it should be graded according to size, and turtles will also eat the jungle. For example, a large number of soft-shelled turtles should be raised separately, generally 30 to 40, which is convenient for management and can promote growth.
(3) Turtles are omnivores, and most of the wild turtles in nature are carnivores. Raise small fish, shrimp, pig liver, red worms, cockroaches, etc. Feed raw materials should be put into water, but pebbles should not be put, so as to avoid feed rotting in the cracks of stones and affecting water quality.
(4) Keep the water clean and change the water frequently. In addition, the sand at the bottom is often cleaned. Avoid breeding of bacteria and pests.
Treatment method of Brazilian turtle eye disease
The eye disease of Brazilian tortoise is called white eye disease, which is an infectious disease caused by water pollution. Take the turtle out of the water and put it in the shade to let the membrane flow out of its eyes. You can feed it some animal livers.
Use chloramphenicol or other anti-inflammatory eye drops 1-2 times a day, or use penicillin drugs 1-2 times, and feed 45,000 units per kilogram of turtle weight; Or dip a cotton swab or a new wool nib in the aqueous solution of 1% nitrofurazone or 1% Rafnuel, smear your eyes twice a day, and then put them in clean water. It can be cured in six days.
How much food is fed to the tortoise every day?
Young turtles should be fed once a day. When the tortoise grows up, it can be fed once every two or three days. The amount of feed given to turtles is generally 1- 1.5 times that of their heads.
Pay attention to the balance of various nutrients when feeding turtles. When smelly turtles and stone turtles are young, they should always feed small fish, earthworms and other animals anyway.
How to take care of turtles every day
First, feed the tortoise. Young turtles should be fed every day, and adults can be fed once every two or three days.
Second, the turtle cage should be placed in a place convenient for sunlight, and the turtle should be basked in the sun every day.
Third, check the turtle's health every day, pay attention to the changes of the turtle's body, see if the turtle's shell becomes soft, whether its eyes are wide open, and whether its feet and neck are injured. In order to find the disease and treat it as soon as possible.
How to treat the turtle's blindness after hibernation
It is common for turtles to have eye problems after hibernation. The reason why it can't see things may be that there is a white film in its eyes. If so, you can drop chloramphenicol eye drops on the turtle's eyes two or three times.
Question 7: How to feed turtles 1. Food: Most turtles are docile and can accept any food. Although turtles eat all kinds of food, they have been fed cheap food with low nutritional value, which may cause malnutrition and must be especially careful. Turtles need a lot of calcium, so they should be fed calcium-rich food. If you use fish, shrimp, loach, earthworms, insects and other foods, you need to add water-soluble nutrients. Special feed for soft-shelled turtles (soft-shelled turtles don't like to eat at all), and carp feed and dog food introduced on the market are also very suitable foods. Generally speaking, the newly bought soft-shelled turtle is weak in eating ability and will not prey on live food. It needs you to feed it a little bit and be patient when feeding it. Cut the fresh meat into mung bean size, clamp it with tweezers and slowly reach the turtle's nose. It will smell carefully before eating, and sometimes the response is slow, so you can't rest assured. Try a few more times, practice makes perfect. Generally, it is enough to feed one cigarette butt at a time. Let it adapt to the environment and grow up quickly, because it will sleep when it is hungry for a long time. Too young turtles often never wake up when they sleep, so feed them more to prevent them from sleeping. When it grows bigger than a matchbox, it usually eats it by itself. At this time, it can be trained to prey on creatures. However, the result of feeding too much will make the tortoise grow too fast. When the tortoise grows up, it is enough to feed it once a week. It is best to feed some small fish, which can supplement calcium and make its shell grow harder. The above is the food for turtles who often live in water. Turtles that don't go into the water and like plant food, such as tortoises, are not suitable for artificial feed. Generally, leafy vegetables, cabbage, carrots and other vegetables can be fed with nutrients.
2. Place and molting: Aquatic turtles can be raised in containers that can hold water, such as sinks. The tortoise is bigger than it looks and needs a lot of exercise, so it needs a bigger cage. Turtles and snakes are close relatives, so they shed their skin, but unlike snakes, turtles' scales also fall off. Tortoise scales will peel off first, just like fish scales are attached to them. Be careful not to help them artificially, they will take care of themselves. What you need to do when a turtle molts is to keep the sink clean and change the water frequently. Molting is a sign of turtle growth. After molting, the color and pattern of soft-shelled turtle will become worse.
3, cleaning, etc. The turtle nest needs to be cleaned frequently, not only by changing water but also by bathing the turtle. Brush both sides of the turtle shell with a small brush that is not too hard, preferably with an old toothbrush. The job is simple, ie it doesn't hurt your eyes or your head. Turtles don't irradiate ultraviolet rays and can't use calcium. If the calcium intake of young turtles is insufficient, the turtle shell will easily become soft; Insufficient intake of vitamin A may cause eyes to turn white. When this happens, we must carefully provide balanced food and sunbathe with sun lamps. , completely change the feeding environment. 4. Disease prevention: Many turtles die of illness, some diseases are visible, such as skin ulcers, crustacean rot, eye diseases, and some diseases are difficult to detect, such as digestive system diseases and parasites. Because turtles are relatively small, once they get sick, it is difficult to treat or there is no rule of law, so we can only focus on prevention. Feed the food clean, often change the water to clean the sink, and let the turtles bask in the sun. Don't hurt the tortoise's body to prevent bacteria from entering from the wound. If there is a lesion, take a medicinal bath and apply antibiotics properly throughout the body during treatment. Be careful not to let the tortoise drink the potion. What is light is to be cured, and what is important is luck.
Question 8: How to raise a small turtle? How much turtle food do you eat a day? You have to tell me what kind of turtle you are, and I'll press the water turtle first.
1, generally eat turtle food, small fish and shrimp, dried freshwater shrimp, etc. Never feed salty food or fat.
2. The water level is required to be shallow, giving the turtle a terrace and shelter from the wind. Water turtles eat and defecate in the water.
3. Tap water should be dried before use.
4. The feeding amount should not exceed the size of the turtle. Little turtles can be fed once a day, and older turtles can be fed once every three days.
5, the general eye edema, can not open is a white eye; Breathing with your mouth open and drifting sideways is pneumonia; White and rotten skin surface (similar to oral ulcer) is rotten skin; Rotten shells or abdominal shells are called rotten shells.
Question 9: How to feed the tortoise? The newly arrived tortoise can't eat because it doesn't adapt to the environment.
Next time you feed it, put it in a shallow jar, throw away the food, walk away and see if it has been eaten after 30 minutes.
You should also bask in the sun at ordinary times, which is helpful for eating. When basking in the sun, give them a cool place with sunshine. There should be water and land in the turtle tank. Don't stay in the sun for too long, 20 to 40 minutes is enough.
Don't feed turtle food, it's not nutritious.
I feed pork to my turtle. They are raw from lean meat.
Cut it into small pieces. Well, it's better to be able to swallow it in one gulp.
Occasionally change to fish and shrimp. If you feed shrimp, you should remove the shell of the shrimp head before feeding it.
The tortoise should remove the shrimp shell and cut it into small pieces to feed.
If you feed fish, you should feed freshwater fish.
Turtles get edema when they eat salty food.
So all cooked and salty things can't be fed! !
Don't eat too much at every meal.
Turtles will swell up if they eat too much.
Small turtles are fed once every 1 day, and big turtles are fed once every two days.
It's enough to feed it that big every time.
When I feed my turtles, I put them in another basin filled with water.
Water can flow over the turtle's back.
At this point, replace the water in the original water tank.
Put it back in the tank after use, so as to ensure the water quality.
But sometimes I put it back in the jar after eating for 30 minutes without pulling it. Don't soak in dirty water for too long.
Don't raise turtles directly with tap water.
Tap water must be dried for 2 days before cold boiled water can be used directly.
There is also the red nematode. Although the tortoise likes it very much, it should be fed as little as possible.
But the skin of the red nematode is too hard for it to digest.
When my turtle eats that, it will be inconvenient for three days.
Question 10: How to raise turtles, as big as you like. Little turtles are hard to keep, and chinemys reevesii is not too close. I think so, too. It is best to buy it from April to September every year. If you want to buy two, don't buy one that is too different in size. Brazilian tortoises are fierce and can eat. It's best to buy a man and a woman. There may be turtles in the future. Observe the turtle's appearance carefully. The shell should be smooth and hard with beautiful patterns. There is no peeling skin and no acne wound. Nails are intact, limbs are free from injury, eyes are clear and free from injury, corners of the mouth are free from mucus, and nostrils are clean and circulated. Climb fast and straight with strong limbs. Lively and grab food. Finally, put it in the water to see if its swimming style is beautiful. You must surface to breathe. That's about it. I'll add it later when I think about it.
2. Distinguish between male and female turtles:
The male turtle has long nails on his front paws, a thick and long tail, far away from his body, and slightly concave nails on his abdomen. On the other hand, it is a female turtle.
Of course, this can only be seen by females about the same size as males.
3. Turtle jar:
The more natural the better. You don't have to change it all the time to buy a vat, and the turtles can move with confidence. The cylinder wall is high to prevent it from climbing out. There is water and land. The water depth is three times the thickness of turtle shell. Sand and rain stones can be thrown at the bottom of the water, and several aquatic plants can be planted. Raise a few more small fish. Change the land. Buy a turtle tank, and there will be stairs and ground. If it is an ordinary fish tank, put a big stone. Put it where the sun can shine. This is the easiest way. If possible, you can buy an ultraviolet lamp, put it 30 cm away from the turtle box and irradiate it for 15-20 minutes every day. Buy a heating rod when it is cold and the temperature is low, and the temperature is 25 degrees.
4. Water quality:
If you are diligent, you'd better change the washing sand every day. If you are lazy, buy a filtering system. Even so, change it once a week. Changing water frequently is very important for turtles. Add a little salt to the new water. Not too cold. Otherwise, they will get many diseases.
4. Food:
Turtles are omnivores, and young people love meat. Can feed small fish, shrimp, pig liver, red worms, cockroaches and so on. Turtles usually eat in the water. Turtles love vegetarianism when they are old. They will eat aquatic plants. You can feed some vegetables. Too lazy to fiddle with those messy things, just buy a box of turtle food and eat it slowly. High-quality soft-shelled turtle food is rich in calcium, protein, fiber, fat, vitamins A, B 12, C, D3, E, and it is nutritious, so it is definitely not very delicious. Turtles must think so, too. Feeding in moderation, the turtle's digestive system is not very good. The tortoise is too small to feed too big shrimp, etc. Chop it up. When they finished eating, they fished out the leftover food.
5, basking in the sun:
When it is warm, you can put it in the sun 15 minutes or so. Be careful not to be exposed to the sun! The sunshine is best at 90: 00 in the morning and at 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Regular exposure to the sun can supplement calcium and kill bacteria in the cracks of its shell.
6. Security:
If there are cats and dogs at home, we should add barbed wire to the turtle tank. Many turtles died at the hands of cats and dogs. The turtle tank is too high for them to climb out. Be careful not to step on the stone in the jar and you won't get out. Pay attention to give them a bath every day for a certain period of time. Prevent drought death. Be careful not to let them fall off when they climb high. Especially friends who keep turtles on the balcony, don't let the turtles climb out and fall downstairs! Very dangerous!
7. Hibernation:
Hibernation is very important for turtles. When the temperature is lower than 12 degrees, they begin to hibernate. In the north, it will probably end at 10 and start in March next year. Newborn turtles had better not hibernate in the first year, and sickly turtles had better not hibernate.
1. Insist on clearing the stomach: start supplementing nutrition in September, and stick to it. Stop feeding about two weeks before hibernation, and soak in warm water for defecation in the last three or four days to empty the intestines. All the above are necessary, otherwise the food left in the intestine will ferment and cause their stomach wall and intestine to rupture and die.
② Hibernation box layout: Use a large plastic storage box covered with thick soil. They will come in by themselves. Leave it for a few days and spray some water on the soil to keep it moist. 10- 13 degrees is the best hibernation temperature. Don't put it in the open air, it will freeze to death below 8 degrees. It is best to put it in the corner of the balcony. Let the temperature drop slowly, and don't let them suddenly feel cold.
③ Observe their situation at any time. Don't forget them! When the weather is warm, take the turtle out and put it back in its original place. Don't feed them for three days. Start feeding on the fourth or fifth day. They must have lost weight. Give them more food and make up for it. Get well as soon as possible Turtles that hibernate smoothly can give birth to babies.
8. Don't sleep:
Young turtles, weak turtles and turtles bought during hibernation should not be allowed to hibernate. Because they don't do intestinal cleaning before hibernation.
(1), water and horizontal temperature columns are necessary. About 25 degrees.
2. If the room temperature is around 25 degrees, it can be dried. But every day ... >>