First, the feeding method
1, water temperature: Yellow-edged turtles like to be in water between 28-30℃, and breeders need to install heating equipment for them to use in spring and autumn and when the temperature difference between morning and evening is large.
2. Water quality: Yellow-edged turtles like clean and refreshing water quality, and they need to change water regularly during breeding to keep the water quality clean.
3. Feeding: you can choose fish, shrimp and meat to feed the yellow-edged turtle, you can use some vegetables and fruits to feed it, and you can also use synthetic feed to feed it. This can ensure a balanced nutrition.
Second, matters needing attention
1. Feeding water level of yellow-edged turtle: The water level of yellow-edged turtle does not need to be too deep in daily feeding, and the water depth is less than the depth of the shell. The web between its toes is very small and the water quality is not very good, so it is not suitable for living in water for a long time.
2. The foraging environment layout of the yellow-edged turtle: 3 waters, 7 lands or all lands+1 basin. The yellow-edged turtle grows slowly, with an adult of about 20 cm and a female 1 kg or more. Therefore, breeding yellow-edged turtles needs a larger container or breeding environment to ensure that the breeding space can meet the growth of turtles. The layout of the feeding environment can include land, water and terraces, avoiding these four areas.
Morphological characteristics of yellow-edged turtle;
The head of the yellow rim is smooth and colorful, with yellow or yellow-green on both sides and olive oil or brown on the top of the head. The front of the kiss is flat, and the upper beak has obvious hooks. The carapace is dark in color, arched, with light band pattern (some with three stripes) and some with middle rib pattern (middle line of carapace), and the color of middle rib line will deteriorate with age.
There are ligaments between the chest and abdomen shields, the front and back halves can be completely closed, the scales on the limbs are developed, the claws are five in the front and four in the back, there are undeveloped webbed, and the tail is medium. When the head, tail and limbs are retracted into the shell, the carapace and carapace can be tightly closed, hence the name "yellow-edged box turtle". The male turtle has a long and slightly flat shell and a thick and long tail. The mother turtle has a thick shell and a short tail.