Winter has long passed, but Nick the tortoise is still sleeping in the cave.
Suddenly, its limbs and small tail slowly came out of the shell, and then its little head slowly came out, shaking a few times and only yawning a long time.
"This is really a long and beautiful dream!" Nick said as he slowly walked out of the hole.
The scene outside the cave surprised Nick-I saw white snowflakes everywhere!
"That's too bad!" Nick scratched his head and said to himself, "It's still winter, and I'm still dreaming!" " "
"You didn't dream!" A voice came from behind Nick.
Nick quickly shrank back into the shell.
"Don't be afraid, Nick, I'm a white rabbit!"
Nick poked his head out again. It was Jimmy the white rabbit.
"Hello, Jimmy!" Nick asked happily, "Is your leg all right?"
"all right! Look, I can run and jump now! " Jimmy jumped up and down in front of Nick.
"This is great! But this ... "Nick asked, pointing to the white snowflakes around him. "What's the matter?"
"Don't you remember?" Jimmy said seriously, "Last summer, my leg was bitten by a wolf. You have always been my wheelchair and told me many good stories! " "
"This is what I should do!" Nick said shyly, "It's a pity that I have to hibernate and I can't accompany you in winter!" " "
"It doesn't matter, I have a pig with me!" Jimmy said happily, "You once told me that you would stay with snowflakes in your hibernating dream, so Hum Pig and I found seeds that could bloom like snowflakes. Look, there are snowflakes everywhere in your house now! "
"Oh, great!" Nick looked at the flowers blooming like snowflakes in surprise. "I dreamed of snowflakes, just like now!" "
"Great!" Jimmy jumped with joy. "My wish has come true!" "
"Thank you, Jimmy!" Nick said excitedly, "You made my hibernation dream come true!" "
"Don't thank me!" Jimmy said seriously, "this is the reward you got with love!" " "
How does the little turtle spend the winter?
The landlord keeps a little turtle, which is not absolutely suitable for hibernation. Turtles are too young to hibernate for the winter, and the survival rate of young turtles cannot be guaranteed. It is necessary to raise the water temperature and heat the winter with a heating rod to feed normally. Adult turtles have certain requirements for hibernation, otherwise they can't survive safely, let alone small turtles. Little turtles are not as mature as adult turtles in all aspects, so it is difficult to keep up with normal winter. Warm feeding is needed in winter, and normal feeding and feeding should be carried out on time. It is very important to ensure the cleanliness of water quality, and it should be cleaned and replaced on time. Winter is the season when turtles get sick, so it is very important to ensure the water quality every day. Buying a bottle of aquarium chlorine removal solution can dissolve chlorine in tap water and kill bacteria. Strictly according to the latter proportion, the turtle tank usually only needs a few drops at a time, because the water level is less than that of the fish tank, and that is rarely used. A bottle can be kept for a long time. When heating and feeding, the water temperature should be kept at about 25 degrees, and the temperature should be stable, otherwise it will be very unfavorable to the rise and fall of turtles. The heating rod can't be turned on and off, so the water temperature will be hot and cold, and the turtle is easy to get sick. Don't feed turtles with raw pork and other livestock meat. There are many parasites in it and it is easy to get sick. There are also many shellfish parasites such as clams and snails. Usually feed fish and shrimp. After adaptation, you can gradually feed with turtle food to ensure a diversified diet. When the tortoise grows strong, it can hibernate normally. Before hibernating, it is necessary to see if there is enough fat storage in the turtle. If you are thin or sick, you are not suitable for hibernation. Only turtles with good constitution can hibernate normally.
When the landlord's tortoise grows to more than ten centimeters, its body is relatively strong and its posture is not thin. Its body has enough fat to cope with winter and can hibernate normally. Put it in water when hibernating, which is most suitable for it. Put it in a box, sand or other places, and the humidity should not be easily controlled. Take the stone out of the jar and replace it with a spacious one to ensure a certain amount of water. It is very important to stop eating before hibernation 1 -2 weeks or more and let it naturally excrete the remaining feces in the body. If there is fecal residue in the intestine, it will cause obstruction and the consequences will be very serious. When hibernating, there is no problem that the water level is above the turtle. When it wants to breathe, it will stick its head out of the water for air, which will not hinder it from sleeping at all. During the whole process, it has been sleeping, so naturally it is not necessary to open its eyes.
Although it is not necessary to change water frequently during hibernation, it is necessary to change water regularly. Some things may be excreted at first, so it should be replaced in time. 1-2 Just change the water once a week. The temperature difference of the replaced water should not be too big. Dry tap water or exchange it with chlorine remover. If there is no sun to dry, it is better to let the water stand for 3-4 hours to precipitate instead of changing it directly.
Water turtles in the wild hibernate in cracks and mud at the bottom of the river instead of going ashore and drilling into the sand. That doesn't suit them.
May the tortoise of the landlord be healthy and happy ~!
How do young turtles spend winter?
The real hibernating method is to spread thick wet sand in the container and cover it with newspaper balls. The tortoise will sleep in the sand by itself and replenish water once a week to keep the sand and newspapers moist. Hibernation is a test for raising turtles at home. First of all, you should make sure that your baby is healthy and free from diseases. Tortoise with poor constitution must not hibernate. Little turtle suggests not to hibernate, winter is very sad! You can prepare some sand for the hibernating turtle, but if it can't climb in, don't bury it by force. Soft-shelled turtles that don't hibernate in the sand can be placed in shallow water and covered with a layer of wet cotton yarn to keep them moist, which also has a certain heat preservation effect. Turtles who hibernate in the sand should make sure that the sand is clean and pollution-free. Keep the sand moist during the hibernation of turtles. The tortoise may wake up during hibernation, so make sure it doesn't climb where you can't find it after waking up. In addition, turtles who wake up from hibernation must not be fed.
Generally speaking, the Brazilian tortoise began to hibernate below 15℃ and began to feed when the water temperature rose above 16℃. The cold resistance of Brazilian tortoise is ok, as long as the water temperature is not lower than 4℃, it can safely overwinter. Family breeding is generally not lower than this temperature indoors, but if it is raised on the balcony or garden pool, you should pay attention. Especially when the temperature is low at night, we must take good cold protection measures. It's best to move them indoors and put them in clean plastic pots. There is no need to drain the water in the basin. Cover the turtle with wet grass or wet towel. Usually pay attention to spray some water to keep humidity, and it will be safe in winter.
At the end of June 1 1, turtles are generally not eaten. Let him take a hot bath first, then dry his body, prepare a small cotton pad and wrap the turtle in it. Take him out once every half month (now my little turtle usually wakes up on time), let him soak in warm water and drink some water, and then put him in bed and wait for the next time.
There are two ways to spend the winter, one is heating without hibernating, the other is hibernating. Is a completely different concept and practice. So when it gets cold, let's say it's winter instead of hibernation.
My practice is to warm up in winter without hibernating, as follows.
Use a heating rod in the water in the turtle tank. 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.
Heating rods usually have constant temperature function. You can adjust it to about 26 degrees, and it will automatically turn on and off according to the water temperature there, that is, it will automatically stop heating when it reaches the temperature, and it will automatically heat when the water temperature drops. The details depend on 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.
Pay attention to the water temperature when changing water. Sometimes the weather here is too cold and the boiling water is too low for several days. I will boil the water for a while before adding it to the water tank, so that the heating rod can reach the temperature quickly.
My turtle eats twice a day in winter and summer, and its appetite is still very good; But in fact, one meal a day or every other day should be enough.
Because the Brazilian tortoise moves around 26 to 27 degrees, the temperature suitable for their hibernation is around 10 to 13 degrees. Between these two temperatures, especially around 19 to 22 degrees for a long time, it is not warm enough to make him have an appetite, but it has been consuming his physical strength, making his immune system work effectively, and it is not cold enough to make him hibernate, which is very fragile.
Therefore, it is best to warm them up when it is cold. If they are really allowed to hibernate, they should ensure that the whole winter can be around 10 to 13 degrees. Otherwise, they can't really hibernate at all, but go in and out of hibernation repeatedly, consuming physical strength and damaging their health. Therefore, we should choose to keep them warm for the winter instead of hibernating. Especially if you are physically exhausted, don't consider hibernating.
Therefore, there are only two ways to spend the winter. One is to buy a heating rod like summer, and the other is to really hibernate. But hibernation is not a simple matter. There are many things to pay attention to, and we should make some preparations in advance. Please see the hibernation version for details.
Of course, many Brazilians outside can safely transition to winter without artificial insulation in the natural environment, but I believe that some people with weak constitution are very dangerous. For myself, I generally hope that they can make the transition as safely as possible, so I will use a heating rod when I spend the winter in Brazil. Although some turtle friends don't need heating rods in winter, turtles have a bad appetite and are not sick, so they can spend the winter safely, but I personally feel that they have survived the transition period in such a lukewarm environment. If possible ... >>
How to make the little turtle spend the winter safely
Hehe ... They are hibernating. I still remember that mine lost a few pounds during hibernation last year, but later I fattened it up ... When it wants to hibernate, you should feed it first, so that it will leave some fat in its stomach for the winter ... If it is a small turtle, I suggest you not let them hibernate, because many small turtles can't stand it and die during hibernation. ..
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How do turtles spend the winter?
How do turtles spend the winter
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the difference between the north and the south also makes the turtles in the north prepare for hibernation in advance. In order to make the turtles in the hands of turtle friends spend the winter safely, the park consulted a lot of information and combined with its own practice, specially launched the following winter plan for turtle friends' reference.
As we all know, in the wild, water turtles and tortoises burrow and hide in caves in winter, which is why it is difficult for animals to freeze to death in the wild, but there are exceptions, such as the sudden severe winter, especially last year's heavy snow closing off mountains, which caused many casualties of wild turtles, which is also an important reason for the increase in turtle prices this year.
The safe hibernation of turtle friends depends on two factors.
First, the tortoise's own constitution.
As we all know, people with strong physique have strong disease resistance and freeze resistance. People with poor health often catch colds and so on, and so do turtles. But if the tortoise is stronger, it depends on two factors.
1. Choose a turtle with good constitution. Like wild turtles. Although this is not our pet, we can't avoid the strong physique of wild turtles. Wild turtles have experienced a variety of harsh living environments in the wild, creating a strong body and making it easier to raise safely. But someone asked, what should I do if I buy artificial seedlings? This is the second question we have to answer.
2. Feeding the day after tomorrow. Whether it is wild, artificial or pond-raised turtles, it is very important to raise them the day after tomorrow. But how to raise the turtle in your hand? How to raise it the day after tomorrow?
(1), environment. Now a lot of turtle friends, it can be said that most of them are just a small jar, and everything is settled. If a person often stays in a room, just eating and not exercising, will he be strong? Even wild turtles will weaken even if they are placed in a fixed space for a long time. What's more, a turtle grew up in an artificial greenhouse? This is also the reason why many turtle friends often have high mortality during hibernation. Is it impossible for artificial turtles to spend the winter safely? How can we establish our own turtle culture environment?
Spacious living space is the best way to live in groups. Although the safe overwintering coefficient of wild turtles is high, artificial turtles can still overwinter safely, which is what we call the environment. Both big turtles and young turtles should have a wide living environment before winter, and it is best to imitate the wild and have enough room for activities. In particular, keeping several turtles together, doing sports and chasing each other are the basis for turtles to strengthen their physique and a mood for their happy life. For example, some turtle friends are in a big tank, taking the yellow-edged turtle as an example, putting soil, planting flowers and plants, having a pool and a basin, with plenty of sunshine, and several turtles play with each other from time to time. Won't the turtles grow up healthily?
If you just put a turtle in a fixed small jar, eat and sleep, sleep and eat, no companion, no kind, what is the difference between this and human imprisonment? After a long time, it is not mental depression, but also poor physical fitness, which is why there are not many turtles raised by turtle friends. At least it's best to keep them in pairs.
The environment is good, the space is large, there are many partners, and the spirit is not empty. The growth of turtles will naturally grow up happily and healthily. But what else should we pay attention to besides these?
(2) feeding. Some turtle friends say that my turtle loves earthworms, others say that my turtle loves tomatoes, and then let it go. As we all know, the growth of turtle friends needs many elements, and one kind of food can't satisfy the normal growth of turtles at all, which is why many turtle friends complain that my turtle's back is getting lower and lower and the color has changed. Even if you are often ill, if you have a healthy constitution, you need all kinds of nutrition. Take the yellow-edged turtle as an example, the combination of meat and vegetables is very important. Don't feed only one kind of food, you need a variety of nutrients. Another turtle friend asked, what if he eats tomatoes instead of earthworms This question is simple. One word is hungry. If you are hungry, you will eat anything. If you blindly get used to it, you will only develop gluttonous people. Don't ask why. You have a doting heart.
Strong physique, good nutrition and healthy growth of turtles are the key and premise for turtles to cross the family, and also the first step for safe winter.
Second, clear the intestines. Before winter, according to the different temperatures in different places, turtles usually clear their intestines by themselves. Drill into soil, sand or vermiculite. ...& gt& gt
How do turtles spend the winter?
Now is the hibernation period of the tortoise. It doesn't eat, so it should be prepared for hibernation.
The following are the precautions for turtles to hibernate. Please have a look:
Before hibernating, you should give the tortoise some fat. Starting from September, soft-shelled turtles should be fed twice a day for a month to store enough wintering fat. By June 5438+00, the tortoise stopped eating. Soak the soft-shelled turtle in warm water, defecate with warm water, clean the intestines and discharge the residual feces in the body to avoid intestinal diseases caused by staying in the intestines for too long. Turtles lived on these fats for half a year after they stopped eating. If the tortoise is too thin or in a bad eating state, or too small, it will be heated to 28 degrees all winter, and the tortoise will eat normally.
The real hibernating method is to spread thick wet sand in the container and cover it with newspaper balls. The tortoise will sleep in the sand by itself and replenish water once a week to keep the sand and newspapers moist. Hibernation is a test for raising turtles at home. First of all, you should make sure that your baby is healthy and free from diseases. Tortoise with poor constitution must not hibernate. Little turtle suggests not to hibernate, winter is very sad! You can prepare some sand for the hibernating turtle, but if it can't climb in, don't bury it by force. Soft-shelled turtles that don't hibernate in the sand can be placed in shallow water and covered with a layer of wet cotton yarn to keep them moist, which also has a certain heat preservation effect. Turtles who hibernate in the sand should make sure that the sand is clean and pollution-free. Keep the sand moist during the hibernation of turtles. The tortoise may wake up during hibernation, so make sure it doesn't climb where you can't find it after waking up. In addition, turtles who wake up from hibernation must not be fed.
When the temperature drops below 13℃, it begins to hibernate. Throughout the wintering period, the head, tail and limbs retract into the shell, close your eyes, and do not eat, move or excrete until they emerge from the sting. If the environment does not adapt, it is difficult to enter a dormant state. The hibernation temperature of turtles is 1- 10℃. Above 10℃, it is easy to wake the turtle, which will consume physical strength and lead to the decline of the turtle's physique, which is not conducive to the growth and reproduction in the coming year. Repeated hibernation and awakening during hibernation can also lead to the death of turtles. Temperatures below 0℃ will frostbite turtles and even freeze to death. Therefore, the possible temperature change factors must be considered when setting the hibernation place of turtles artificially.
If your turtle is still young or sick, don't let it hibernate, otherwise it will die easily, so choose warm water to raise it.
It is not difficult to warm up and raise. There are two ways to choose.
1 indoor heating, just raise the room temperature. Just doing this, people may not be able to stand it.
When heated to about 28 degrees with a heating rod, the tortoise began to eat.
After heating feeding, other feeding items are not much different from before. Heating rods are very expensive, so in order to keep the temperature in the cylinder not easy to change, it is best to add a cylinder head.
The heating rod is used in the water in the turtle tank. As for the water depth of the heating rod, it is usually safe to operate the heating rod completely immersed in water.
Heating rods usually have constant temperature function. You can adjust it to about 27 degrees, and it will automatically turn on and off according to the water temperature there, that is, it will automatically stop heating when it reaches the temperature and automatically heat when the water temperature drops. The details depend on 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.
Pay attention to the water temperature when changing water. Sometimes the weather here is too cold and the boiling water is too low for several days. I will boil the water for a while before adding it to the water tank, so that the heating rod can reach the temperature quickly.
My turtle eats twice a day in winter and summer, and its appetite is still very good; But in fact, one meal a day or every other day should be enough.
The teacher qualification interview of the hibernating dream story of the little turtle.
Winter has long passed, but Nick the tortoise is still sleeping in the cave.
Suddenly, its limbs and small tail slowly came out of the shell, and then its little head slowly came out, shaking a few times and only yawning a long time.
"This is really a long and beautiful dream!" Nick said as he slowly walked out of the hole.
The scene outside the cave surprised Nick-I saw white snowflakes everywhere!
"That's too bad!" Nick scratched his head and said to himself, "It's still winter, and I'm still dreaming!" " "
"You didn't dream!" A voice came from behind Nick.
Nick quickly shrank back into the shell.
"Don't be afraid, Nick, I'm a white rabbit!"
Nick poked his head out again. It was Jimmy the white rabbit.
"Hello, Jimmy!" Nick asked happily, "Is your leg all right?"
"all right! Look, I can run and jump now! " Jimmy jumped up and down in front of Nick.
"This is great! But this ... "Nick asked, pointing to the white snowflakes around him. "What's the matter?"
"Don't you remember?" Jimmy said seriously, "Last summer, my leg was bitten by a wolf. You have always been my wheelchair and told me many good stories! " "
"This is what I should do!" Nick said shyly, "It's a pity that I have to hibernate and I can't accompany you in winter!" " "
"It doesn't matter, I have a pig with me!" Jimmy said happily, "You once told me that you would stay with snowflakes in your hibernating dream, so Hum Pig and I found seeds that could bloom like snowflakes. Look, there are snowflakes everywhere in your house now! "
"Oh, great!" Nick looked at the flowers blooming like snowflakes in surprise. "I dreamed of snowflakes, just like now!" "
"Great!" Jimmy jumped with joy. "My wish has come true!" "
"Thank you, Jimmy!" Nick said excitedly, "You made my hibernation dream come true!" "
"Don't thank me!" Jimmy said seriously, "this is the reward you got with love!" " "
How do turtles survive the winter?
Sunbathing and hibernation (don't sunbathe turtles when the temperature is low in autumn and winter). Sick turtles and young turtles are not recommended to hibernate, and their bodies will not be able to keep up and wake up. For example, warm cultivation or semi-dry cultivation can be used for hibernation: generally, East China enters hibernation from June 1 1 to April of the following year when the temperature is lower than 12 degrees. Just put the turtle in shallow water with a high back, in a dark and quiet environment. The temperature during hibernation should be kept between 3 ~ 12 degrees, and the optimal hibernation temperature is 8 ~ 02 degrees. Simple method of not hibernating: 1. Semi-dry cultivation means soaking in water three times a day for about 15 minutes each time, as long as the water temperature can warm your hands. The feeding box must be covered and sealed, leaving a small gap for ventilation and warmth. If there is no heating rod, soak it in water for 15 minutes, and the turtle will be almost cold. Take it out and put it in the breeding box to dry and wait for the next soaking. Pay attention to the water temperature and be careful. Method 2: The tortoise caught a cold. (Suitable for shallow water and small tank environment) 2. Water heating: it is relatively easy to put the electric heating rod in water, but there is a disadvantage that the water should not be too shallow. If the water is too shallow, you can also use the method of casing: the big cylinder is heated and the small cylinder is placed in the heated big cylinder. 3, air heating: spotlights or ceramic heaters are good choices, but the environment is relatively closed. 1, 2, it is best to have a set to prevent turtle pneumonia; In order to avoid unnecessary boiling of soft-shelled turtle, it is safer to configure temperature control.
A good way for turtles to spend the winter.
Please take a look at the precautions of turtle hibernation, so that you can prepare for the future turtle hibernation:-
Before hibernating, you should give the tortoise some fat. Starting from September, soft-shelled turtles should be fed twice a day for a month to store enough wintering fat. By June 5438+00, the tortoise stopped eating. Soak the soft-shelled turtle in warm water, defecate with warm water, clean the intestines and discharge the residual feces in the body to avoid intestinal diseases caused by staying in the intestines for too long. Turtles lived on these fats for half a year after they stopped eating. If the tortoise is too thin or in a bad eating state, or too small, it will be heated to 28 degrees all winter, and the tortoise will eat normally.
The real hibernating method is to spread thick wet sand in the container and cover it with newspaper balls. The tortoise will sleep in the sand by itself and replenish water once a week to keep the sand and newspapers moist. Hibernation is a test for raising turtles at home. First of all, you should make sure that your baby is healthy and free from diseases. Tortoise with poor constitution must not hibernate. Little turtle suggests not to hibernate, winter is very sad! You can prepare some sand for the hibernating turtle, but if it can't climb in, don't bury it by force. Soft-shelled turtles that don't hibernate in the sand can be placed in shallow water and covered with a layer of wet cotton yarn to keep them moist, which also has a certain heat preservation effect. Turtles who hibernate in the sand should make sure that the sand is clean and pollution-free. Keep the sand moist during the hibernation of turtles. The tortoise may wake up during hibernation, so make sure it doesn't climb where you can't find it after waking up. In addition, turtles who wake up from hibernation must not be fed.
When the temperature drops below 13℃, it begins to hibernate. Throughout the wintering period, the head, tail and limbs retract into the shell, close your eyes, and do not eat, move or excrete until they emerge from the sting. If the environment does not adapt, it is difficult to enter a dormant state. The hibernation temperature of turtles is 1- 10℃. Above 10℃, it is easy to wake the turtle, which will consume physical strength and lead to the decline of the turtle's physique, which is not conducive to the growth and reproduction in the coming year. Repeated hibernation and awakening during hibernation can also lead to the death of turtles. Temperatures below 0℃ will frostbite turtles and even freeze to death. Therefore, the possible temperature change factors must be considered when setting the hibernation place of turtles artificially.
I don't eat until the end of hibernation in late March and early April.
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.
After the spring thunder, they began to eat, and the water flooded the shell by 0.5CM. When the temperature stabilized (15-20), they would eat, because they hibernate in winter, although some of them don't sleep, but they have their throats sealed, and they will eat at 20 degrees in spring.
In winter, turtles like to bask in the sun outside because the water is too cold.
Give him the food (preferably fresh) and he will eat it himself. Don't mind ~
In addition, put the turtle in a well-lit place.
Don't put it indoors at night (when it is cold) ~ keep the temperature ~
Turtles belong to tropical animals ~
It's hard to say when the hibernation period of turtles will end. Different places are different. Generally depends on the temperature. When the temperature is higher than 20 degrees, the tortoise will eat.
How does the little turtle spend the winter? It is kept in a glass jar.
Healthy ghosts larger than 6cm had better hibernate, while sick turtles and young turtles need heating or semi-drying for winter. The two most important points in raising soft-shelled turtles are to keep the water clean and the water temperature constant. The temperature should be at least above 22 degrees in spring, summer and autumn, otherwise the soft-shelled turtles will catch a cold.
Pay attention to the water temperature in winter. If there is a heating rod, the water temperature must be higher than that of the heating rod. If you don't buy a heating rod, you can also do it semi-dry.
Simple method of not hibernating
Method one.
Semi-dry culture means soaking in water for about 15 minutes three times a day, and the water temperature should be warm enough to be felt by your hands. The feeding box must be covered and sealed, leaving a small gap for ventilation and warmth. If there is no heating rod, the water will be almost cold after soaking for 15 minutes, so take the turtle out and put it in the breeding box for the next soaking. Pay attention to the water temperature, and watch out for turtles catching cold.
I. Food problem
If you are a water turtle, you like to eat meat and animal food. Breeding of water turtles: rich and nutritious foods such as small fish, shrimp and raw refined meat. The little turtle wants to cut raw fish and shrimp. Feed them in pieces. Lean meat, fat meat and indigestible food that cannot be cooked. Otherwise, you will get indigestion and get sick. Turtles eat mostly in the water, and sometimes they eat on the shore. Food can be directly thrown into the water, or it can be placed in the shallow water area or near the water slope at the intersection of land and water. When feeding shrimp, you should feed it with the shell, which can supplement calcium, but you should cut off the spikes on the shrimp head. Don't feed when the temperature is below 20 degrees, otherwise it will easily cause gastrointestinal diseases such as indigestion. The optimum temperature for soft-shelled turtle is 25~30℃, when it grows fastest. The higher the temperature, the greater the food intake, but when the temperature is too high, the food intake will decrease, and the lower the temperature, the smaller the food intake.
B. Water quality problems
If there is no strainer at home, it is best to change the water once a day and feed it once a day. Don't feed it too much. Turtles don't feel full. If they eat too much, they will not digest well, resulting in swollen legs. The amount of food a turtle eats depends on the size of each turtle's head. Turtles defecate after eating, and it is easy to get dirty if they are not cleaned in time. When the water department is clean, turtles are prone to skin diseases when they stay in the water. As long as the water quality is kept clean (it is best to use direct sunlight 1 day or more), white eye disease, skin mildew, onychomycosis and skin rot can be prevented. ) and constant water temperature (keeping a good water temperature can prevent turtles from catching cold and pneumonia), turtles are not easy to get sick. Turtles are amphibians. If you put them in a pure pool that is not connected to the land, you must put platforms such as stones and bricks in the pool to let them have a rest. Turtles like to hide in caves. They can build a turtle nest with bricks to improve their sense of security.