Turtles must know
1. How to choose a suitable feeding container for turtles
Fish tanks, turtle tanks, etc. are very suitable containers for breeding pet turtles, but before putting turtles into breeding, pets should pay attention to disinfecting the breeding containers with light salt water, potassium permanganate dilution and other disinfectants. Disinfect, clean, and then put water into the turtle.
Note: The height of the container for breeding turtles should not be too low, and the inner wall of the container should not be too rough. It is easy to let it escape from prison. If it is not found in time after escaping, then it is likely to die, so in order to avoid losing the turtle for no reason, be sure to choose a suitable breeding container. In addition, the stocking density of turtles should not be too high, otherwise it will easily lead to turtles fighting each other for food, which will lead to the risk of turtles breaking their tails.
2. Use suitable breeding water
The water used for breeding turtles should not be tap water that was just connected to the tap, but the clean tap water should be placed in the sun to dry for two days. For more than a day, it is used for breeding turtles. Because tap water or well water can effectively remove chlorine and other harmful substances in the water after drying, and such water can promote the reproduction of algae and probiotics.
In addition, pet turtles are highly stressful, and it takes a long time to adapt to different water quality every time they go to a new environment. If you directly use tap water for breeding, it is likely to cause the turtle to suffer from various diseases such as rotten skin and shellfish, white eye disease, so pet owners must not use tap water to raise turtles directly for convenience.
In addition, the water level of the turtle breeding water should be 0.5 to 1 times the length of the small turtle’s carapace, so that the turtle can easily put its head out of the water for ventilation at any time. Every time you change the water for the turtle, pay attention to keeping the temperature of the new water the same as the old water, and try to change the water when the temperature is the highest every day, so as not to cause the turtle to catch a cold. Usually pet owners can place a filter in the breeding water to purify the water and reduce the frequency of water changes.
3. Keep the temperature of the breeding environment appropriate
The best growth temperature for turtles is around 25℃. Too high a temperature can cause a turtle to suffer from heat stroke, while too low a temperature can affect the turtle’s appetite and even cause the turtle to stop eating. Therefore, pet owners must pay attention to warming or cooling the turtle in time according to the actual temperature change, so as to prevent the turtle from catching a cold or heatstroke.
4. Let the tortoise irradiate the right amount of light
In the container of the turtle breeding, it is necessary to install a sunning platform with a gentle slope and slightly higher than the water surface, so that the turtle can bask on the water surface. Adequate light exposure every day is of great significance to the tortoise’s health. Appropriate light can not only promote the synthesis of vitamins in the tortoise’s body and promote the absorption of calcium, but also help it prevent the occurrence of various diseases. However, in the hot summer, you should avoid letting the tortoise bask in the sun at noon to avoid heat stroke.
6. Reasonable feeding
You can use juvenile water turtle food for feeding, and you can also feed some fish and shrimp meat appropriately. However, before feeding fish and shrimp meat to hatchlings, you should first cut the food into a suitable size, clean up sharp thorns and hard objects in the food, and then feed the hatchlings to prevent scratching the tortoise’s gastrointestinal tract.
This is the end of our introduction. I hope the knowledge of turtle raising this time will be helpful to you.
