Notes for turtle raising in summer
1. Water quality management
Water quality is the key point for turtle breeding in summer. In summer, breeding water is prone to spoilage and odor. Therefore, when raising turtles in summer, it is best to install a set of powerful filtering equipment in the turtle-raising container, especially the filtering equipment that is only powerful in terms of dissolved oxygen. Alternatively, green plants can be used to increase the dissolved oxygen in aquaculture water. If the growth of anaerobic bacteria in the water can be inhibited, it can effectively improve the water quality. If there is no filtration equipment installed, the pet owner should pay attention to changing the water for the turtle frequently in summer to keep the water quality of the breeding water good, so as to provide a certain guarantee for the healthy growth of the turtle.
2. Diet management
Summer is the most favorable season for the growth of turtles, because turtles have the fastest metabolism during this period. Therefore, in summer, the pet owner can also increase the amount of feeding appropriately, but the most important thing is to ensure that the turtle’s diet is diversified, supplement the turtle with sufficient and comprehensive nutrition, and help the turtle to build a strong body and enhance physique.
3. Take measures to avoid summer heat
Although the high temperature in summer can promote the growth of tortoises, it is also necessary to pay attention to the summer work for tortoises. In real life, there are not a few cases of love turtles suffering from heat stroke due to the carelessness of pet owners, so turtles can also suffer from heat stroke, especially in hot summer. Therefore, in hot climates, be careful not to expose the turtle to the sun. In addition, the tortoise’s back exposure time should not be too long. Let the tortoise sunbathe for half an hour every day. It is best to provide a shelter for the tortoise, so that when the tortoise does not want to bask in the sun, it can avoid the sun in the shelter. .
4. Prevention of tortoise disease
High temperature weather can easily affect the breeding of turtles, so during this period, attention should be paid to the feeding and management of turtles and also to strengthen the prevention of turtle diseases. Under the condition of reasonable feeding and good water quality, pet owners also need to pay attention to regularly check the tortoise’s body, so as to find out the abnormality of the tortoise in time and give it timely treatment.
Warm reminder: Due to the high temperature in summer, food soaked in water is prone to spoilage, so in high temperature weather, after the pet owner feeds the turtle, It is necessary to clean up the leftover food residues of the tortoise and change the water in time, so as to avoid the disease of the tortoise due to the deterioration of the water quality.
