Turtle habits
1 , the habitat of turtles
Turtles are cold-blooded animals, their body temperature can change accordingly with the change of the outside temperature, but the tortoise’s body temperature is generally slightly higher than the outside temperature . Turtles use lungs to breathe on a daily basis. They are semi-aquatic animals and mainly live in lakes, ponds and rivers. During the day, tortoises are generally active in the water, feeding, or perching under the branches of the waterside, or basking on the rocks above the water surface. When they feel the movement, they immediately hide in the water. Turtles usually crawl to the water’s edge or rice fields to feed at night. The tortoise is very timid. As soon as it feels a little movement, it will immediately shrink its head, tail and limbs tightly into the shell. Until the danger disappears, it will carefully stick its head and stretch out its limbs and continue to move.
The tortoise is an ectothermic animal. When the temperature in the environment drops below 10°C, it will quietly inhabit the silt at the bottom of the pool, or burrow into the burrows on the shore, or hide in straws, etc. In the loose soil of things, stop eating and exercise, and enter a state of hibernation. Until the sting in April of the following year, when the water temperature rises above 15 ℃, the hibernation gradually ends and normal feeding and activities begin.
2. Feeding habits of tortoises
The tortoises living in nature They have a wide range of food habits, such as small fish, shrimp, earthworms, worms, snails, clams, snails, plant stems and leaves, rice, wheat, etc. can be their food. However, under the conditions of domestication, the turtles are mainly fed with commercial bait such as peanut bran and bean cakes, and in addition, they are fed with animal feed in an appropriate amount to ensure that the turtles are nutritionally balanced.
The food intake of turtles varies in different seasons. Under normal circumstances, turtles start to resume normal eating in mid-April. From June to August, their food intake is strong, and their food intake gradually decreases in October. In addition, the feeding time of tortoises will also vary with the season. In spring and autumn, the temperature is relatively low, and the tortoises are less active in the morning and evening. They mostly eat around noon. It is recommended to feed the tortoises at 8-9 in the morning. In the hot summer, turtles are not very active at noon, and mostly feed at 5-7 pm. Therefore, it is generally recommended to feed turtles at 4-5 pm to avoid feeding too early, which will lead to the deterioration of the bait and the deterioration of the tortoise’s food. bait. The daily feeding amount of the turtle is about 5% of its body weight. It is recommended to measure the feeding amount according to the body weight of the turtle. When feeding turtles on a daily basis, the feed should be placed on the slope or food table beside the pond embankment for the turtles to eat freely, so as to prevent the residual bait from falling into the water and polluting the water quality. In addition, it is also necessary to pay attention to adjusting the feeding amount reasonably according to the weather and the feeding situation of the tortoise. When the turtle bites into the bait, it will dive into the water to swallow it. Turtles can both move and feed in water, and they can move freely on land, making them well adapted to amphibious life.
3. Changes in body color
The turtle has a natural protective color, and its body color changes. Color can change with the change of living environment. When inhabiting lakes and rivers, the tortoise’s body color is usually yellow-green; when living on land, its body color can become dark green, black or dark brown, etc., such complex body color changes affect its feeding and food intake. It is very helpful to defend against enemies
