First, the primary stage of the yellow edge beetle fry. The newborn baby yellow-edged turtle needs enough protein to ensure the development of various organs of the body and the growth of the skeleton shell. Usually, you can feed some digestible meat foods such as earthworms, small fish and shrimp, and you can also mix them with some fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes and bananas. The feeding amount should be moderate, and the intake of protein should not be too much. It's best to chop them up for the little yellow-edged turtle to chew and swallow.
Second, the rapid growth stage of the yellow-edged turtle. At this stage, we should eat more animal foods that can promote weight gain, especially foods with slightly higher calcium content. We can feed the yellow-edged turtle with fat shrimp, snails, snails, earthworms and small fish. In cities, we can buy shrimp skin or frozen shrimp in the market, and some common special feeds for yellow-edged turtles can also be used together. We can also regularly feed some vitamin-rich and digestible fruits such as tomatoes, bananas and grapes as supplements. These are all. Of course, if you have a good appetite, you can occasionally feed some minced meat, beef, animal liver and other fats as well as meat with high protein content, which can effectively accelerate the growth of the yellow-edged turtle and promote its reproductive ability.
In the rapid growth stage, we should also pay attention to let the yellow-edged turtle bask in the sun for photosynthesis. Adequate photosynthesis can make the back shell of the small yellow-edged turtle calcify better. At the same time, we should provide as much space as possible and let the little ones exercise more appropriately. On the one hand, it can promote digestion, on the other hand, it can make the little guy shape through exercise, and make the back shell of the yellow-edged turtle grow taller and fuller, which is conducive to the optimization of appearance and appearance.
Third, the adult stability period of the yellow-edged turtle. Because the overall movement of adult yellow-edged turtles and the speed of gastrointestinal digestion and metabolism are relatively slow, energy consumption is usually very low, and it is not much problem not to feed them once or twice or for three days. At this stage, the yellow-edged turtle's diet is mixed, and it is not picky about meat and vegetables. Any small fish, shrimp, snail, earthworm, banana, grape, water spinach and tomato are acceptable. If people who raise in the city have no conditions, it is ok to feed the yellow-edged turtle special feed for a long time and occasionally feed some fruits and vegetables. It should be noted that we raise yellow-edged turtle seedlings mainly for viewing. It is meaningless to pursue the growth rate blindly. You can try to provide the food that the yellow-edged turtle seedlings like, but don't feed too much, so as to avoid overnutrition and affect their health.
Fourthly, the feeding frequency of yellow-edged turtles in different temperature environments in four seasons is still very different. In spring and autumn, due to the large temperature difference between morning and evening, the yellow-edged turtle does not like to go out in the morning and evening, so it is more appropriate to feed at noon when the temperature is relatively high. There is plenty of sunshine in summer and long sunshine time, and the temperature is generally high at noon, so the feeding time is about 10 in the morning and 5-6 in the afternoon. When feeding, we should pay attention to the combination of water temperature, water quality, mental state and appetite of the yellow-edged turtle. From June to August, the yellow-edged turtle has the best appetite and the largest food intake, which is the peak of the activities of the little guys and the season when they hoard meat and sticky fat. In summer, if you want the yellow-edged turtle to grow faster, you can feed it once in the morning and once in the afternoon. If you don't want the baby to grow so fast, you can feed it once a day or two instead of feeding it frequently every day. At the same time, we also need to pay attention to changing water for the living environment of the little guy frequently to prevent the breeding of various bacteria. Around autumn 10, with the gradual decrease of ambient temperature, the total amount of food consumed by the yellow-edged turtle seedlings began to decrease. At this time, it is usually only necessary to feed at noon when the temperature is suitable. When the ambient temperature is lower than 15 degrees Celsius, the yellow-edged turtle usually stops eating and enters the shallow hibernation stage.
5. The breeding area of the yellow-edged turtle, whether it is the fry, the cliff city or the cultured turtle, needs to be cleaned and cleaned in time. The proportion of soil and water, water quality control and the freshness of ingredients are all very important links in the process of yellow edge culture. If the breeding conditions permit, turtle friends first suggest that it is best to adopt an amphibious breeding environment. Usually the land-water ratio is 3: 7, and the maximum ratio is 2:3. The biggest disadvantage of this model is the problem of changing water, because there is not much water, and the water body is easy to deteriorate when the yellow-edged turtle excretes a lot. If it is simply raised with soil, the soil is easy to harden and mold when the humidity is high, and it will harden and harden when the humidity is low, which is easy to cause damage to the nails of the yellow-edged turtle when digging. But if only sand is used, it is not conducive to heat preservation and moisture retention. Usually, the ratio of 1: 1 mixed sand is adopted, which is more convenient for moisturizing and heat preservation. Yellow-edged turtle seedlings will be quickly absorbed to form lumps after excreting feces. Just pick them up at this time, don't worry too much about pollution, and need to change sand frequently. Of course, it must be on the premise of reasonable feeding. Generally speaking, the living environment of yellow-edged turtle larvae tends to be aquatic as a whole, which requires high environmental humidity, not only in deep water but also in shallow water.
6. Natural ingredients and the principle of seven-point full feeding are conducive to the bright color of the yellow-edged turtle's carapace and the formation of a high back. If you want to make tortoise shells brighter, you should feed more foods containing red pigment, such as live crayfish (seedlings are not recommended here), carrots, tomatoes, pitaya and so on. But the cultivation of high back depends on genes for three points and nourishment for seven points. If you want the yellow-edged turtle seedlings to grow tall and round, you must control the proportion and dosage of ingredients, not the more you feed, the better, but follow the principle of less miscellaneous feeding and even starving them to death.