Brazil's red-eared turtle has a wide head, slightly like a big-headed turtle. The snout is slightly prominent, the head is smooth and scaleless, dark green with yellow longitudinal stripes, and the stripes on the ventral surface are wider than those on the back. Nose is small, born at the snout, with its collar inclined downward and its mouth at the front. The most special feature of Brazilian red-eared turtle is that there are orange-red or dark-red oval spots on the tympanic membrane in the middle of the head, which is the origin of the name of red-eared turtle. The neck of the adult Brazilian red-eared turtle is gray-black, with yellow and green longitudinal stripes and wide ventral stripes. Its back is emerald green or apple green, with bright colors and a prominent ridge in the center of its back. Each shield on the carapace has thin yellow and green parallel or circular stripes, and the boundary between shields is very clear. The edge shield has 1 1 shield, and the outer edge is golden yellow, and the edge of the carapace is inconspicuous jagged. There are * * * pieces of 12 pieces of shield from the laryngeal shield to the anal shield of adult turtles, all of which are pale yellow, and each piece has a round, oval, rod-shaped or slightly butterfly-shaped color spot which is symmetrical to the left and right. This color spot often varies from individual to individual, and it is almost difficult to find individuals with the same color spot. The color spot of the whole abdominal nail forms a strange pattern, which is very beautiful.

Life habits:

Brazilian red-eared turtle is an aquatic turtle, which is fond of quietness and noise, warm and cold, active in nature, and has strong adaptability to the environment. For example, its tolerance to temperature changes is stronger than that of domestic turtles such as tortoise and mauremys mutica. The suitable water temperature for growth is 20~32℃, and the optimal water temperature for growth is 25~30℃. When the temperature is below 20℃, the food intake is reduced, and the activity is less active. When the temperature is below 16℃, it begins to hibernate, and when the temperature is below 12℃, it is completely hibernating. Brazilian red-eared turtle is an omnivorous turtle with hunger tolerance. It mainly eats meat in artificial breeding, especially in the juvenile and juvenile stages, and mainly eats small fish, shrimp and lean meat of animals. In the adult stage, it can also eat plant feed (bananas, fruits, etc.) and workers' compound feed. In the wild, adult turtles' recipes include algae, duckweed and other herbs floating in the water, crustaceans such as pythons, mussels, small fish and shrimps, and mollusks such as snails.

Breeding environment:

Brazilian red-eared turtles should be exposed to direct sunlight, and the breeding box can be placed on the balcony or window sill. If this is not possible, the young turtles should be exposed to ultraviolet rays once or twice a week for about three to five minutes each time. Don't expose yourself to the sun, which will make Brazilian red-eared turtles dehydrated or die of heatstroke. It is best to irradiate with sunlight, but care should be taken not to filter out the required ultraviolet rays from the container glass. Young turtles can be kept on the balcony all summer. In order to prevent birds from taking it away, you can cover the box with a net. It is absolutely necessary to prevent the Brazilian red-eared turtle from climbing out of the breeding box, otherwise, I don't know which day consumers will find the "turtle mummy" under the bed or in a corner. If algae (moss) grows on the culture box, it's all right, but it can't make the water in the box stink. Water should be changed regularly, otherwise, due to high temperature, excrement and leftover feed in the water, young turtles will live in a pool of thick smelly water, which will promote the growth of bacteria, so water should be changed at least once every 1~2 days. If equipped with a filter, the frequency of water change can be reduced according to its power. Adult turtles need a much larger incubator so that they have enough room to move. To create an ideal environment, a pair of grown Brazilian turtles need at least 100 liters of water. Too small a breeding box will make Brazilian turtles unhappy.