Water temperature: It varies with seasons. It can be dried in cold tap water for several days, or purified water can also be used. It's best not to be too warm or too cold (cold enough to freeze immediately). Just use a water temperature close to room temperature. Food: small fish, shrimp, raw shredded pork (imitating the length and shape of small fish, preferably slightly smaller than small fish), and you can also feed a little bread bug and soft steamed bread residue. The mixture of the above kinds is better, but the proportion of small fish is the largest, with a little less raw meat, followed by shrimp (note that shrimp shells and pliers will pierce turtles, and individuals do not approve of feeding shrimp), and the rest are used as occasional snacks.
Water depth: Brazilian turtle belongs to water turtle. If you don't keep it in a professional turtle tank, you can put water on the edge of the turtle shell to ensure that the turtle can completely immerse its head (the Brazilian turtle eats completely in the water) and can easily put its nostrils out of the water to breathe freely without swimming. In fact, it is best to ensure that the water is shallow and deep (the deepest part is no more than 25 cm), so that turtles can enjoy themselves and have a place to get out of the water and bask in the sun. This is the best way.
Water quality: Because Brazilian turtle is a water turtle, there are certain requirements for water quality. Make sure to change the water every day. If you are too lazy to change the water, you can buy a filtration system. But even so, change the water frequently to ensure the water quality, even during hibernation. Spring:
The tortoise has just woken up from hibernation, so it is not advisable to feed it more, but it must be eaten until it is 7 minutes full and eat well. After a winter, the tortoise has consumed all the fat, so if it is not properly induced to fatten, the tortoise may die after waking up from hibernation. If the tortoise doesn't eat for two months after waking up, pay attention to whether the tortoise has opened its mouth to breathe, barked and can't open its eyes. It often scratches its eyes with its claws, and its tortoise shell decays and falls off. That means the turtle can't eat when he is sick, so he should be examined and treated in time.
Summer: Summer is the peak season for turtle activities, and now the activity and food intake of turtles are at the peak. Feed the turtles in moderation and get two hours of sunshine every day. But the weather in summer is changeable, and it is also a frequent period for turtles to catch cold and catch cold. Therefore, turtles should always stay in the water in case they catch a cold. Because turtles are more active in summer, they should change water every day, even 2 ~ 3 times a day according to the water quality. Ensure that turtles can eat every day.
Autumn: In beginning of autumn, according to the feeding method in summer, try to store and accumulate more fat before hibernation. In less than half an autumn, we should slowly reduce the food for turtles, not stop giving them food, but slowly and step by step. After about a month, from June, 65438 to1October, 65438+May, two or three fish or one or two raw shredded pork will be fed every day. The start time of hibernation is about 10 to 12 months. The end time is about February to March.
Winter: When the tortoise hibernates, in order to ensure less disturbance to the tortoise, the water can be changed once every two to three days, and the water temperature is almost the same each time, and the difference is not more than three degrees, so as not to disturb the tortoise. But if the temperature is below 0 degrees, it is extremely dangerous, and the tortoise is likely to freeze to death!