Landlord, you want to keep your Brazilian tortoise well every day and let it eat healthily and actively every day. You should master some necessary common sense and correct feeding methods to adjust the feeding environment.
Personally, I also keep turtles such as Brazilian turtles, grass turtles and yellow throats ~! The following is a summary of personal original experience for many years, without any reprinting and plagiarism ~! Landlord, you can take a closer look. I hope you can raise your Brazilian tortoise and let them grow healthily and sturdily ~!
First of all, the Brazilian turtle is a standard aquatic turtle ~! Daily high water ~! You also need to be in the water to eat normally. Daily mistakes low water level feeding and dry feeding, can not eat normally at all ~! This is also a feeding mistake and common sense blind spot that many people love to make. The daily dry feeding or feeding water level is very shallow. Even if the feeding water level is less than 5cm, the Brazilian tortoise can't eat normally even if it is starved to death. This is also the characteristic of all aquatic turtles, whose oral cavity and tongue structure are doomed to eat nothing on land ~! Others include Chinese grass turtle, yellow-throated turtle, Chinese flower turtle and so on ~! A good and correct feeding environment every day is the most critical factor for raising turtles and letting them eat normally. Except for a few half-jersey turtles and tortoises that you can't see every day, you can eat them on land ~! All other turtles must be in the water to eat normally. If the daily feeding water level is very low or the wrong dry feeding is carried out, the Brazilian tortoise can't eat normally at all.
Now is the time when turtles consume the most in a year, and it is also the most active season for them to eat normally (May-September every year). In a suitable feeding environment, turtles have no so-called adaptation period. When buying turtles from vendors, eating normally and taking the initiative is an important criterion for selecting turtles ~! At this time of year, if the tortoise doesn't eat for several days in a row, the tortoise's physical consumption is very large ~! In the same period, the proportion of physical consumption is also 2-3.5 times that of March in spring. The Brazilian tortoise was kept out of the water for more than 3 days, or kept in the wrong shallow water level, such as using the ultra-low wrong water level or even less than 5cm ~! The water of active cells in the body will be gradually consumed, and the physique and activity will be greatly reduced ~!
Without the basic conditions of daily feeding environment and water level, the Brazilian tortoise can't eat normally and its state will never get better ~! The correct feeding environment and water level are the biggest factors that determine whether it can eat normally. The lowest water level for proper feeding should be 10- 15cm.
After buying a soft-shelled turtle, we should first raise it correctly and let it eat regularly as soon as possible, which is also the most basic condition for it to survive well. If you can't eat normally for a few days, it will become more and more anorexia and poor appetite. The longer it takes, the harder it is to feed. If you can't eat normally every day, the fat and muscle tissue stored in your body will start to metabolize and then die. You can't starve a turtle just because it is hungry, which is very wrong ~! The longer it takes, the harder it is to feed, and the greater the damage to the body ~! !
Brazilian tortoise is highly aquatic every day and likes water and humid environment very much. After leaving the water, its mental state and activity ability will decline, especially for a few days without water. All dry feeding or low water feeding every day will have a great impact on its normal activities, emotions and eating, and its body resistance will be reduced, making it easy to get sick.
Only three kinds of turtles are sold every day, followed by Chinese grass turtles and flower turtles, and there is no other choice ~! They are all standard aquatic turtles ~! Daily high water ~! It's common every day and sold everywhere. The price is also approachable, all in a few dollars, only a few tens of dollars. They must be in the water, too, and the water level is normal enough to eat ~! Their own habit is to like water very much and hate dry. If they are put in deeper aquariums, Brazilian tortoises will swim actively in deep water, which is much happier than keeping them in shallow water by mistake. Many vendors don't even sell grass tortoises and flower tortoises in China, but only Brazilian tortoises, so Brazilian tortoises are also the most common and sold tortoises at ordinary times. Usually, the correct water level for raising soft-shelled turtles should be at least 10- 15cm, and the correct feeding environment is also the most basic condition for soft-shelled turtles to eat and live normally ~! Avoid feeding in circular containers such as washbasins. If the water level is not completely submerged, even less than 5cm, the water level feeding environment is very wrong ~! It will also cause some turtles to be very negative in their daily emotions, and they will close their eyes and feel sleepy most of the time every day, and their state is getting worse every day.
Even if the musk turtle and the hairy turtle are slightly better, the mid-range turtle of 200-300 yuan is rare at ordinary times, which is rare at ordinary times and cannot be bought easily. Tortoises and half-jersey tortoises that can eat in dry land or shallow water are even less at ordinary times ~! ! The price of tortoises and semi-tortoises is much higher than that of ordinary tortoises, such as radial tortoises, red-legged tortoises, Sukada tortoises, etc. They are all representatives of tortoises, and now all kinds of tortoises are very popular breeding varieties, and the price is at least 1000-3000 yuan ~! ! Compared with all kinds of aquatic turtles with dozens or hundreds of dollars a day, it is much less, and you can't buy it casually at ordinary times ~! It is rare to meet them.
Except for a few semi-ze turtles and tortoises that can't be seen in daily life, which can be eaten dry on land or in shallow water, all other turtles must be eaten in water! Because tortoises and semi-tortoises have specific oral structure and flexible tongue and palate, they are significantly different from most other tortoises ~! It is this characteristic that enables them to eat normally on low water level or waterless land without the help of water impulse to assist swallowing ~! Give them the ability to eat on land and at low water levels.
Feeding fresh fry, shrimp, live shrimp and live breadworm are the most suitable foods for soft-shelled turtles, who like to eat them very much. Don't choose vendors to sell turtle food. Not every turtle can adapt to the tortoise food sold by vendors, and the nutritional level is not good, which can't lift the turtle's appetite ~! It is also very common for turtles to refuse to eat turtle food ~! ! It's all inferior turtle food feed promoted by hawkers who cheat people to make money ~
Feed fresh fish and shrimp food every day, cut the fry into several sections and cut them into appropriate sizes to eat. Put it in water with tweezers or toothpicks and feed it slowly and patiently in front of its nose and face ~! Or put it in water, put it in front of it and let it feed on its own. For some turtles and small turtles, it doesn't eat the whole fish directly in the water. You need to cut it into several pieces and cut it into a size suitable for it to eat in one bite. The same is true for shrimp. Peel off the head and tail of the shrimp, cut it into small pieces, put it in water or feed it. Don't feed turtles with the meat of domestic animals such as pig lean meat, because there are many parasites inside, which are easy to get sick. There are also many shellfish parasites such as snails, and food parasites are very harmful to soft-shelled turtles.
Usually, we should give priority to fresh fish and shrimp food. Like cooked meat and ham sausage, you must never eat it indiscriminately ~! Be sure to pay attention to some necessary knowledge ~! First, don't feed the tortoise salty food, such as salty shrimp, dried fish sausage and so on ~! ! After sodium chloride (salt) is ingested, it will cause edema and renal function damage. Turtle should definitely avoid salt intake ~! It's a little salty ~! Similarly, the rice we usually eat, all kinds of cooked food, rice, steamed bread and bread are not suitable for turtles. Keeping a turtle is different from keeping a cat or a dog. It cannot adapt to what people eat every day.
Don't feed the tortoise with domestic animals (cattle, sheep, pigs, animal livers and viscera) and poultry (chickens and ducks), which have a lot of parasites, which are very harmful to the tortoise and will cause intestinal infection ~ Fresh fish and shrimp are the most suitable ~! Remember not to eat any cooked meat and salty food ~!
Keep turtles and feed them every day. The water temperature of 22-25 degrees is the most suitable, and it feels neither cold nor hot, just like the normal temperature tap water in summer and the cold water temperature in swimming pools. The water temperature at this temperature is very suitable for turtles' daily activities and eating. It is forbidden to feed and wash turtles with warm water, hot water or extremely cold water, which will cause pneumonia, stress reaction and other diseases, and the temperature difference will kill the turtles. Change the water every day and scrub the feeding container carefully ~! Ensure the cleanliness of water quality. Also note that it should be equal to the previous water temperature, and there should be no temperature difference, otherwise it will get sick.
The correct water level for the daily feeding of the Brazilian tortoise should be at least 10- 15cm. Avoid feeding in circular containers such as washbasins, or keep the water at an ultra-low wrong water level, so low that it is not completely submerged, even less than 5cm. It is very wrong to make do with the feeding environment without arrangement ~! You can't keep Brazilian turtles. It will not like it very much, and it will make some turtles, if they have a little energy every day, try to climb out in order to get rid of this harsh breeding environment that it feels is not in line with its habits.
First of all, we should pay attention to the basic environment for raising Brazilian turtles. First, don't choose round containers for feeding. Round containers are not suitable for keeping turtles. It will cause it to want to climb out every day, and there is visual impairment. It is inevitable to always want to climb out ~! If the daily feeding container is a round basin, or a round container such as a round water tank and fish tank ~! And if the water level is below 10cm, the ultra-low water level will make many turtles want to climb out of this environment, and they don't like this environment very much ~! To solve the impatience of the Brazilian tortoise and make its daily life happier and healthier, a spacious rectangular feeding container is essential ~! Establishing a good and correct feeding environment every day is also the basis for raising turtles well ~!
There are many rumors and incorrect statements on the internet, and even more people make rumors through hearsay. Some people will say that the water level should be at least at the bottom of the back and the tortoise should be completely submerged, which is basically in line with reality. Some people will say that the feeding method is very wrong, such as putting the water level at the end of the turtle, or even raising it several times a day. There are different opinions about right and wrong, which has caused great doubts to the novice breeders who don't know how to raise turtles.
Many novice breeders will have a very unrealistic misunderstanding after being misled, fearing that turtles will drown easily. Therefore, I dare not raise the water level for fear of drowning. Gradually, this vicious circle will continue, and if it continues to be wrongly raised at the low water level, it will become weaker and weaker. It won't eat normally, and gradually the tortoise will die.
You don't have to worry about water level. Brazilian turtles are naturally aquatic, and both young and adult turtles can swim in rivers and lakes. The Mississippi River, the hometown of Brazilian tortoises, is the fourth largest river in the world. ! For its water-based, as turtles and other turtles ~! Not to mention artificially raising the water level. I personally raise Brazilian turtles, and the water level is 35-40cm every day, which is very easy for them, and it is already very low. At low water level, the water level and water quantity are very small, which is not conducive to the normal activities of the Brazilian tortoise. Compared with mauremys mutica, a native China turtle in China, the Brazilian tortoise is more aquatic and has a higher degree of aquatic life. If the feeding water level is very shallow, for example, below 10cm, the normal feeding activities of the Brazilian tortoise will be greatly affected, because it can't swim, its mental state is poor and it is timid.
Don't keep turtles in a round basin or goldfish bowl. Round containers are not suitable for keeping turtles. There should be a spacious and clean rectangular turtle tank as its daily residence, so raising turtles can make daily life more interesting. If it is a temporary emergency, it is much more suitable to go to the supermarket to buy a rectangular non-toxic plastic box than to raise turtles in a round fish tank. Minimum water level 15-20cm. There should be a floating island and a floating platform for turtles to rest ashore and bask in the quilt. There is no need for laissez-faire and sand at the bottom in the turtle tank, which is conducive to daily cleaning and the cleanliness of the breeding environment, and there will be no sanitary dead ends. A clean feeding environment and water sanitation are the foundation of everything, so as to prevent turtles from suffering from various diseases. The breeding environment is simple and clean, except for a floating island or platform for turtles to rest, auxiliary filtration and uvb uva lights, and there is no need for indulgence.
Inappropriate environment will also make turtles lose appetite, poor mental state, decreased resistance and cause various diseases. Spacious and clean breeding environment is very important in daily life, and it is also the basis for raising turtles well. Can't be ignored. Suitable feeding and habitat environment is the guarantee for turtles to eat actively and live a healthy life.
Landlord, there should be enough water level and volume to raise it at ordinary times, and the feeding container can at least let it swim. Don't use washbasin or goldfish bowl, which is not suitable. There should be a spacious and clean rectangular turtle tank as its daily residence, so that turtles can live happily. Round containers are not suitable for keeping turtles. It will cause it to want to climb out every day, and it will be visually impaired. Even if it is temporary, it is much better to go to the supermarket to buy a rectangular non-toxic plastic box than to use a round basin fish tank. The minimum water level should be15-20cm. Buy a floating platform or floating island, which is a necessary tool in the turtle tank ~! In this way, it can climb ashore to rest on its own, instead of staying in the water all the time. Artificial does not control turtles to bask in the sun. It will go ashore by itself if it wants to bask in the sun. When it has enough uva and uvb, it will rest in the water by itself. Man-made interference is in it, that is, you don't know whether the tortoise should bask in the sun now, whether it needs it or not, and the time it needs. If you don't control it well, it will do harm to the turtle's health.
Landlord, it is most appropriate for you to put the turtle container in a place where the house can receive sunshine regularly every day. Turtles can also receive mild sunlight regularly every day to ensure their healthy growth and enhance their physique. Avoid outdoor, windows, balconies and other places with strong sunshine ~! ! Because you can't control the heat of the sun and uvb, it's not as safe as artificial light, but it changes all the time and is very dangerous. Especially in such a hot summer, turtles will suffer from heatstroke due to serious imbalance of body temperature, and the consequences are very serious. It is forbidden to take it outdoors, on balconies and other places that receive strong light. That sunshine is too strong, which is not good for the tortoise ~! Put the turtle breeding container indoors through the window, where there is appropriate and moderate sunshine every day. This sunshine intensity is just right. The spectrum of natural sunlight is visible spectrum+other invisible waves, and uvb(uvb) is the spectrum needed by reptiles such as turtles to synthesize calcium and vitamin D3 to promote the growth of bones and bodies. The intensity of uvb 5.0 is most suitable for Brazilian tortoise, that is, it feels very soft sunshine ~!
The daily feeding of turtles must use clean water, and the feeding containers must be disinfected, cleaned and changed in water on time, otherwise it will cause
All kinds of diseases. It is very important to ensure clean water quality and sanitation, so as to prevent various diseases.
Under the premise of normal water, no food residue and no excrement, change the water on time every day ~! And carefully scrub the feeding container ~! Especially this season, it is a period of high incidence of diseases, water quality problems, and water should be changed every day.
After eating, there are leftovers in the excreted water and feces. Clean it up in time and change the water ~! In summer, turtles sometimes excrete 2-3 times a day. Change the water immediately after discovery, and brush the feeding container. Can't be lazy. Otherwise, you will definitely get sick if you soak in dung. Even if it is not reflected at that time, it will happen after a long time. Water quality hygiene is the basis of preventing the recurrence and occurrence of diseases.
There is no need to spread some ideas online. It is meaningless to use water that has been dry for a few days or overnight, and it is not a good choice to solve the problem. Chemical additives and chlorine in tap water can be mixed and exchanged with chlorine removal solution or water quality stabilizer necessary for aquarium, and the problem is solved in an instant. It is also an essential aquarium product for raising turtles. Convenient and practical, Taobao, flower and bird market and aquarium market are all sold. Buying Debon or Aoshen brand water stabilizer works well. Don't let the water hang overnight or for a few days, especially in this hot summer. If the water is left hanging overnight or for a few days, and the water quality is not fresh for a long time, the bacteria in the water will multiply and the water will go bad. This is much more harmful than chlorine in tap water, which is harmful and useless ~! Picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon, there is no way to distinguish between primary and secondary, not to mention the water quality in many places is not that bad.
Unconventional daily feeding methods will be very unfavorable to the overall health and natural physiological state of turtles ~! Especially if this goes on for a long time, it will make turtles lose their appetite, behave abnormally, reduce their resistance and get sick more easily. The physique is far less than that of a turtle with suitable environment, and it can't reach the ideal life span in line with natural physiological habits. Daily feeding should conform to the natural physiological habit of turtles living at high water level, with spacious feeding containers and active waters, and the lowest water level should be 10- 15cm. There is also a floating island, floating platform or shore environment for ashore rest.
Usually you don't need to put any bottom sand, stones, pebbles and other objects in the turtle tank ~! This is not only not good, but also gild the lily ~! Let bacteria and various harmful pathogenic microorganisms find the most suitable breeding ground ~! ! It is extremely harmful to turtle's health and daily water quality hygiene and cleaning ~! It also makes it more complicated to scrub and disinfect the turtle tank every day, which is completely unnecessary for environmental layout ~! When the turtle tank is scrubbed and disinfected every day, if all kinds of sand and matrix placed in it can not be carefully cleaned up, it is bound to make the turtle suffer from various diseases ~! Cause the tortoise to get sick, get sick ~! Moreover, many turtles will eat the bottom sand and sand stones placed in the breeding environment by mistake! Eating sand, stones and other foreign bodies by mistake leads to digestive tract rupture and massive bleeding and death ~! Therefore, in the daily turtle breeding environment, there is absolutely no need to put any bottom sand, stones, pebbles and other objects, and there is no harm at all ~! ! There is a clean, tidy, blank and spacious rectangular turtle tank every day, and it is equipped with floating islands, floating platforms and other appliances for turtles to rest ashore every day. It is a simple and suitable breeding environment for turtles ~!
Don't just find a stone as a floating island or platform specially designed for turtles. On the roadside, by the river, by the sea, or elsewhere, find a stone, blue brick, etc. Do you think it is suitable as a floating island or platform for turtles? Instead of buying a floating island for turtles. It is very inappropriate to be stingy with the breeding environment and find a stone that you think is suitable to make do with landing as a floating island. In the past, many people made do with the layout of the breeding environment, which greatly led to the turtle's illness! Especially the probability of causing eye infectious diseases and skin diseases in the future is 100%! ! Objects like stones, which are found to be floating islands, have just become the biggest breeding ground for bacterial pathogens! It is also the favorite breeding area for invisible and intangible bacteria ~! It is the biggest pollution source in the breeding environment ~! In addition, many people don't know this and never disinfect the turtle aquaculture environment and containers every 3-5 days on time. And the utensils in the feeding environment, even the feeding containers are never carefully scrubbed and disinfected, and the hygiene habits are very bad ~! The tortoise is sick, I don't know what the problem is, because the bacterial pathogens in the water are invisible to the naked eye. In addition, the bad daily feeding habits and hygiene, the sanitation of the feeding environment and the unclean water quality all make the turtle easy to get sick after being raised correctly in the water. There are many types of floating islands and platforms on Taobao, which are specially designed for turtles. For example, scaling floating islands, water turtle paradise and other products. They are well-designed tools for turtles to go ashore to rest and bask in their backs.
Landlord, you should pay attention to the fact that after the temperature drops in June165438+1October every year, it is impossible to ensure the safety of Brazilian tortoises whose shell length is less than 20cm and weight is less than1000-2000 g. That will consume you to death ~! Even adult turtles whose shells and abdominal shells are more than 20cm must be weighed before hibernation to confirm whether the overall comprehensive physique meets the standard, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to hibernate easily for the winter ~! Every year165438+1the period from mid-October to mid-March is the normal time for turtles to hibernate, and turtles that do not meet the above standards cannot hibernate for the winter.
Therefore, in the winter when the weather is not very warm, if the water temperature can't be guaranteed, the special heating rod for aquarium is the most common necessary tool for raising turtles, and it is also an indispensable tool for wintering and after the temperature drops. The function of heating rod is not to heat the water temperature into warm water or hot water ~! In addition, turtles are absolutely forbidden to use warm water or hot water ~! Its function is to raise the frozen cold water in winter to the non-freezing temperature, which is the same as that of cold water, but not 22-25 degrees of ice water. Many people don't have the concept of temperature, and there will be great misunderstandings, thinking that water at 25 degrees is warm water, which is absolutely wrong ~! The temperature of a normal person is between 36 and 37 degrees. Only when the water temperature is close to or equal to our body temperature will we feel warm. The water temperature of 25 degrees is the feeling of standard cold water, just like the water temperature of swimming pool when swimming, but it is definitely not warm water ~! Because the normal temperature and water temperature in winter are very cold, both at 13- 15 degrees. 13- 15 degree water temperature, it feels like ice water and iced coke in summer. Therefore, turtles can't eat and move normally. The tortoise's eating and moving are based on the change of temperature. It will fall into a state of consumption due to low temperature drowsiness, and adult turtles can still survive, while small turtles have little chance of survival and are in danger of death. Therefore, a heating rod should be used to raise the water temperature to the same level as that in spring and summer, so that turtles can take the initiative to eat normally. Aquarium heating rods and boiling water heating rods are completely different. Taobao, flower and bird market and aquarium market are all available, and they are easy to buy. Choose good quality and reliable quality, not cheap ones. Note that the heating rod must be completely immersed in deep water ~! ! No part of the whole body can be exposed to the water, otherwise it will leak, which is very dangerous ~! Therefore, the water level is too shallow, for example, the water level is lower than 10cm, so it cannot be used safely. The hot and cold water temperature is the most unfavorable to soft-shelled turtle, and it is very easy to get sick. But with a heating rod, you don't have to worry about this problem. Set the temperature at 22-23 degrees. Turn off the heating rod when it is not used, so there will be no constant temperature effect. Just leave the power on. When it reaches the temperature, it will automatically turn off the power, and when it reaches the specified temperature, it will automatically start to turn on the power for heating. Must be completely immersed in water, in the deep water area, so as to ensure the temperature control and safe use of the heating rod. In the future, the body length will be about 15cm when it grows up. Eat strong, it's cold in winter, and you can hibernate. If the house has heating, forget it. Don't take it outdoors either, or you'll freeze to death.
Brazilian tortoises need to hibernate in water. Humid environment is very important, so you can't hibernate dry. Winter is very dry, the humidity is not suitable, it is easy to dehydrate and die, which is very costly to the body. Hibernate in water, which is also their way in the natural environment, instead of hibernating on land. There may be some shit at first, so you need to change it immediately after you find it, or you will get sick. Pay attention to changing water and carefully scrub the feeding container. There should be no temperature difference between water temperatures, and constant temperature water is needed. Otherwise, it will wake the tortoise and break its hibernation environment, which is very harmful to its health. In winter, cold water at normal temperature is enough, which is just the water temperature at which turtles hibernate. Then change the water every 1-2 weeks to ensure that the water quality is sanitary and clean during hibernation and will not get sick.
Real hibernation if the room has heating, it won't work. Although it seems to hibernate with eyes closed, it is actually not a real hibernation state, but a shallow sleep state caused by a dry environment. It is essentially different from hibernation. If the air conditioner is often turned on at home or there is heating in the room, the tortoise will not hibernate at this temperature. Don't take it outside, it will freeze to death. The temperature difference between day and night is huge. Brazilian tortoise is not cold-tolerant. It can't stand the cold in the north. Feeding should be done as usual, fresh fish and shrimp should be fed regularly, water should be changed as usual and feeding containers should be carefully scrubbed to ensure the sanitation of feeding environment and water quality and prevent turtles from getting sick.
If the landlord is in the south and there is no room with heating and air conditioning, the tortoise can hibernate. Don't put it outdoors either, it will freeze. You don't need to bask in the sun when you hibernate, it will wake you up. Hibernation requires a quiet environment without strong light. The landlord must pay attention to 1 week or more-stop feeding 2 weeks before hibernation and let it naturally excrete the remaining feces in the body. This is very important. If there is fecal residue in the intestine, it will cause obstruction and the consequences will be very serious.
I hope your Brazilian tortoise can grow up healthily ~!