When it comes to what species is good for a novice turtle keeper, we all know that some people ask which is the better starter species for turtle keeping? In addition, there are people who want to ask in the usual those stores to buy a hand-sized turtle, but do not know whether he is a water turtle or other species. Would like to ask how to feed it normally, do you know what's going on here? In fact, the novice wants to raise a turtle, what is the best choice of species, the following take a look at the turtle to raise the introductory species which is better? I hope to be able to help you!
1, the novice turtle to raise what varieties of good:Raising turtles of the introductory species which is better?
2, in the usual those stores bought a palm-sized turtle, but do not know whether he is a water turtle or other species. I would like to ask how to feed the usual
Usually sold turtles only three of the most common Brazilian turtles, followed by the Chinese grass turtles and tortoises, other than no other choice ~! They are very common everyday, everywhere are sold, the price is also very easy to approach, a few dollars, dozens of dollars only. They are standard aquatic turtles! Highly aquatic on a daily basis~! Also must be in the water, and the water level is sufficient to feed properly. Their own habits are very like water and hate dry, put it into a deeper aquarium, then the turtle will be very active to swim in deep water, than in shallow water in the wrong feeding spirit and cheerful much more. Many vendors don't even sell Chinese grass turtles or flower turtles, but only Brazilian turtles, so Brazilian turtles are the most popular turtles. Although the Chinese grass turtles and flower turtles are also very cheap, but usually more than 20 dollars, while the Brazilian turtle is only a few dollars, a dozen dollars only, cheaper than the Chinese grass turtles and flower turtles. So it is also the most sold, the most common turtle, more than 90% of the people buy are Brazilian turtles. Usually raise turtles correct feeding water level should be in 10-, the correct feeding environment is also the most basic conditions for turtles to eat and live normally ~! Avoid feeding in round containers such as washbasins. If you place the water level so low that it is not completely submerged, or even less than 5cm, this water level feeding environment is very wrong. The turtle will not like it and will be very negative in its daily mood, sleepy most of the time, and will not eat often. After daily low-water keeping and dry keeping out of water, its mental state and activity level will be reduced, even more so if it does not enter the water for several days. This is a typical physiological habit.
Even like musk turtles, yellow-throated water turtle these slightly better, - yuan of mid-range turtles are usually very few, usually is less common, easy to buy. Can be in the land dry or shallow water feeding terrestrial turtles and half Ze tortoises usually even more can not buy ~! Tortoises, half Ze tortoises prices are much higher than the general tortoises, such as radiation tortoises, red-legged tortoises, Sukata tortoises and so on are representatives of the tortoises, but also now all kinds of tortoises are very popular breeding varieties, their prices at least in the - yuan money ~! Compared with the daily tens of dollars and hundreds of dollars of various aquatic turtles compared to much less usually can not be bought at will ~! The most important thing to remember is that you can't even buy a turtle without it.
In addition to a few half-tawny turtles and tortoises that can not be seen every day can be dry-fed on land or in shallow water to eat the rest of the turtles must be in the water in order to eat! This is because terrapins and demoiselles have a specific mouth structure and a curled, movable tongue and palate that is significantly different from that of most other turtles! It is this feature that allows them to eat normally on land in low or no water, without the aid of water impulse to swallow~! It is what gives them the ability to feed on land and in low water. Breeds of turtles kept.
Your day-to-day desire to keep your turtle and have it active feeding activity and thrive is going to require some necessary common sense and getting the feeding environment in order~! First of all turtles are required to be in water in order to eat~! Otherwise it simply cannot swallow~! This is a feeding mistake and common sense blind spot made by newbies~! Everyday low water level feeding or feeding without entering the water, then the turtle is simply impossible to eat ~! Daily dry feeding or feeding water level is very shallow, or even feeding water level is less than 5cm to feed, even if the turtle is starved to death, it is impossible for the turtle to eat normally ~! Except for a very small number of semi-serpentine turtles and terrapins that are not normally seen, they can feed at low water levels and on land~! All other turtles must be in the water and rely on the resistance of the water to swallow and eat normally. The most common and extremely wrong way of keeping turtles for novices is to keep them dry or in low water! It is also the most common common feeding error and blind spot for novice turtle keepers! If you keep the turtle in low water or dry feeding, the turtle will not eat at all. Even if you put food in front of your mouth, the turtle will not move at all! It will not eat at all~! After buying a turtle, you will want to get the turtle to eat well as soon as possible. Correct feeding environment and water level, is the most critical factor whether the turtle daily can eat properly activities ~! Daily wrong dry feeding not into the water, or the water level is very shallow or even not yet end over it, the tortoise even if alive and starve to death will not normal activities to eat, and daily mental state and active degree will be very poor ~! The body is weaker than weak, and most of the time it closes its eyes and pretends to be sleepy in order to reduce its consumption. There is no healthy activity in the day-to-day until they die of exhaustion~! The daily error of dry feeding or low water level feeding will have a very big impact on its normal activities, emotions, and eating, and the body resistance is reduced, it is easy to get sick and raise dead.
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You bought the turtle, daily feeding water level is very shallow or not into the water feeding that is a big mistake ~! If the environment and water level are not properly maintained, the turtles will not be able to eat at all! The condition of the turtle will not be good either! The correct feeding environment and water level is the factor that determines whether it can eat normally, usually the correct feeding water level should be in 10-.
The first thing you need to do after buying a turtle is to feed it correctly and let it eat normally as soon as possible, which is also the most basic condition for it to survive well. A few days continue to not be able to open the food normally, it will become more and more anorexic, appetite will be worse and worse, the more backward drag the more difficult to feed. If it can't eat normally, it will start to metabolize the fat stored in its body and gradually die. It is very wrong to starve a turtle just because it is resistant to hunger! The more you delay the more difficult to feed, the more damage to the body ~!
Now is the time of the year when turtles are consumed, but also normal feeding, active degree of the season (May-September each year) to buy back the feeding method, feeding environment are correct turtle did not have the so-called refusal of food to adapt to the period of time, in the hawker to buy turtles to pick turtles, can be normal and active feeding is an important criterion for selection of turtles ~! Now at this time of the year, if the turtle does not eat for several days, for the turtle's physical consumption is very large ~! The proportion of physical exertion during the same period of time is also 2-3.5 times higher than that of the spring in March. Turtles continue for more than 3 days do not enter the water, or the error of low shallow water feeding, such as with even less than 5cm of ultra-low wrong water level ~! The water in the active cells of the body will be gradually depleted, and the body quality and activity level will be greatly reduced as a result~!
Usually feed fresh small fry, fresh shrimp, live shrimp breadworms, etc. are the most suitable for the turtle to eat the food, and the turtle is also very like to eat. Don't choose the turtle food marketed by hawkers, the turtle food marketed by hawkers is not adaptable to every turtle, besides, the nutritional level is not good, and can't cause the turtle's appetite~! It is not uncommon for turtles to refuse to eat turtle food! They are all poor quality turtle food feeds marketed by vendors who cheat people to make money~! Don't raise turtles in even numbers.
Daily to feed fresh fish and shrimp food, cut the small fry into several sections, cut into it can eat the right size. Use small tweezers to clip up or toothpick inserted in the water, in front of its nose and slowly and patiently feed it to eat ~! Or put it in the water and put it in front of it and let it feed itself. For some turtles and tortoises, it won't eat the whole fish if you put it directly into the water, so you need to cut it into several pieces and cut it into the right size that it can eat in one bite~! The same goes for shrimp, peel the head and tail, cut it into small pieces and stick it up or put it into the water and feed it. Don't feed the turtle with meat from livestock such as pork lean meat, there are a lot of parasites in it and it is easy to get sick. Shellfish such as snails also have more parasites, food parasites are very harmful to the turtle.
Usually to fresh fish and shrimp food. Like cooked meat and ham sausage and so on is not eaten indiscriminately ~! Be sure to pay attention to some of the necessary knowledge ~! Don't feed your turtle salty food, such as salty dried shrimp, dried fish sausage, etc. ~! Sodium chloride (salt) intake will cause its body swelling, and cause kidney function damage, the turtle is to avoid salt intake ~! A little bit of salty flavor is not appropriate~! Similarly, we usually eat a variety of cooked food rice steamed bread is also not suitable for tortoises to eat. Turtles can't be raised and cats, dogs are not the same, people eat everyday things it can't adapt.
Newbie want to raise a turtle, choose what speciesDo not give the turtle to eat livestock (cattle, sheep, pigs and animal dirty food) poultry (chickens and ducks) these meats and, there are very many parasites, the turtle is very unfavorable, will cause intestinal infections ~ aquatic fresh fish, shrimp meat is the most appropriate ~! Remember not to eat any cooked food cooked meat and salt containing salty food ~! What turtles are suitable for families.
Daily feeding of turtles and feeding. Using a water temperature of 22-25 degrees is optimal, and it feels not too cool or too warm to the touch, just like room temperature tap water in the summer and the cooler water temperature in the swimming pool. With this water temperature, it is perfect for the turtle's daily activities and feeding. It is forbidden to use warm water, hot water or very cold water to feed and rinse the turtle, that will cause pneumonia and stress reaction and other disease-causing diseases, and the temperature difference will consume it to death. Daily daily water change, and carefully brush the feeding container ~! Ensure the water quality is clean. Also pay attention to, and before the water temperature is equal, prohibit temperature difference, otherwise it will be sick.
The basic environment for keeping good turtles should first pay attention to, do not choose to use round containers to raise, round containers are not suitable for raising turtles. Will cause daily it is very want to climb out, and the phenomenon of visual impairment, always want to climb out is inevitable phenomenon ~! If the daily feeding container is a round basin, or round water tank fish tank and other round containers ~! And the water level is put below such ultra-low water level, the high is not low, will cause many turtles constantly want to climb out of this environment, and very much do not like this environment ~! A spacious rectangular container is a must to solve the tortoise's patience and make its daily life happier and healthier~! And the water level and feeding environment are the most basic necessities, which must be correct and reasonable.
A lot of rumors and incorrect statements, hearsay, blackmail is more people. Some people will talk about placing the water level should be at least the end of the back, and should be completely submerged over the turtle, so that also basic and practical statements. Some people will say that the water level should not be placed over the end of the turtle, and even daily more dry feeding, these very wrong feeding methods. All kinds of right and wrong statements, for do not know how to keep the turtle novice keepers, caused a very big doubt.
Many novice keepers are misled to produce a very unrealistic misunderstanding, worried that the turtle will easily drown. So even more afraid to raise the water level, for fear of drowning, and gradually this vicious circle, continue to continue the error of dry feeding low water feeding further let it more and more weak it will not eat normally, and gradually tortoise live consume and die.
For the water level, don't have any concern. Turtles have a natural water nature, whether it is a small turtle or an adult turtle, can swim in the river, lakes. Their daily life in the natural environment of the lakes, rivers, the water level is less than 3-4m deep, so the water level for them easily, but also daily ideal breeding habitat. This level of water placed in artificial breeding is even less to worry about, and will not pose any threat to the turtle. Even in aquariums with a depth of fish and shallow outdoor ponds with a depth of 1-2 meters, the turtle can adapt very well without any problems. And this is much shallower than lakes and rivers in the natural environment. It is necessary to set up a good floating island or floating platform for resting on the back. Wild turtles in the normal natural environment will utilize the natural driftwood, stone platforms, and bank embankments in rivers and lakes as a resting place for resting on the back. Keeping the turtle in shallow water or other wrong environment will cause it to refuse to eat and slow down its activity, poor mental state, and loss of appetite. It is very unfavorable. Too low water level has no benefit, turtles usually live in the water, eating, defecation, will cause a large number of bacteria breeding, is very harmful ~! Brazilian turtle character.
No need to some flow method, with water that has been drying for a few days or overnight ~! That doesn't make much sense and is not a good option to solve the problem. For the tap water in the chemical additives and, you can use the aquarium essential dechlorination solution, or water quality stabilizer mix to blend a little, instant problem solved, but also turtles daily essential aquarium supplies, convenient and practical, on the, and flower and bird market, aquarium market are sold, buy the Debonair or Ao Sham brand water quality stabilizers have good results. Do not take the water to dry overnight or for a few days, especially now this door hot summer, the water to dry overnight or for a few days, the water quality has long been not fresh, the bacteria in the water will be multiplied by a large number of reproduction, the water will deteriorate rancid. This is much more harmful than the chlorine in the tap water, completely more harm than good, harmful and not beneficial ~! As a result, it is not possible to distinguish between the primary and secondary, not to mention that the water quality in many places is not as bad as it should be.
Tortoises are cold-blooded reptiles that don't eat for a few days, and even some adult tortoises can't die without eating for months, so they are relatively resistant to hunger. But it does not mean that its body metabolism mechanism is slow, its own relative hunger, you can daily not on time normal feeding ~! This feeding is extremely wrong~! First of all daily can not be fed on time, the turtle body no food intake for energy consumption, the body will appear ketone body, and gradually decompose the body's stored energy, fat and. Long-term such irregular feeding, the damage to its and the digestive system is very large, the turtle's own growth and the body's physique is not likely to get good growth, let alone raise a good healthy physique strong turtle. In the daily can not eat on time after the body ketone body, gradually the body will decompose their own fat and to convert into energy, resulting in the turtle's own weight is more reduced, the physical condition is more bad, their own more and more weak. And on the body's normal metabolic mechanism, internal system and immune system have caused a very big impact, resulting in the body more prone to disease, illness ~! And their own physical condition is very weak, physical condition is very poor, is a typical sub-healthy turtle ~! By and by the past vicious circle, the turtle does not have a good physical condition, can not be raised for a long time will be raised to death, more likely to live to the ideal standard age ~! On the internet, there are very many incorrect statements. Feeling that the turtle is resistant to hunger, eat less than a meal can not die, so three days to fish two days to sun net, feeding and its irregularity. There is no guarantee that the turtle will be fed on time every day. This is no way to ensure the healthy growth of the turtle. The turtle should be fed at least twice a day at 7:00 am and 17:00 pm. Under a good and correct feeding environment, a healthy tortoise will be very active in eating and will be able to control the amount of food it eats! When it's full, it won't eat anymore. The overall intelligence of the turtle is still good, and will not be the same as goldfish and other invertebrates, invertebrates and other low-level animals, due to overfeeding and hold up the death, it can grasp the amount of food. Its own vegetative nerves also have the ability to control and regulate~! Daily feeding on time, to ensure good and sufficient food, is also the basis of good turtle ~!
You usually keep it in the water level and volume should be enough to keep containers at least to let it swim, do not use a basin or round goldfish bowl to keep it, that is not appropriate. There should be a spacious and clean rectangular turtle tank, to be its daily home, this turtle can live happily some. A round container is not suitable for keeping a turtle. It will cause it to want to climb out and become visually impaired. Even if you have to make do for a while, go to the supermarket and buy a large rectangular, plastic-free organizing box, which is much stronger than using a round tub or a round fish tank. Place the water level to 15-, buy a floating platform or floating island, which is a turtle tank in the necessary appliances ~! This way it can climb up the bank on its own to rest. Not as old as soaking in the water, it wants to come up on its own when it will go ashore to bask in the back of the rest, do not interfere with artificial control it ashore to bask in the sun. The domesticated turtle varieties are recommended.
The daily turtle feeding container in the house daily can regularly receive sunlight on the place, this is the most appropriate. Turtles can also receive gentle sunlight on a daily basis, which ensures that it grows and strengthens its body. Avoid placing it outdoors, outside the window, balcony, and other places where the sun's intensity is high~! Because you can't control the heat and uvb level of the sun, it's not safe to control like artificial light source, but change all the time, it's very dangerous. Especially now such a hot summer, the tortoise is due to serious body temperature imbalance and cause heat stroke, the consequences are very serious, taboo to get outdoor, balcony and other places to receive strong light source. The sunlight is too strong, and it is not good for the tortoise! Place the turtle's container indoors through a window, where it is exposed to moderate sunlight at regular intervals throughout the day, so that the intensity of the sunlight is just right. The natural sunlight spectrum is the visible spectrum + other invisible light waves and uvb (uvb is also commonly known as ultraviolet rays). uvb is the spectrum needed to synthesize calcium and D3 in the body of reptiles such as tortoises, which promotes the growth of the bones and the body. Tortoises should be exposed to uvb 5.0 intensity sunlight, which is a very soft sunlight.
Daily unhealthy feeding practices can be very detrimental to a turtle's overall health and natural physiology! Especially in the long term will make the tortoise loss of appetite, abnormal behavior, lower resistance, more prone to disease and illness ~! Physical quality is far less than the correct rearing environment suitable for the turtle, and also does not meet the natural physiological habits of the ideal life time. Daily feeding should be highly aquatic turtles natural physiological habits, there is a spacious feeding containers and activities in the water, the water level should be in 10-. And there are floating islands, floating platforms or embankments where turtles can rest on the shore.
Usually there is no need to put any sand, stone, small stones in the turtle tank! This is not only not beneficial, but also add to the problem~! The bacteria and all kinds of harmful pathogenic microorganisms have found the most suitable breeding ground! This greatly jeopardizes the turtle's health and daily water hygiene! It also makes daily scrubbing and decontamination of the tank more cumbersome, and is a completely unnecessary environmental arrangement! If you can't carefully clean all the sand and gravel and substrate materials placed in the tank when you brush and wash the tank every day, it will definitely cause turtles to suffer from all kinds of diseases! The turtles will be sick, sick~! And many tortoises will accidentally eat the bottom sand and sandstone placed in the feeding environment! Causing the digestive tract to accidentally eat sand, gravel, stones and other foreign objects, the gastrointestinal tract rupture, due to the large and die~! Therefore, it is totally unnecessary to place any sand, stones, small rocks and other objects in the daily turtle keeping environment, it will do no harm but no good~! A clean, spacious rectangular turtle tank with a floating island and a floating platform for turtles to rest on the shore is a perfect environment for turtles!
Don't just find a rock and use it as a floating island or platform for your turtle. Find a stone, brick, or other suitable rock on the roadside, river, beach, or other places to serve as a floating island or platform for your turtle. Instead of buying a special floating island for turtles. It's not a good idea to skimp on the feeding environment and find a rock that you think is suitable to serve as a floating island for the turtle to go ashore! Many people have done this before, and it has caused illnesses in tortoises! Especially the chance of causing eye infections, skin diseases, the chance is %! Objects such as rocks that are found to act as floating islands become breeding grounds for bacterial pathogens! It is also a favorite breeding area for bacteria that cannot be seen or touched~! A source of pollution in the feeding environment~! Plus many people do not know this, and daily every 3-5 days from the time to time without disinfectant solution to eliminate the turtle aquatic rearing environment and rearing containers. As well as the equipment within the breeding environment, and even never seriously brush wash and eliminate breeding containers, hygiene habits and its ~! The result is that turtles are already sick and still do not know what the problem is, because the bacterial pathogens in the water can not be seen with the naked eye. Coupled with the daily feeding habits and the degree of hygiene, feeding environmental hygiene and water quality is not clean, so that the correct aquatic feeding after the turtle is very easy to get sick and sick. There are many types of floating islands and floating platforms designed specifically for turtles. For example, search for zoomed floating islands, turtle paradise, etc. These products are well-designed appliances for turtles to rest on shore and bask in the sun. The top ten ferocious turtles that you should not keep at home.
Usually keep turtles must use clean and sanitary water, daily must be on time to clean the feeding container and change the water, otherwise it will cause
various diseases. Ensure that the water is clean, water hygiene is very important, so as to prevent a variety of diseases.
In normal clean water, no food residue, no feces under the premise of daily water change on time ~! And carefully brush and wash the feeding containers~! Especially in this season, when diseases and water quality problems are high, it is important to change the water daily.
After eating, there are leftover food residues in the water and after defecation, you have to clean up and change the water in time~! In the summer, turtles may defecate 2-3 times a day. When you find out, you should change the water and clean the container immediately. You can't be lazy. Otherwise soaking in water is a sure way to get sick. Even if it doesn't manifest itself at the time, it will happen over time. Water hygiene is the basis for eliminating the recurrence and generation of diseases. Beginner turtle farming knowledge 100 articles.
You should be aware that turtles that are not adults with shells that are less than above length and weigh less than - will not be able to hibernate safely for the winter after the temperatures drop after November~! A non-adult tortoise is simply unable to hibernate safely through the winter like an adult tortoise~! That would consume and die~! The period from mid-November to mid-March is the normal hibernation time for tortoises. Even adult turtles must be weighed before hibernation to make sure their weight is up to par, and they cannot hibernate blindly. Therefore, in the winter when the weather is not very warm, if the water temperature cannot be guaranteed, aquarium-specific heating rods are the most common necessary appliances for keeping tortoises, and they are also the necessary tools for wintering and after the temperature drops. The purpose of using a heating rod is not to heat the water into warm or hot water, besides, turtles are forbidden to use warm or hot water. The purpose is to raise the cold water, which is very cold in winter, to a temperature that is not cold and harsh, but also cool, but not the 22-25 degrees that ice water feels like! Many people do not have the concept of temperature, there will be a big misunderstanding that 25 degrees water is warm water, this is wrong ~! Normal human body temperature between 36-37 degrees, only close to or equal to our body temperature of the water temperature, we will feel warm. 25 degrees of water temperature is the standard cool water feeling, as swimming in the pool when the water temperature, rather than warm water ~! Because the room temperature of the water in winter is very cool, are in 13-15 degrees. 13-15 degrees of water temperature feel like summer with ice coke ice water. So the turtle is not always eating and activity, the turtle's eating, activity situation are based on temperature changes. It will be due to the low temperature sleepy, into the state of consumption, adult turtles can still get through, while the chances of small turtles to get through is not great, there is a risk of death. Therefore, you need to use a heating rod to raise the water temperature to the same as the current spring and summer season, the turtle can be normal active feeding activities. Aquarium heating rods and boiling water heating rods are two completely different things. You can buy them online, in flower and bird markets, or in aquarium markets, and you should choose good quality ones that are reliable, not just cheap ones. Note that the heating rod must be completely submerged in deep water ~! The entire body any part of the body must not be outside the water surface, otherwise it will blow up leakage of electricity, very dangerous ~! So the water level is too shallow, such as still insufficient water level, is not safe to apply. The cold and hot water temperature is most unfavorable to the turtle, very easy to get sick. But with the heating rod do not have to worry about this problem, set the temperature at 22-23 degrees. You can't turn off the heater when you use it, it won't have a constant temperature effect. The power supply is always on. To the temperature it will automatically, less than the specified temperature it will start heating by itself, must be completely immersed in water, and in deep water, so as to ensure that the heating rod temperature control in place and safe to use. Growing up in the future, the body length in about. Eat strong, in the cold winter, can hibernate, if the house has a heater or even if. And do not get outdoors, or it will freeze to death.
Turtles are required to hibernate in water. Moist environment is very important, can not dry hibernation, winter is very dry humidity is very inappropriate, it is very easy to dehydration, and a lot of body consumption. Hibernating in water this is how they do it in their natural environment, not dry hibernating on land. It may still have some feces at first, which needs to be changed as soon as you notice it or you will get sick. Be careful not to have a temperature difference in the water after changing the water and carefully brushing the feeding container, the water needs to be isothermal or it will wake up the turtle and break its hibernation environment, which can be very damaging to its health. Cool water at room temperature in winter is enough, which will be just right for the water temperature needed for turtle hibernation. And then 1-2 weeks to change the water can be, to ensure that the hibernation of water hygiene and clean, to ensure that there will be no disease.
The real hibernation if the house has a heater will not be able to, although it sleeps with its eyes closed, seemingly hibernation, but in fact is not a real hibernation state, but a kind of dry environment, produced by the shallow sleep state. And hibernation is fundamentally different. If the air conditioner is always on at home or the room is heated, the turtle will not hibernate at this temperature. Never get outdoors, it will freeze to death, the temperature difference between day and night is very huge, the tortoise is not hardy, and can not stand the cold of the north. We should feed them regularly with fresh fish and shrimp food, change the water on time and carefully brush the feeding containers to ensure the hygiene of the feeding environment and water quality to prevent the turtle from getting sick.
If in the south, there is no heating and often open air conditioning house, the turtle can hibernate. Do not put it outdoors, it will freeze. When hibernating, it doesn't need to be exposed to the sun, which will wake it up. Hibernation requires a quiet environment with no strong sunlight. Be sure to stop feeding before hibernation for more than 1 week -2 weeks, so that it naturally drain the body of the residual, this is very important, if the residual in the will cause obstruction, the consequences are very serious.
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