1. Medical needs. People have a long history of medicinal use and consumption of money turtles, China's first drug monograph "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" and the Warring States period of the "Classic of the Mountains and the Sea" and other medical books on the medicinal use of money turtles, food value of the detailed records. Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacologist in Ming Dynasty, said: "Turtle is the most precious medicine". A lot of scientific research and practice at home and abroad shows that the turtle body is rich in protein, keratin, animal gum, vitamins, phosphorus, calcium, blood sugar, and other essential elements, turtle plate, limb bones, flat bone, bone marrow also contains hematopoietic cells. Tortoise is the "phoenix among tortoises", which has the effect of nourishing yin and strengthening yang, removing dampness and detoxification, preventing and fighting cancer, benefiting the liver, enriching yin and replenishing blood, etc. It can cure tubercular and bone vapor, prolonged coughing and haemoptysis, bloody dysentery, hemorrhoidal blood, tendon and bone pains, etc., and has obvious curative effect on venereal diseases, nephritis, gastric diseases and difficult and complicated illnesses, etc.; the blood of the tortoise can cure prolapse of the anus and bruise, and the tortoise plate is the main raw material for proprietary Chinese medicine, such as treating tuberculosis. The main raw material, such as the treatment of tuberculosis and cancer adjuvant treatment of "broken plate turtle injection", the big tonic pill, the big living Luo Dan and the river car Dazao pill, etc. are based on the tortoise plate as the main ingredient; tortoise plate and turtle shell with the treatment of cirrhosis of the liver has a better therapeutic effect. There are also tortoise plate gelatin, broken plate tortoise slice, tortoise snake wine, tortoise and deer cream, Cordyceps sinensis and tortoise essence, golden tortoise oral liquid, tortoise jelly and so on are famous in China and abroad. Turtle from no cancer, researchers have not found a tumor in the turtle body. Therefore, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States and other residents like to use the turtle for skin care, health care, in addition to dampness and poison, prevention and treatment of tumors, or used to make up the yin to save off and so on. Some cancer patients come from far away to our country to seek turtle treatment. At present, the turtle's medicinal demand is increasing, including low-grade turtle plate are sold to more than 100 yuan per kilogram.

2. Edible demand. Pollution-free, non-polluting, high nutritional value, is the money turtle as a food of one of the most prominent advantages. In particular, in recent years, many food by the "SARS", avian influenza, swine streptococcus and other diseases, the turtle's food value is more prominent. Turtle meat is tender, nutritious and delicious. Turtle meat and blood are rich in many kinds of vitamins and all kinds of elements needed by the human body, which is a high-level nutritional tonic and excellent food for preventing diseases. Regular consumption of turtle meat can enhance disease resistance, beauty and longevity. More than two thousand years ago, Han Gaozu Liu Bang in Pei County when the small pavilion chiefs like to eat turtle meat in order to strengthen the body. Many regions in China have the habit of eating turtles, the turtle's edible methods are also more.

3. Purchase demand. The state encourages the artificial raising of tortoises, so many people buy and raise: one is to invest in the rich to buy and raise. Because the investment profit and medical food value of money turtle is very high, and other industries are generally recession, and the family breeding money turtle method is simple, just a few square meters of the balcony or room, every 1-2 days feeding 1 time fish or shrimp or poultry offal or insects or fruits can be. It can be said that all families are suitable for raising turtles. Therefore, this kind of purchase demand is huge. Second, the humanities need to buy and raise. Turtle is known as "king of auspicious objects" and "longevity star". The book of rites, the turtle, dragon, phoenix, scales called "four dragons" God, is to avoid evil spirits, disasters and disasters, the treasure of the house and wealth. Therefore, many people keep turtles to pray for good luck. "Money turtle", that is, "money back" meaning, Southeast Asia and other residents into the house to buy back a few money turtles, used to suppress wealth. Third, as a pet purchase. Turtle has always been considered a symbol of wealth, nobility and power, is a good gift. Records of the Historical Records: "Yu Xia's coins for the turtle shell, turtle bone pieces and gold and jade". Money turtle is known as the "world ornamental turtle", its appearance of golden, red bottom, and its character of gentle, rich spirit, extremely elegant and beautiful, pleasing to the eye. Many families keep them at home, showing nobility and wealth, and improve the taste of life. Fourth, the research and development of the turtle value in terms of purchasing and raising. Some organizations and individuals specialize in breeding turtles for scientific research, and constantly develop and use the value of turtles.