You don't need to release water frequently if you want to keep the bought soft-shelled turtle for a few days, just release water once every 2-3 days. Skills of feeding turtles: there should be enough land beach around or in the center of the nail-raising fish pond for it to carry out land activities; If the soft-shelled turtle is often frightened, it is very unfavorable for its growth and reproduction, so the breeding environment must be kept quiet; Turtles like to eat animal food, such as snails and clams.
1. Do you need to release water when raising soft-shelled turtle for several days
1. Do you need to release water when raising soft-shelled turtle
Soft-shelled turtle is an amphibian with variable temperature and breathes with its lungs. You don't need to release water frequently if you want to keep the bought soft-shelled turtle for a few days. You can release water once every 2-3 days.
2. Skills of feeding soft-shelled turtles
(1) Soft-shelled turtles should bask in the sun more, because ultraviolet rays in the sun can kill pathogenic bacteria on the body surface, promote the healing of the injured body surface, and increase the body temperature and promote food digestion by basking in the back. Therefore, there should be enough land beach around or in the center of the armored fish pond for it to carry out land activities.
(2) Fish are sensitive to the sound of the surrounding environment. As long as there is a slight movement around, turtles can quickly dive into the bottom mud, so the feeding environment must be kept quiet. If soft-shelled turtles are often frightened, it is very unfavorable for their growth and reproduction.
(3) Turtle likes to stay in an environment with good water quality, so it is necessary to change the water frequently, about once every 2-3 days.
(4) Soft-shelled turtle is an aquatic omnivore, and likes to eat animal bait. Young turtles feed on aquatic insects, water worms, tadpoles and shrimps. Adult soft-shelled turtles eat snails, clams and other mollusks, fish, shrimp and animal carcasses, as well as plant feed such as vegetables, fruits and miscellaneous grains.
(5) Soft-shelled turtles are fierce and aggressive, and bullying among groups is very common. When food is scarce, they will eat the same kind. Therefore, it is necessary to feed enough food during the feeding process to avoid mixed culture of turtles of different sizes.
second, how to kill the soft-shelled turtle
1. How to kill the soft-shelled turtle
(1) The soft-shelled turtle turns its back to the ground, cuts off its head, slaughters it, and washes it after bleeding. Then use scissors or a sharp knife to cut a cross knife in the belly of the turtle, and then clean the internal organs and wash them with clear water.
(2) scald the turtle in water at 8℃ for a while, and peel off a layer of sand skin on the turtle. This step is very important, because this layer of sand skin is inedible and thick, and it must be carefully cleaned.
2. Disposal method after killing soft-shelled turtle
(1) Put the slaughtered soft-shelled turtle in hot water, scald it for 2-5 minutes, and take it out at a temperature of about 7-8℃. After cooling, use a knife to gently scrape the black skin of the turtle, especially the head, legs and skirt, so that it feels smooth. Be careful not to scratch or scrape off the skirt (also called flash, which is located around the turtle). After scraping the black skin, clean the turtle.
(2) Cut the turtle from the bottom of the skirt along the periphery, lift the cover and remove the internal organs. After eviscerating, wash, cut off the tips and tail sheaths of the four claws, and remove the butter attached to the four feet.