Caring for musk turtles can be roughly divided into the environment in which it lives, selecting musk turtles, suitable temperature, preferred water quality and feeding.

A, musk turtle living environment

The musk turtle's body size is very small, so in the environmental settings do not have to use a large turtle tank, a small glass tank can be, so it is also easy to watch.

In the water it is best to be able to add some hiding, such as our common water plants and rocks, or sunken wood. Because the musk turtle's courage is relatively small, in the first into the environment is not too adaptable, the corresponding hiding can give the musk turtle more sense of security, is conducive to the musk turtle into the environment. At the same time, water plants, rocks, sunken wood can give the musk turtle a fulcrum, let it rest.

Two, the selection of musk turtles

In the selection of musk turtles, the first is healthy, followed by the character. To pick no broken fingers and missing nails, no rotting skin and nails, no fungal infections, the appearance of an intact turtle. In terms of character, it is best to pick a dark-colored musk turtle, which is more aesthetically pleasing. Of course, the higher the dorsal ridge of the musk turtle, the better, so it looks better too.

Three, the appropriate temperature of the musk turtle

The musk turtle prefers a warmer climate, so it is best to maintain the temperature between 23 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius, if the temperature is lower than 10 degrees Celsius, the musk turtle will enter the hibernation stage.

Four, musk turtles like water quality

Often said that the first fish to raise water, turtles are the same. Musk turtles on the water quality requirements are not harsh, but also need to pay attention to the cleanliness of the water, static three days after the tap water, such as chlorine volatilization is complete before use. At the same time a set of filtration equipment is essential. In the filtration method, the most suitable is the swamp filtration, the most hassle-free and the most ecological.

Fifth, the feeding of musk turtles

The musk turtle's food range is relatively large, in the origin of small shrimp, snails, earthworms, tadpoles, fish eggs, algae and so on are musk turtles food, in the artificial feeding environment, turtle food is also a good choice. However, be careful in choosing turtle food and try to use sinking turtle food instead of floating.

Because musk turtles use walking underwater rather than swimming when foraging for food, which is different from most turtles we commonly see, sinking turtle food will help musk turtles adapt to their new environment as quickly as possible.