How to raise a turtle well, you should pay attention to the following points:

1. Choose a fish tank suitable for the turtle:

(1) Avoid buying a fish tank that is too small to raise a turtle, and the size of the fish tank should be more than 5 times as large as possible.

(2). Water discharge: Don't let it soak in water all the time, only half of its body is enough.

(3) Put some sand or stones in the fish tank, which is good for the turtle to bask in the back and ventilate. It can prevent the little turtle from rotting its nails. Change water every week.

(4) Illumination: Place the little turtle in a place where the sun can shine, but avoid exposing the little turtle to the sun. There should be a cool place and a pool or basin for rest and play. The little turtle has a large amount of exercise, so it is beneficial to the development of bones to let the little turtle move his bones properly.

2. Food suitable for small turtles

Small turtles are omnivorous animals. Eat not only animal feed, such as small fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, earthworms, maggots, leftovers of livestock, but also plant feed, such as tubers, vegetables, grains and aquatic plants. In the case of artificial feeding, they also eat peanut cakes and bean cakes. However, turtles are particularly hungry, and they won't starve to death if they don't eat for several years.

generally, food can be fed once every three days, and the feeding amount can be increased or decreased according to the size of the turtle, generally 5%~1% of its weight, and it can be appropriately increased when the temperature is moderate in spring and autumn and its appetite is strong. In addition, before winter comes, feed more than usual to hibernate and prepare enough nutrients.

The food to be fed should be fresh, especially in summer when the temperature is very high. Animal feed is easy to deteriorate due to heat, so it is not suitable for feeding overnight food, and it is not suitable for feeding frozen feed in cold winter to prevent diseases such as indigestion. After feeding, if surplus food is found, it should be removed in time to avoid polluting the water quality and living environment, which should be paid special attention to in summer.

(1) timing. The temperature is low in spring and autumn, and turtles only feed around noon, so it is appropriate to feed them at 8-9 am. From Grain Rain to the autumnal equinox, it is the peak season for turtles to eat, and it is in the summer. Generally, turtles do not move at noon, but mostly move for food from 17: to 19: in the afternoon, so it is appropriate to feed at 16: to 17: in the afternoon. Timing can make turtles feed on time and get more nutrition.

(2) positioning. Fixed feeding points are set along the bank of the pool in sections, and the feeding table of the feeding point should be close to the water surface, which is convenient for turtles to swallow water and bite. The purpose of feeding feed in a fixed position is to make turtles develop habits, facilitate finding food, and facilitate observing the situation of turtles.

(3) qualitative analysis. The feed should be kept fresh, and after feeding, the leftover food should be removed in time to prevent the feed from rotting and stinking, affecting the appetite of turtles and polluting the water quality.

(4) quantification. The feeding amount of feed depends on the temperature, water quality, the appetite and activities of turtles, and it depends on the appetite and activities, and it is appropriate to have a little surplus in the meal. Generally, feed once every one or two days.

3. Disease prevention

(1) Keep sufficient light.

(2) Change the water regularly.

(3) disinfect fish tanks frequently.

Feeding skills

The main nutrients needed by turtles are protein, fat, carbohydrates, inorganic salts and vitamins.

protein. Protein is the most important to the growth and development of turtles. Turtles take egg whites directly from feed. It is generally believed that the high content of protein in the feed will make the feed have good nutritional value, and the breeding objects will grow quickly. Turtles have a high demand for protein content in feed, and the demand is different at different growth stages. Generally, the protein content in feed is required to be 38% ~ 42% < P > 2. Fat. Fat is one of the indispensable ingredients for the growth and development of turtles. It is mainly used as body fat stored in the body or as an energy source for exercise. Generally, the heat energy released by fat oxidation in turtles is twice that of sugar and protein. Experiments show that the fat content in turtle compound feed is 3.5% ~ 5.%. Too high or too low will affect feed efficiency, weight gain rate and meat gain coefficient.

3. carbohydrates. The main physiological functions of carbohydrates after being absorbed by the body are: one is to provide heat, the other is to form body components; The third is to save protein in the body and use it as a binder for feed. The adaptive amount of starch in turtle feed is 23% ~ 26%.

4. inorganic salts. Inorganic salts play an extremely important role in turtle's body, not only participating in the formation of bones and blood, but also directly or indirectly regulating the body's physiology, especially for the spawning and reproduction of parent turtles. Among the necessary inorganic salts, the following are easy to be lacking, such as calcium, phosphorus, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, zinc, copper and cobalt. Calcium and phosphorus account for 3/4 of all inorganic salts in the body, especially "high-efficiency fast-growing additives" such as bone meal must be added before and after laying eggs. ?

5. vitamins. When turtles lack vitamins, their growth and development are slowed down, their metabolism is abnormal, and they are prone to various diseases. Most vitamins cannot be synthesized in the body and must be supplied by feed. Vitamins, like animal hormones, are small but essential, so multivitamins must be added to feed.

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