Do you need sand to raise turtles?

Nowadays, many people like to raise turtles. Turtles are animals with strong vitality. Some people raise turtles just to watch, and some people raise turtles to make profits. Therefore, turtles not only have high ornamental value in our market, but also have high economic value.

Do you need sand to raise turtles?

It depends on what kind of turtle you raise, but because the food residue may be buried in the sand, which may seriously affect the water quality and may make the turtle sick, it is recommended that the sand should be professionally treated, or replace the sand with a large stone.

1. Tiedansha, visual observation is the most suitable for raising turtles. Many elders have chosen this bottom sand, which is characterized by round, frosted surface, large particles and not easy to eat by mistake, and is not easy to block the bottom filter. Basically, this bottom sand is chosen by bottom filtration. It is worth noting that this base sand does contain metal iron, strong magnets can be absorbed, I do not know whether it is good or pregnant, but basically did not hear of the resulting problems.

2. Black pottery sand, artificially sintered ceramsite, small and round, has no effect on PH value and hardness, contains gaps invisible to human eyes, suitable for bacterial implantation, not easy for young turtles to eat by mistake, and harmless for adult turtles to eat by mistake.

3. Rat sand / fine sand, very fine sand, no effect on PH value and hardness, a variety of colors can be chosen (avoid choosing red), good protection for turtle claws, it is impossible to damage turtle claws because of bottom sand, very fine, and it is harmless to swallow.

4, black sand, although it is very fine black sand, but careful observation can find that this is actually a small piece of black glass, sharp edges, may scratch tortoise claws, accidental eating may damage the intestines and stomach of turtles.

5. River sand / pearl sand, mixed pebbles slightly larger than black gold sand, sharp edges, accidental eating is likely to scratch the intestines and stomach of turtles.

6. Coral sand, small fragments of coral, corals can absorb impurities, but the color will slowly turn brown, and corals will release calcium powder to dissolve in the water, the water quality will become hard and alkaline, when the turtle basks in the back, there will be a white calcium powder drying pattern on the back of the tortoise, except for some turtles, most are not recommended.

7. Yuhua stone / pebble, it is good that the tortoise is big enough, the turtle is about the same size as the stone or even smaller than the stone, the stone is too big and the turtle scratches too hard may break the nails, the gap is too big, and the smooth surface is not suitable for bacteria formation.

What problems should be paid attention to in the process of turtle breeding?

1. Turtles are semi-aquatic turtles. Although they are in the water, they have to come out of the water to breathe air and breed on land.

2. A turtle cannot be a turtle without a shell. Due to the weight of the shell, if the turtle is four-footed in the water and its back is under the water, it is often difficult to turn over immediately after the belly is up, and it is easy to choke to death.

3. Keeping the water quality fresh is the basic condition of raising turtles. Implement mixed culture of tortoise and fish and transfer water with fish to ensure that turtles are raised with high-quality water.

4. Use special formula feed for turtles according to different growing seasons.

5. Turtle feces and urine are poisonous and corrupt to the tortoise tail, so the tail end should be avoided.

6. To raise turtles, we should do a good job in the "three precautions" (prevention of theft, disease and escape), giving priority to prevention of theft.

7. The secret to the success of turtle farming is a kind of two-material and three-material management. These three links complement each other and are indispensable. Only by doing a good job of these three links can we ensure the success of turtle farming.

Exclusive rearing techniques of young turtles

1. Baby turtle pond: the pond for raising young turtles should be rectangular, and the length depends on the topography and production scale. The width of the baby turtle pond should be 120 cm, and a 30 cm high fence should be built around it. In order to prevent young turtles from stacking together, young turtles of different age groups or individuals of different sizes should be raised in separate ponds for ease of management. The specific method is to transversely separate the long pool into a number of long pool.

Each pool is 60 cm wide and divided into land and water, and the land can be left on one side or on both sides, so that the pool can be built into a square pool of 60 cm × 60 cm, with a depth of 80 cm and a water depth of 70 cm. A 30-degree tilt is built where the pool is connected to the land, so that the baby turtles can go ashore freely. The bottom of the pool should be covered with hard clay. The table is set at the junction of water and land, and is wiped with concrete or cement at the junction of water and land, or built with bamboo and wood, with a width of 30 cm.

2. Stocking density: stocking density varies with age or individual. Generally, 20 1-year-old turtles per square meter, 15 2-year-old turtles and 10 3-year-old turtles.

3. Feeding and management: feed small fish, shrimp, snail meat, clam meat, livestock and poultry offal, as well as rice, bean cake, corn flour and so on. The feed particles should be made small and palatable. The feeding amount is 5% of the baby turtle's weight and 8% of the baby turtle's weight. Feed every day in the morning, in the middle and in the evening. An Arbor should be built in the hot season to prevent the sun from shining directly on the young turtles, and beware of the water temperature rising too high.

The prospect of turtle culture

In recent years, due to the extensive use of pesticides and man-made overfishing and other factors, the natural resources of turtles have been significantly reduced. However, with the rapid increase of social demand, its economic value is getting higher and higher, so that the contradiction between supply and demand in the market is very prominent.

In order to make up for its lack of natural resources and meet the market demand, artificial breeding and breeding of turtles were carried out in Hunan, Shanghai and other places in the early 1970s. With the deepening of relevant scientific research and the success of artificial breeding in the 1980s, this new industry has been promoted and developed to a great extent. The output of turtles has increased from less than 500tons in the early 1990s to 10000 tons at the end of 2002. The price of the commodity is between 150 and 180 yuan per kilogram. Especially with the introduction of the pollution-free breeding policy advocated by the state, and the tortoise itself has strong resistance to rough breeding and disease resistance, the prospect of pollution-free, large-scale and industrial breeding of tortoise is unlimited.

Thus it can be seen that the value of the tortoise is very high, so its development prospect is also very good. With the continuous improvement of people's consumption level, the tortoise has become a common delicacy on the dinner table. Therefore, it is promising for breeders to make a profit in the turtle industry.