How to raise Herman tortoises

Herman tortoise is a common pet turtle, because of its strong physique, lively and cheerful personality widely loved by beginners, then how to raise it?

How do you keep Herman tortoises?

1. Prepare for

Herman tortoises can be raised in turtle boxes or indoor pens, but the breeding space should be large enough to facilitate the daily activities of the turtles. Coconut palm, bark and red earth should also be prepared as cushions, and sunlamps as a source of light when there is no sunlight.

two。 Feed

Herman tortoises are fed twice a day, mainly vegetables, all kinds of grass, grass powder, and turtle food. But to supplement all kinds of vitamins, minerals and calcium powder once a week, when supplementing vitamins, try to use oral vitamins to avoid injection.

3. Feed water

The water in the tortoise's body, one ensures the moisture in the air through the environmental humidity, the tortoise takes part of the water when breathing the air, and the other is to absorb water through food, which is the vegetables mentioned above. The third is to put a water basin in the box so that the tortoise can drink water when it is thirsty.

4. Environment

The temperature needed by Herman should not be too high, the maximum should not exceed 34 degrees, when the shooting point temperature is 35 degrees, the heater must control the temperature. In addition, since Herman tortoises line up almost 2-3 times a week, they should be bathed frequently.

Because Herman tortoise is more active and aggressive, it is not suitable to be mixed with other turtle species.