How to keep the soft-shelled turtle at home

At present, many friends who like to keep pets are raising soft-shelled turtles as ornamental pets at home. So how do soft-shelled turtles stay at home? Let's take a look at it together.

How to keep the soft-shelled turtle at home?

1. Water quality: turtle is actually very much farmed. First of all, you should pay attention to the water. It is best to have river water. If not, you can trap the soft-shelled turtle with tap water for two or three days, and then put the soft-shelled turtle into breeding. The soft-shelled turtle has a high demand for water quality and should not be too dirty. It is best to clear away the unfinished food every time it is fed, otherwise it is easy to pollute the water quality. It is better to eat in another place when eating.

two。 Fish tank: in the fish tank there needs to be a table where the soft-shelled turtle can come ashore to bask in the sun. Soft-shelled turtles are amphibians, so this is very important for the soft-shelled turtle. There should be a sufficient area of land beach around or in the center of the soft-shelled turtle pond for its land activities. The soft-shelled turtle is sensitive to the sound of the surrounding environment, as long as there is a little movement around, the soft-shelled turtle can quickly dive into the underwater silt, so the breeding environment must be kept quiet.

3. Feed: you can feed the soft-shelled turtle is river fish, river shrimp, small pieces of meat and so on, just feed it twice a day. It's best not to feed too much, just eat enough, or what you can't finish will pollute the water. Although the soft-shelled turtle is a carnivore, it can also add plant foods to its diet, such as wheat bran, cornmeal, bean dregs and a small amount of melons.

4. Temperature: the temperature suitable for the growth of soft-shelled turtle is generally 25 to 30 degrees, the lowest temperature can not be lower than 10 degrees, and the maximum temperature can not be higher than 32 degrees.

Second, the living habits of soft-shelled turtle

1. Xijing afraid of fear: soft-shelled turtle nature timid, there is a voice or see a figure that abscond in the water, in front of people do not dare to eat, vigilance is very high. When Gaoshui comes ashore, it is generally not far from shore, with a slight disturbance.

two。 Xi Yang is afraid of the wind: on a warm, windless sunny day, especially when the sun is strong at noon, climb to the beach or "bask in the back" on the rocks in the water, or lie on your back with your stomach facing up, arms and legs outstretched, and lying on your back. Sunbathing, also known as "tanning nail", commonly known as "tanning cover", even in the hot summer, will boldly climb to the hot rock to bask in the nail, until the water of the back nail and abdominal nail is dried, the body is warm before leaving.

3. Xijie is afraid of dirt: soft-shelled turtles like to live in clean water and eat fresh live food. Soft-shelled turtles also like to play against the current in fresh water. Soft-shelled turtles often come ashore from the living waters in order to find food or escape from the bad environment, and have crawled and moved to other waters for a long time. It's called "moving".

4. Fear of cold and heat: often active in shady deep water in summer. Encounter hot and dry weather, often climb to the edge of the water trees or water plants overgrown shade to enjoy the cool sting.