How to raise Brazilian turtles in winter? How to divide the male from the female?

The Brazilian tortoise carapace is flattened, with yellow and green mosaic and irregular spots in the center of each shield, with a serrated trailing edge; webbed between fingers and toes. As the turtle grows, the color of the shell will change, and the green background will be gradually replaced by yellow and eventually become a darker brown olive. So, how to raise Brazilian turtles in winter? How to divide the male from the female?

How to raise Brazilian turtles in winter?

1. Prepare before hibernation

Generally speaking, Brazilian turtles begin to hibernate below 15 ℃ and can survive the winter safely as long as the water temperature is not less than 4 ℃. Before hibernation, to put fat to the tortoise, from September, to let the tortoise eat full, twice a day, eat for a month, reserve enough overwintering fat. Move them indoors and put them in a clean plastic basin without water, cover the turtle with some wet grass or wet towels, and spray some water to keep the humidity safe through the winter.

2. Hibernation examination

When the Brazilian tortoise hibernates, it should check its physical condition every month, but it should not be checked frequently, otherwise it will disturb its hibernation and prevent it from going into hibernation, thus unable to achieve the purpose of Brazilian tortoise hibernation and even cause the death of Brazilian tortoise.

3. Throw in and feed when you wake up

Turtles that just wake up from hibernation, like many people who just wake up, feel dizzy and need a period of time to adjust, but turtles take much more time to adjust than humans, about 1-2 days, or more. Many turtles who have just awakened from hibernation look scrawny or malnourished. They should be fed a small but refined diet for the first time and mixed with appropriate amounts of nutritional drugs and antibiotics. Gradually increase the amount of feed, after a period of time, and then feed according to the amount of food of the turtle, so that the turtle can recover as soon as possible.

Second, how do Brazilian tortoises divide male and female?

(1) the method of distinguishing young turtles

Female turtles: the dorsal armour is short and wide, the ventral nail is flat and central without depression, the tail is thin and short, the tail base is thin, the cloacal foramen is close to the posterior edge of the ventral nail, the two anal shields of the ventral nail are shallower and the angle is larger.

Male tortoise: the dorsal armour is long and narrow, the center of the ventral nail is slightly sunken, the tail is thick and long, the base of the tail is thick, the cloacal foramen is far from the posterior edge of the ventral nail, the two anal shields of the abdominal nail form a deeper engraving and a smaller angle.

(2) the method of distinguishing adult turtles

1. Look at ventral spot: male tortoise ventral spot is sparse, female tortoise ventral spot is dense.

2. Look at the belly nail: the belly nail of the male tortoise is long and narrow with obvious depression, while the female turtle is short and wide and flat.

3. Look at the tail: the male turtle's tail is thicker and the female tortoise's tail is thinner and shorter.

4. Weighing: the individual weight of the male tortoise is not more than 0.5 kg, and the individual weight of the female tortoise can reach 1-2 kg.

5. Look at the excretory hole: the male turtle excretion hole is close to the tail end, and the hole shape is long. The excretory hole of the female tortoise is close to the ventral nail and is round in shape.

We can know that Brazilian turtles hibernate in winter and try to create a quiet environment during hibernation so that they can get through hibernation smoothly.