The difference between mixed turtles and grass turtles

Flower and grass turtle is a hybrid between Chinese flower turtle and Chinese grass turtle, which is the most common and a few hybrid turtles raised on a small scale, while grass turtle is a native turtle species native to China, which has a good meaning and blessing. The two are very similar in appearance and habits, so what is the difference between flower turtles and grass turtles?

I. the difference between mixed turtles and grass turtles

The flower and grass turtle is the individual produced by the cross between the Chinese flower turtle and the Chinese grass turtle, which belongs to the flower and plant hybrid turtle species of the tortoise, and the grass turtle is the turtle species of the water tortoise genus grass turtle. Flower and plant turtles are mainly farmed, but their wild distribution is unknown, but grass turtles are widely distributed in Chinese mainland. Wild grass turtles inhabit rivers, lakes and ponds.

A hybrid turtle between a male turtle and a female turtle, usually with a grayish blue complexion and a large increase in yellow. the limbs usually retain the pattern of the tortoise, but are not usually linked together like purebred turtles. The three closed yellow patterns on the top of the head basically disappear, usually leaving only 1-2 lines. The pattern in the eyes will be completely different from the grass turtle, and the color of the eyeball will be bluish green. There are obvious nasal lines from the eyes to the nostrils. The linear pattern that extends from the back of the eye to the neck is rich, but it must not be parallel and begins to bend. The tail is longer than the grass turtle, and the tail usually has a distinct linear pattern.

The offspring of male flower turtles and female grass turtles are very similar to grass turtles, their heads are usually yellowish green, their skin is brighter than grass turtles, their bodies tend to be round compared to grass turtles, and their colors are the same as those of grass turtles, with obvious golden lines and common radioactive black spots on their belly carapace. It has good ornamental value.

The turtle's back armour is flattened and has three longitudinal edges. The abdominal nail is brown and yellow, and each shield has large black-brown patches. The kiss is short. There are several yellow spots with dark edges on the side of the head and throat, which extend back to the neck. after adulthood, the male turns black and is very different from the female. Female turtles generally have the same body color all their lives and are slightly larger than their males of the same age.

Second, the way to obtain flower and grass turtles

At present, there are three ways to obtain hybrid turtles, the first is the purchase of goods, every year there will be separate sales of hybrid turtles, clearly marked price, characterized by a limited number and high price, suitable for the purchase and acquisition of flowers and plants. Second, breed by oneself, but this kind of reproduction has higher cost and technical hardware requirements. Third, wholesale leak collection, when a large number of grass turtle seedlings appear on the market every year, the price is cheap, simple and convenient, but the disadvantage is that it needs to have higher appreciation ability and more free time as well as a lot of luck.

With regard to flower and grass turtles and grass turtles, we will stop here. Friends who are interested can learn more about the relevant knowledge, and those who have the conditions can also breed on their own.