Introduction to the difference between temple turtles and grass turtles!

The temple tortoise generally refers to the yellow-headed temple tortoise, which is an endangered species in the world and a second-class protected animal in China. Its head is black and there are irregular yellow transverse stripes on the side and orbit. The toenail is black and the tortoise is oval as a whole. On the other hand, the back armour of the grass tortoise is relatively flat, with three longitudinal edges. The abdominal nail is brown and yellow, and each shield has large black-brown patches. There are dark yellow stripes and maculae on the side of the head and throat, extending back to the neck.

I. introduction of temple turtles

1. Habit

Temple turtles live in rivers and lakes and streams, and can live in the sea for a short time, but they also have certain terrestrial habits. The original environment of the temple turtle is close to the tropical climate, the temperature is high, and the dormancy period is very short, so it can not adapt to the cold climate in the north of China. Friends from Guangdong, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan and southern Fujian suggest heating and raising. There are a few examples in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Jiangxi and other places to show that temple turtles can survive in the local climate, but the growth rate has a great influence.

two。 Distribution

Temple tortoise is a large turtle endemic to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam).

3. food

Temple turtles are omnivorous like most water turtles, but unlike other water turtles, they prefer plant foods, so they usually feed them with green leafy vegetables as the staple food, together with auxiliary foods like fruits. During the period of rapid growth, young turtles can be fed with fish and shrimp food and formula feed for supplementary nutrition.