How to raise Buddha crocodile turtles

Buddha crocodile turtle is a more ferocious turtle species, its strange appearance, large shape, triangular head, top grayish brown, scattered with small black spots, and several small protrusions are thorny-shaped, the head can not completely shrink into the human shell. So, how to raise Buddha crocodile turtles?

1. Environment

Generally speaking, the depth of the water for raising a tortoise is slightly higher than that of the back of the tortoise, but it does not need to be too deep. It can provide a stone above the water surface for the turtle to climb up and bask in its back. Turtles need sunshine. If they are kept completely indoors, they should often bask in the sun for more than ten minutes a day. Beginners suggest using bare cylinders.

2. Water temperature

The scientific regulation of water temperature directly affects the weight gain and survival rate of adult turtles. Under the condition of 18 ℃ ~ 20 ℃ for a long time, the growth rate of crocodile turtles is several times slower than the optimum water temperature of 30 ℃ ~ 31 ℃. Therefore, it is important to keep the water temperature of turtles within 30 ℃ ~ 31 ℃. On the other hand, when the tortoise ponds that are changing water or exposed to the outside world happen to encounter severe weather such as heavy rain or sudden changes in temperature, we should take precautions in time to avoid the variation of water temperature greater than 2 ℃.

3. Change water

In view of the fact that under the condition of high-density intensive turtle culture, the turtle has more food intake and feces, and the water temperature is higher, even if the feed is green feed, the pollution rate of the water quality is faster, and more harmful substances are easy to be produced in the water body. When adding new pool water, it needs disinfection at the same time, and quicklime can be sprinkled every 7 to 10 days.

4. Feed

Crocodile turtle eating habits are more miscellaneous, fish, Loach, meat and so on can become its food. When feeding crocodile turtles, the amount of compound feed is generally 1.5%, 2.5% of the total body weight of crocodile turtles, and 5% of live feed. Feed regularly and quantitatively 3 times a day, and the range of food should be uniform and wide.

5. Hibernation

When the temperature drops below 13 ℃ from October to May, the tortoise begins to hibernate until the temperature rises to 18 degrees Celsius. Hibernating turtles don't eat and don't move, they just sleep. The simplest way to hibernate is to move the turtle into a dark and quiet place indoors, hibernating in shallow water (just over the back armour) and changing water once a month. In addition to changing water, try not to disturb the turtle. Be careful that the temperature is not lower than 6 degrees, otherwise the life of the turtle will be endangered. However, it is recommended to use heating sticks in winter, because the mortality rate of natural hibernation is very high. Heating rod is the kind of tropical fish, the temperature is set at about 30 degrees, with a lid on the tank.

6. Disease prevention and cure

Crocodile turtles are generally less sick, but are prone to indigestion under high-density breeding conditions. Diseased turtles can be fed with bait containing multi-enzyme tablets (2 tablets per kilogram of turtles). Traumatic diseases can be disinfected with iodine tincture cotton and cured 2 ~ 4 days after applying Xiaoyan Shengji ointment.

In the breeding of Buddha crocodile turtles, paying attention to water quality, water temperature and feed is the key to the success of breeding. In addition, it should be managed reasonably and scientifically.