How to raise yellow-eared turtles

Yellow-eared turtle, also known as yellow-bellied slippery turtle, is a popular ornamental turtle. It has bright yellow spots behind its eyes, has good water quality, and likes to bask in its back. How to raise yellow-eared turtles?

How to raise yellow-eared turtles

1. Prepare a medium-sized fish tank, which creates a deep-water, shallow-water and no-water area, which can be padded with stones, bricks, or custom-made steps to bask in the back. If the deepest part of the water is not over the back of the turtle, you can install a back lamp in the waterless area.

2. In terms of diet, we mainly feed turtle food, small fish, shrimp, bread worms, vegetable leaves, etc. If the turtle is relatively small, cut the meat such as fish and shrimp and feed them with tweezers. Feed once or twice a day.

3, yellow-eared turtles eat in the water, the water quality must be kept clean, often changed, the use of tap water should first rest in the sun, go to chlorine.

4. Let the yellow-eared turtles bask in the sun as far as possible, which will help the turtles to increase their appetite; using ultraviolet rays to sterilize the sun can reduce the incidence of disease; and increasing the light can also add calcium to the turtles, and the color of the turtles will be more bright.

5. The lower the temperature, the lower the vitality. Generally, the temperature is controlled at 24-28 ℃.

Try to create a quiet growing environment for the yellow-backed turtle, and don't take it out to play often.

Yellow-backed turtles are easier to feed, and it takes no effort to take care of them. Some yellow-backed turtles are more lively and can "break out of prison" on their own. Raising them adds a little bit of fun to their own life.