What do Brazilian turtles eat to grow up? You can survive the winter safely in this way in winter!

Brazilian tortoise, also known as mahjong tortoise and emerald tortoise, is a kind of gorgeous tortoise, which integrates food, ornament and medicine, and has a high breeding prospect. Many people like to raise one at home. What do Brazilian turtles eat to grow up? How can you survive the winter safely in winter?

First, the introduction of Brazilian turtles:

1. Can Brazilian turtles eat?

Brazilian turtles can eat, and the meat is new and tender, with the effect of treating hepatitis, tuberculosis, kidney yin deficiency, often eating can effectively prevent high blood pressure, bronchitis, vision fatigue and other diseases, many people are specially raised to eat, of course, some are for pets.

2. How long does the Brazilian tortoise live?

The life span of Brazilian turtles is generally about 15 years, because according to ecologists, 3.4% of the more than 10,000 Brazilian turtles can live for more than 25 years, 7.3% can live for 20 years, 21.4% can live for 15 years, and 68% can live for less than 15 years. So most turtles can live for about 15 years, but if raised well, it is not impossible to live for more than 25 years.

What do Brazilian turtles eat to grow up?

Brazil has a variety of turtle-eating habits, whether it is corn, wheat, rice, vegetables, meat or insects, so it should be matched reasonably when feeding. The specific foods to eat are as follows:

1. The foods that small Brazilian turtles can eat are: pork, pig liver, cooked egg yolk, small fish, shrimp skin, snail, chopped carrots, leafy vegetables and so on.

2. The foods available for adult Brazilian turtles are: adult Brazilian turtles eat a lot of food, which can be divided into animal feed, plant feed and feed additives.

(1) Edible animal feeds are: fish, eggs, silkworm pupae, meat and aquatic insects.

(2) Edible plant feeds are: corn, wheat, rice, soybeans, millet, vegetables, aquatic plants and all kinds of melons and fruits.

(3) the edible feed additives are calcium powder, cod liver oil, mother raw food, malt, multivitamin and so on.

Third, how to raise Brazilian turtles in winter?

1. Food feeding: feed more before hibernation

Brazilian turtles hibernate in winter and stop feeding, so before hibernation, be sure to feed as much food as possible and feed well until a week before hibernation to help them survive the winter safely.

2. Container handling: put some sand or loose mud

In winter, baby Brazilian turtles easily die while hibernating, so before overwintering, put as much sand or loose mud as possible in the container to make it safe to survive the winter.

3. Temperature requirements: the temperature difference should not be too large.

Brazilian turtles have higher requirements for temperature, generally the most suitable temperature for hibernation is 7-10 degrees, if the temperature is too high or too low, it will make the tortoise die, so try to ensure that the growth temperature is suitable, especially the temperature difference is not too large, so as to prevent the tortoise from hibernating and dying. If there are conditions, it is best to buy a thermometer, always observe the temperature of the feeding box, if the change is too big, then adjust the temperature according to the situation.

4. Environmental requirements: try to be quiet

During hibernation, Brazilian turtles try to create a quiet environment for Brazilian turtles to hibernate.

Generally speaking, Brazilian turtles are not picky about food, as long as millet, corn, wheat, fish, shrimp and so on, so there is no need to worry about what feed to feed. However, in winter, it is necessary to stop feeding and always pay attention to the growth temperature to ensure that it is safe to survive the winter.