How much is a pig-nosed turtle on the market? What kind of food do you feed him? What do you need to pay attention to in breeding?

Pig-nosed turtle, also known as two-clawed soft-shelled turtle, quasi-soft-shelled turtle, flying river turtle, it is a highly aquatic freshwater turtle, in addition to laying eggs, living in the water all the year round. So, how much is a pig-nosed turtle on the market? What kind of food do you feed him? What do you need to pay attention to in breeding?

How much is a pig-nosed turtle on the market?

It is understood that the market price of pig-nosed turtles is about 250 yuan to 550 yuan each. Pig-nosed turtle is a kind of turtle without hard shell, the market price is medium, highly aquatic, usually can not bask in the back, but the requirement for water quality is relatively high, it is easy to rot skin and armour, and it is relatively difficult to raise.

What kind of food does the pig-nosed turtle feed to it?

Pig-nosed turtles eat a large amount of food and eat a lot of food, but they are carnivorous, such as small fish, shrimp, aquatic insects, aquatic plants and fruits and branches that fall from trees. He is a full opportunist in predation. He eats whatever he encounters and seldom takes the initiative to hunt if it is not nutritious enough.

Third, what do pig-nosed turtles need to pay attention to?

1. Environment: sufficient sunlight can promote the growth of plants in the water and improve the water quality indirectly, but often pig-nosed turtles also like to bite water plants. Pig-nosed turtles like to dig the broken sand at the bottom of the cylinder, and the smooth gravel on the surface is very suitable to be used as a base material. However, too thick substrate can make it difficult to clean and easily lead to turtles eating by mistake, so some breeders prefer aquariums without substrates, which do not have to be covered with land except for breeding.

2. Water quality: the water quality of pig-nosed turtles is very important, so it must be equipped with filtering device and ultraviolet lamp to inhibit the growth of bacteria and mold in the water, so as to reduce the occurrence of skin infection. The bottom of the original riverbed of pig-nosed turtles is rich in limestone, which causes the river water to be weakly alkaline (pH8.0~8.3), which proves that the weakly alkaline hard water of pH8.0~8.3 is the best quality for raising pig noses. The water temperature must be kept between 26 and 30 ℃.

3. Food: pig-nosed turtles tend to be carnivorous, and can be fed more animal bait such as fish and shrimp, beef, earthworms and red worms to meet their growth needs, but they should be cut into small pieces before feeding so that the turtles can swallow them. Young turtles generally do not like to plant food, but adult turtles prefer it, so owners can feed sweet fruits and vegetables such as millet, bananas and pears. In addition, they can also try to feed various aquatic plants such as bitter grass, goldfish algae and chrysanthemum charophytes to balance nutrition.

Fourth, how to choose and buy pig-nosed turtles?

1. To choose a lively pig-nosed turtle, you should have the strength to get your hands, legs and feet.

two。 Keep your eyes open, but you can't close your eyes.

3. The skin should be clean and free of rotten skin, if the skin is like a rotten peach.

4. If the water quality used by the seller to raise pig-nosed turtles is very poor, it is very likely that the turtles may already be infected with bacteria and should not be purchased.

5. Pig-nosed turtles had better eat on the spot.

6. After selecting the tortoise, ask the seller what food the tortoise usually gives, so as not to encounter a lot of unnecessary trouble when raising the turtle.