What's the best way to raise a little turtle?

What's the best way to raise a little turtle? Every kind of animal has its infancy, and turtles are no exception. Little turtles have many names, which are called baby turtles, young turtles, and so on. I believe many parents have questions about the breeding of small turtles. Now let's introduce how to raise little turtles.

A feeding container for young turtles.

Young turtles can be raised in a flat-bottomed container without difficulty. Plastic pots, plastic troughs, glass jars or boxes and aquariums are all suitable. The water is not too deep and the depth allows them to swim.

1. An ideal nursery must have some specific minimum requirements. Each baby turtle should have five liters of water, and the water depth should not exceed the length of the tortoise, so that the turtle's feet can reach the ground when it comes to the surface to breathe. At the same time, they must also be made of bricks and stones or buy basking tables so that turtles can bask in their backs.

2. The floating island is not applicable, because the young turtles are often unable to climb up. At present, the resin drying table on the market is a good choice, and sunken wood is also a good natural land. On the other hand, we should also pay attention to the island and decorations do not become dangerous obstacles, the turtle stuck and made it drown.

3. Baby turtles can be kept on the balcony all summer. To avoid being carried away by birds, the box can be covered with a net. It is absolutely necessary to prevent baby turtles from climbing out of the breeding tank. The wiring of the electric heater may even serve as a bridge for the young turtles to escape, because the young turtles are very good at crawling. If there are algae, such as moss, on the tank, it doesn't hurt, but it doesn't make the water stink.

The feeding temperature of young turtles

The water temperature that young turtles can adapt to is about 23 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius. When the weather is cold, the air above the container should also be heated, and a lamp can have the best of both worlds by installing a cover lamp on the breeding tank. If the water temperature is still too low, you can set a heating rod in the water-the temperature can be adjusted as much as possible.

The electric heating pipes sold in aquarium shops should be placed under the surface of the water, and the installation should also pay attention to the possibility of electric heaters and power cords from jamming the baby turtles.

It is particularly important for young turtles to have the opportunity to be directly exposed to sunlight. The breeding box can be placed on the balcony or windowsill. If not, they should be exposed to ultraviolet rays once or twice a week for about three to five minutes each time.

The ultraviolet lamp should not be too close to the baby turtles so as not to cause damage due to excessive light. It is best to be exposed to sunlight, but you should pay attention to the container glass used not to filter out the ultraviolet rays needed.

Feed selection of Little Tortoise

Young turtles are mainly fed with full-price formula feed, which requires a protein content of 47%, comprehensive nutrition such as amino acids, and a feed coefficient of less than 1.6. As defatted fish meal is often used in the process of compound feed production, attention should be paid to adding 3% and 5% corn oil, trace elements and vitamins, as well as health growth promoters and disease prevention drugs.

Under the condition of artificial breeding, the viscera of poultry, pigs and other animals, maggots and bread worms are the main. Properly match melons, fruits, vegetables and mixed feed to enhance the nutrients in the body. Vitamin E powder and antibiotics are added in spring and autumn to increase the number of eggs and enhance the physique of turtles. Regular, fixed and fixed quality should be achieved in daily feeding.

The key to disease prevention of young turtles

The greenhouse aims to cultivate young turtles. Young turtles are cultured artificially and rapidly in greenhouse, and the management is the most important. After being bred to 30g and 50g, the young turtles enter the young turtle stage.

At this time, although the peak of the incidence of juvenile turtles and the critical period has passed, the technical risk of breeding still exists. If the breeding and management of young turtles is neglected, it will not only hinder the growth, but also easily lead to frequent diseases.

It is necessary to carry out internal regulation according to the nutritional needs of young turtles and external regulation of the ecological environment of young turtles in greenhouse culture. Firmly grasp the key feeding and management techniques such as "disinfection, disease prevention, nutrition, growth promotion" to improve the survival rate and growth rate.

Hibernation Management of Little Turtle

Water turtles in the wild usually dive into the bottom mud or hibernate under rocks or fallen leaves on the shore. For domestic turtles, there are several hibernation measures to choose from:

1. Bury them in the wet sand and make sure that the sand has a high humidity.

2. Cover them with wet gauze.

3. Put them in shallow water (semi-aquatic turtles such as yellow box turtles are not recommended).

4. Put them in a wooden box covered with wet straw (the experience of Wuhan Tortoise Youshunzi).

5. Hibernating water turtles should also be checked irregularly. Weak or sick turtles can raise the breeding temperature to prevent them from hibernating. They do not have enough fat to be consumed during hibernation.

6. Stop feeding a week before hibernation and soak it with warm water, otherwise the accumulation of food and feces in the body during hibernation is easy to cause gastroenteritis. Be sure to keep a high humidity, or you will die from lack of water. The ambient temperature during hibernation should not drop below 5 °C, otherwise it will die of excessive freezing.

The selection and purchase method of Little Tortoise

Healthy turtles have hard and intact back armour, thick and bright light green, bright eyes, clean nostrils, flexible back of head and limbs, will compete for bait, and some will climb to rest on other tortoise shells and put them in water. In short, choose lively and energetic turtles.