Breeding method of money tortoise

Money turtle is a kind of turtle animal, belonging to rare turtle species in China, and is a second-class protected animal in China. However, the nutritional value of money turtles is very good, so artificial breeding can be carried out, but wild species are not allowed to catch. Money turtle is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, can resist fatigue and wake up, has the effect of treating blood dysentery. For a number of gastrointestinal, respiratory tract disease patients have a good therapeutic effect. Today, Xiaobian brought you the breeding method of money turtle. Let's take a look together!

1, breeding sites

The breeding pond of money turtle should be built around the pond and river with sufficient water and clean pollution-free water. The breeding pond should have good drainage and irrigation facilities. Have the right amount of soil for the turtle to rest, keep the environment around the pond quiet and preferably have trees to shade it. A small island could be artificially piled up in the middle of the pond to provide a place for the turtle to rest and bask in the sun. The island should be covered with sand in order to ensure that the money turtle lays eggs. The water level in the culture pond should not exceed 60cm, and some floating lotus and water hyacinth can be properly prevented on the water surface, which is conducive to reducing the temperature of the pool water in summer.

2. Turtle seedling selection

When selecting turtle seedlings, you can choose wild varieties if you have conditions, because artificially raised turtle seedlings grow fast, absorb nutrients strongly, and survive for no more than 5 years. If you choose an artificially raised turtle, you should carefully observe the appearance of the turtle. The body is strong, the limbs are strong, the eyes are bright, and there is no abnormal phenomenon. However, if the tail is broken, you cannot choose this turtle. When putting turtle seedlings, we should not only pay attention to the breeding density, but also control the ratio of male and female, usually two female turtles and one male turtle. If there are too many males, there will be fights between males, which can lead to too many wounds and infections.

3. Incubation management

After the incubation period of the money turtle, we should pay attention to the laying of eggs by the female turtle. We should collect one egg in time, and then jump out, abnormal, soft shell and other eggs. Place the normal eggs on the incubator. The incubator can use pots, buckets, etc. to work. Then put wet sand about 5 cm thick at the bottom, and then place the eggs on the sand, with the big head facing up. Then begin to sand, when the egg is only exposed 1-2 cm or so in the egg covered with a wet towel. Incubator placed in a warm and ventilated environment, to ensure appropriate humidity, about two months will be able to hatch successfully.

4. Daily management

The feeding habits of money turtles are very miscellaneous, whether it is fish and shrimp and other meat, or corn, pumpkin and other plant feed can eat with relish. When feeding, the amount of feed should be controlled according to the growth activities of the money turtle and weather changes. Feeding feed to have a good feeding method, to regular quantitative, so that money turtles form good eating habits. Pay attention to the change of water quality. The transparency of the pool water should be maintained at least 20 cm. If the color of the pool water becomes darker, it means that the water quality is too fat and the dissolved oxygen is reduced. At this time, change the water in time to ensure that the money turtle can grow normally.

The above is a simple introduction to the breeding method of the money turtle. It should be noted that the money turtle is a hibernating animal and will not eat when hibernating. So don't feed during hibernation, but be sure to do a good job of insulation to prevent the impact of hibernation of the money turtle. The market price of money turtle is very high, and the breeding area is relatively small. However, if you want to breed it, you must go through the permission of the local government department, follow the procedures, and get the breeding license before breeding it. Otherwise, it's illegal to breed them privately.