Rapid breeding of money tortoise

The third-line closed-shell money tortoise is a second-class protected animal in the country, which has high medicinal value. At present, wild turtles are increasingly scarce. In order to protect wild resources, artificial breeding is carried out in our farm. The techniques are as follows:

First, the construction of turtle pond

According to the type of turtle pond, you can choose cave type and water and land type and so on. As the latter is convenient in management, it is easier to accept. It is composed of pool, land, spawning pool and turtle nest. The turtle nest must be shaded, and it is convenient to prevent escape, enemy damage and change. The breeding density of adult turtles is about 20 per square meter, and the water depth is about 10 centimeters. Parent turtles, young turtles and young turtles should be added or subtracted as appropriate, and the pool water should be just enough to submerge the back of the turtles.

II. Feed requirements

According to the omnivorous habit of the money tortoise, the use of artificial formula feed can make the money tortoise grow rapidly. The daily intake is 5% of the tortoise's body weight, which is divided into 1 Mel and 2 times. Animal feeds include: fish and shrimp, shrimp, frog, lean pork, chicken, duck, eggs, raw and cooked broken bones, animal offal, @ # @ 254 meat, etc. Plant feeds are: peanut cake, potato, sweet potato, rice, corn, flour, vegetable leaves, melons and fruits, etc. The raw material with the animal and plant feed ratio of 7 ∶ 3 or 6 ∶ 4 is ground by the meat grinder and then made into an artificial formula feed containing about 35% and 40% protein. The reasonable content of protein, phosphorus, calcium and sodium in feed is the key to rapid growth.

Daily management of turtles

Due to intensive artificial breeding, daily management is very important, and the quality of management is the key to the success of breeding. Especially water temperature, water quality, feed, sunshine, disease prevention and control. Try to keep the water temperature at about 28 ℃. Clean the tortoise body and turtle pond every day, strengthen sunbathing, feed bait or bait every half a month or once a month, and do a good job of preventing theft and escape.

IV. Disease prevention and treatment

Money turtles have strong disease resistance, but they are easy to get sick if they are not raised properly, and it is difficult to find and treat them once they get sick. Therefore, we should observe the movement, appetite and feces of turtles on weekdays. Bait and bath of the use of drugs are oxytetracycline, potassium permanganate, penicillin, dysentery and so on, so that there is no disease prevention, early treatment. Captive turtles will no longer have the habit of being afraid of people, and when you catch and feed them, they will stretch their necks and look at you. If it is found that the tortoise shrinks its head, refuses to eat, has abnormal feces, is light or is often soaked in water, it should be suspected whether it has gastroenteropathy, esophagitis, parasitic diseases, water mildew, etc., and should be given medicine or intramuscular injection in time.

Fifth, the breeding of turtles

The male-female ratio of money tortoise is 1 ∶ 3. Money turtles lay eggs every year after sexual maturity, and the time for laying eggs is from April to September of the lunar calendar. Eight eggs are laid each time, and more than 6 turtles are properly bred in captivity. Individual turtles can lay eggs twice a year. If they lay few or no eggs, they are mostly due to unreasonable feed or insufficient light. The author's practice shows that egg production and fertilization rate are determined by feed, water quality, water temperature and light. The hatching rate is determined by hatching technology, and artificial hatching is the best way. Whether hatching with electricity or water, it should be managed frequently to prevent hypoxia, mildew and egg burning. According to the author's practice, the turtle seedlings can break out of the shell after being incubated at a constant temperature for about 75 days.

VI. Safe overwintering

Wild money turtles spend the winter on shore and are generally safe indoors. The turtle still has the habit of drinking water during the winter, so it is necessary to provide the turtle with water. It is best not to soak the turtle in the water during the winter. using land and water or turtle pond is the most reasonable way to spend the winter. Or heating the turtle during the hibernating period and changing the hibernating period to the growing period is an important decision for rapid growth and efficient breeding of the tortoise. The method is to raise the room temperature to make the water temperature of the turtle pond reach about 28Mel 32 ℃.