Breeding of Brazilian red-eared turtles: how to raise Brazilian red-eared turtles, how to divide their males and females and how to look at their age

Many friends like to raise turtles because the turtles are not only cute but also have a long life, but many friends will find that they either die or get sick after raising turtles for a period of time. Although turtles live for a long time, they can easily die if they don't understand their living habits. The editor has been breeding turtles for more than two years, and now he can be said to be "half an expert". The most common pet turtles raised at home are Brazilian red-eared turtles. Brazilian red-eared turtles look lovely and have strong disease resistance, so they are very suitable for home breeding.

Turtles farmed for half a year

Turtles farmed for half a year

Brazilian red-eared turtle is a kind of aquatic turtle and likes to stay in the water, but if you buy a baby turtle with a length of only 2~3cm, it is suggested that the water you put should be less than the shell of the tortoise. If you have friends, you don't understand that the Brazilian red-eared turtle is a kind of aquatic turtle, so why are you afraid of water depth? Because the baby turtles have just hatched, their resistance is poor, and their organs are not well developed. Brazilian turtles are animals that breathe through their lungs. If the water is too deep, it is easy to choke the turtle, so the water should not be as deep as possible. As the tortoise grows up, the water level can be raised appropriately, at this time, the turtle has strong resistance, and the body organs develop better, so it doesn't matter if the water is a little deeper, but it's better to get a turtle basking table, because Brazilian turtles don't like to be soaked in water all the time. Especially when sleeping, Brazilian turtles like to find platforms without water, because turtles breathe in their lungs, unlike fish breathing through their gills. But the turtle's ability to hold breath in the water is very strong, and one breath in the water can hold its breath for half an hour to a few hours.

The tortoise likes a quiet environment, so it is best to put the tortoise in a quieter place at home, which is conducive to the turtle's rest and feeding. The tortoise is a very smart animal, and he can remember his master as well as the dog. If you feed it for a long time, you will remember you. When you see that you are not scared to swim about, but swim hard to you and wait for you to feed. The tortoise is a more active animal. It always swims in the water as long as the temperature is right.

The tortoise is also very strict on the temperature, the temperature had better not be lower than 10 ℃, at this temperature the turtle does not like to move, and does not eat, it is very easy to enter the state of hibernation, the temperature had better not be lower than 0 ℃, because the tortoise is easy to freeze to death at this temperature. It is best to control the temperature between 25 ℃ and 35 ℃, when the turtle has a good appetite and likes to swim. If it is winter, it is best to buy a heating rod online. It is better to keep the temperature at 30 ℃. Turtles have the habit of hibernating, but it is best not to let turtles hibernate at home, because the hibernating turtles do not eat or exercise, have poor resistance and die easily, so it is best to buy a heating rod to maintain a certain temperature. If you want the tortoise to hibernate, it is best to let the tortoise drain its food cleanly by raising the temperature of the water. It is very easy for the tortoise to defecate at a temperature of more than 30 ℃, so as to keep the tortoise clean, because if the tortoise has a lot of food in hibernation, it is easy to cause food decay in the body, which can easily cause the tortoise to eat and die.

Qualified friends had better buy some professional turtle food, because this special turtle food can give the tortoise a good appetite, and the addition of various nutrients can enhance the turtle's physique and make it less prone to illness.

Large pellet turtle feed

Small pellet turtle feed

Protect tortoise treasure

The turtle tank should be kept clean and had better change the water once a week. Turtle defecation will pollute the water quality. If the tortoise does not change the water for a long time, it is easy to breed bacteria, and the tortoise is easy to die from the virus, so it is best to change the water frequently. Finally, I hope all my friends can raise turtles successfully!

There are three main differences between males and females of   Brazilian turtles:

1. Front claws: male is long, female is short.

two。 Tail: the male is long and the female is short.

3. Cloaca: the male is on the outside of the anal shield and the female is on the inside of the anal shield.

The age of the tortoise is generally calculated based on the number of concentric rings on the shield of the tortoise. Each circle represents a growth cycle, that is, one year. The number of concentric rings on the shield, and then add 1 (the broken shell is born for one year) is the age of the tortoise.