I bought it in Qingdao. I wonder what turtle it is. How to raise it?

Feeding of young turtles:

Young Brazilian tortoises can be kept in flat-bottomed containers without any difficulty. Plastic pots, plastic cans or boxes and aquariums are all suitable, and the water should not be too deep. Commercial flat plastic cans with an island and plastic coconut trees in the middle are the least suitable because (1) is too small. (2) The electric heater cannot be installed. (3) Misleading users to regard the island as a foraging place. Because the Brazilian tortoise is completely foraging in the water, the result may be that the island is full of feed, while the Brazilian tortoise is starving.

An ideal nursery must have some specific minimum elements. Each young turtle should have five liters of water, and the water depth should not exceed the length of the turtle, so that the turtle can support its feet when breathing on the water. At the same time, we must also build an island for them with bricks and stones. Floating islands are not suitable, because young turtles often can't climb up and waste energy. On the other hand, we should also pay attention to islands and decorations not to become dangerous obstacles, which will jam the turtle and drown it.

The water temperature that young turtles can adapt to is about 25 degrees Celsius. When it is cold, the air above the container should also be heated. Adding a cover lamp to the breeding box can kill two birds with one stone. If the water temperature is still too low, you can add an electric heating tube to the water-the temperature can be adjusted as much as possible. If you buy an electric heating tube with high heat energy (100 to 150 watts) now, a bigger Brazilian turtle will be enough to cope with a bigger sink. The electric heating pipes sold in aquarium stores should be placed underwater, and it should be noted that the electric heater and power cord will not get stuck on the Brazilian turtle.

For Brazilian turtles, direct exposure to the sun is particularly important. The incubator can be placed on the balcony or windowsill. If this is not possible, young turtles 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 Brazilian tortoise, so as to avoid injury caused by too strong light. It is best to irradiate with sunlight, but be careful not to filter out the required ultraviolet rays from the container glass. Little turtles can be kept on the balcony all summer. In order to prevent birds from taking it away, you can cover the box with a net. It is absolutely necessary to prevent the Brazilian tortoise from climbing out of the feeding box, otherwise you will find the wiring of the mummy electric heater under the bed or in a corner, or even a bridge for the Brazilian tortoise to escape, because the Brazilian tortoise's "climbing" skills are very clever.

It doesn't matter if algae (moss) grows on the culture box, but you can't make the water in the box stink. It is very important to change water regularly, otherwise, due to the high temperature, excrement and leftover feed in the water, young turtles will live in a pool of smelly water, which will promote the growth of germs, so change water at least once a week.

Breeding of adult turtles:

Adult turtles need a much larger incubator so that they have enough room to move. In order to create an ideal environment, a pair of adult Brazilian turtles need at least 100 liter of water.

The size of the breeding box will make Brazilian tortoises fat and dull quickly. If it falls into the water on all fours, it will drown because it can't turn over.

There are also cases where the turtle shell is stunted due to the size of the culture container. Large plastic pots, aquariums or wooden boxes covered with plastic sheets can all be used as turtle tanks. The water tank with drain hole is the most convenient, because it is easy to change water and it is often cleaned. If the cement tank is new, for the sake of caution, it can be coated with safety paint or thoroughly cleaned for many times to prevent harmful substances from seeping out of the cement and entering the animal body after dissolving in water. There must be a fixed (non-floating) "island" in the sink, which can also be hung up, and it is easy for turtles to climb up. You can use wooden boards or plastic boards, and you can also use bread artificial turf or brown mats. Or put stones or sand in a plastic basin and hang them in the trough as "ground".

Part of the land or island in the trough can be filled with soil, peat or sand, and this part will be heated up every few days. The eggs laid by female turtles in this land have the best chance to hatch, and it is best to illuminate this land with light (when it is cold). It is best not to use sand or stones to assist in the bottom of the tank, because it will increase the difficulty of changing water and cleaning. In addition to changing water frequently (changing water every day if necessary), adding filtration equipment can remove suspended solids from water. Because the dissolved substances in water have a great influence on the health of soft-shelled turtle, filtering equipment can not completely replace changing water.

In order to make the water temperature in the culture tank reach the temperature that the Brazilian turtle likes, it is necessary to use the electric heating tube used in the aquarium and prevent the equipment and lines from blocking the Brazilian turtle. An electric blanket can also be placed at the bottom outside the breeding box, and the electric blanket is padded with synthetic resin rubber as insulation material. However, the water temperature should not be higher than the outdoor temperature (about 25 to 30 degrees Celsius), so as to avoid the Brazilian tortoise catching cold. On land, colorful turtles also need warm places, because they are warm animals, and they need sunlight to reach proper body temperature. If there is not enough sunshine on the balcony or in the open air, the land part should be heated by lampblack machine lamps. Colored turtles raised indoors or in places with insufficient sunshine lack ultraviolet rays, so they should be irradiated with ultraviolet lamps two or three times a week for five minutes each time. This kind of lamp tube is best installed on the lid of the culture tank.

Hope to adopt, thank you.