How to raise yellow margin turtles

Cultivation methods

1. Buy a turtle

1. Find a quiet place to rest in a quiet place just after the turtle arrives home. Do not rush to bathe or feed it.

2. Give the turtle a bath the next day and wait until the turtle poops. During the first week after returning home, I gave the turtle a bubble bath every day.

3. If the new turtle is not adapted to the environment, wait for one week after the turtle arrives home before feeding it food.

2. Environment

1. Location selection. When raising yellow-margined turtles in cities and towns, you should try to avoid places with excessive noise. Turtles are not sensitive to the vibrations transmitted from the ground. People are more likely to be frightened, and sounds from this area should be avoided. When choosing a location to raise turtles, you should choose a place with good ventilation, good lighting, no air pollution, and low noise.

2. The seat direction selection, in order of priority, is: southeast, east, south, east-northeast, south-southwest, north, north-northwest, and west.

3. The minimum size of the site. From the perspective of breeding, raising a group of turtles requires at least one square meter of land, which must include: one at least 0.3 to 0.7 square meters, and a sand depth of 18 to 20 centimeters. A sand pool used for egg laying and hibernation; a pool of about 0.2 to 0.6 square meters with a deepest water depth of 13 to 15 centimeters.

3. Food

In the long-term evolution process, Huang Yuan mainly feeds on insects (such as earthworms, centipedes, small worms, etc.). The main feeding foods are mealworms, earthworms, river shrimps, locusts, pupae, and centipedes; beef and chicken. Steamed carrots, steamed pumpkins, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, apples, grapes, kiwis, peaches and other jam fruits. Extended information

1. Shape characteristics

The growth rings on each scute are clearly visible. The color of the margin shield is yellow, from which its scientific name comes. The plastron is dark brown with yellow edges. There are ligaments between the thorax and abdominal shields, and the front and rear halves can be completely closed. The scales on the limbs are well developed, the claws are five in front and four in back, have underdeveloped webs, and the tail is moderate.

The head of the Yellow Marginal Wasteland is smooth and colorful, with yellow or yellow-green sides and olive oil or brown top. The front end of the snout is flat, and the upper beak has an obvious hook. The carapace is dark and highly arched, with a light-colored band-like pattern on it. Some have a mid-rib pattern (the midline of the carapace). The color of the mid-rib line will degrade with age.

2. Growth habits

Wild yellow-margined box turtles inhabit forest edges, weeds, and shrubs in hilly and mountainous areas, under tree roots, in stone crevices, and other relatively quiet places. place. Huang Yuan is a kind of turtle that is easy to domesticate and raise. They are not afraid of life and have tenacious vitality. Omnivorous, wild turtles eat plant stems and leaves as well as various insects and worms.

3. Temperament

Gentle and timid; like other box turtles, when frightened, it will retract its head, tail and limbs into its shell, and then close the shell tightly to resist enemy. The yellow-margined box turtle has a unique body structure compared to other turtles. The carapace and plastron, and the ventral shield and thoracic shield are all connected by ligaments. The yellow-margined box turtle is bolder than other freshwater turtles and is not afraid of people. It rarely fights with its own species. Individuals raised for 2 to 4 months can crawl with their owners when prompted by food.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Yellow-margined Sea Turtle