What should I pay attention to when raising Brazilian tortoises in summer?

1. The Brazilian tortoise is an amphibian. If it is placed in a pure pool that is not connected to the land, a platform exposed to the water, such as stones and bricks, must be placed in the pool for the Brazilian tortoise to bask in the sun and rest. Brazilian turtles like to hide in caves, so they can build turtle nests with bricks to improve their sense of security.

2. The eating behavior of the Brazilian tortoise is mostly carried out in the water, and sometimes it is eaten on the shore. Food can be directly thrown into the water, or it can be placed in the shallow water area or near the water slope at the intersection of land and water. When feeding shrimp, you should feed it with the shell, which can supplement calcium, but you should cut off the spikes on the shrimp head.

3. Brazilian tortoises like to eat meat-like food. Little turtles are mainly meat-like. When they grow up, they can eat vegetarian food. Generally, small fish, shrimp, earthworm, loach, animal viscera, snails, crickets, a small amount of red meat, bananas, melon skin and so on can be fed.

4. The Brazilian tortoise needs to bask in the sun, but it can't be directly basked in hot weather. It is best to use a semi-shading environment. The maximum temperature of the water temperature environment in which the Brazilian tortoise breeds shall not exceed 37 degrees. Attention should be paid to shading the pool in summer. Generally, large-leaf plants can be used for shading.

5. Don't feed when the temperature is below 20 degrees, otherwise it will easily cause gastrointestinal diseases such as indigestion. The optimum temperature of Brazilian tortoise is 25~30 degrees, at which time it grows fastest.

6. The higher the temperature, the greater the food intake, but if the temperature is too high, the food intake will decrease. The lower the temperature, the smaller the food intake. The fastest temperature for Brazilian tortoises to grow meat is 28~30 degrees.

7. The bigger the turtle, the less times it is fed, and the smaller the turtle, the more times it is fed. Generally, young turtles are fed three times a day, young turtles are fed/kloc-0 times a day, and adult turtles are generally fed once every two to three days. During the spawning season, the mother turtle should be fed more, and before hibernation, nutritious food should be fed more.

8. Hibernation usually occurs in East China from June to April when the temperature is below 12 degrees. Just put the turtle in shallow water with a high back, in a dark and quiet environment. The temperature during hibernation should be kept between 3~ 12 degrees, and the optimal hibernation temperature is 8 ~ 12 degrees.