Turtles float in the water without eating.

There is a lot of content, but it takes great care to raise turtles, so I hope you can finish reading it.

Many people want to keep turtles, because they all think turtles are fun, lively, quiet and need little space. Many friends have raised them, but few have raised them well. They are all bought and raised according to the method suggested by pet dealers. Unfortunately, they died soon after. This shows that although turtles have stronger vitality than most pets, they are not as easy to raise as they thought. In order to avoid many innocent turtles from misfortune, I have kept them here for more than ten years.

1. Optional article: There are several pet turtles, such as Mississippi red-eared turtle, yellow-throated turtle, Burmese turtle and crocodile turtle. The most common and only species I have ever raised is Mississippi red-eared turtle, which is beautiful in color, moderate in individual size and easy to raise, so I recommend you to buy this kind of turtle. Yellow-throated turtles are big and ugly, and are generally used to breed green turtles. Burmese turtles are rare and have different habits from water turtles. Therefore, if you put them in water, they will die. When buying a turtle, you must ask whether it is a turtle or a water turtle, so as not to be cheated by profiteers. As for the snapping turtle, its appearance is more individual, but it is more fierce. Be careful to hurt you after raising it.

2. Daily life: It is also important for the tortoise to build a new home for it, because someone raised the tortoise in a fish tank and drowned it. Don't laugh, it's true. First, the Mississippi red-eared turtle is a reptile, not a fish. It draws oxygen directly from the air, not from the water, so your new home for it should consider its breathing convenience. That kind of deep fish tank is not suitable. Especially when the turtle is filled with water, it must swim very hard to the surface and stick its head out for air. After a long time, physical exhaustion will drown. Moreover, this fish tank is long and narrow, which is not conducive to turtle activities. Because its activity radius is not large, you can use a spittoon-shaped round fish tank for keeping goldfish, but the mouth of this fish tank is relatively small, which is not conducive to observation and teasing turtles. The small basin is also quite good. I use the glass device used in the chemistry laboratory. Putting a stone in the middle of the fish tank is for turtles to rest in the sun, because turtles can't keep soaking in water, otherwise their bodies will be seriously affected and even their shells will rot! The size of the stone is larger than that of the tortoise, accounting for about one-sixth of the area of the fish tank, and the height is slightly higher than that of two turtles piled up. The top should be flat, of course, water should be added to the fish tank, and the water surface should be slightly lower than the stone surface. Because turtles don't breathe in the water, the requirements for water are far below the standards for fish farming. As long as the water is not too turbid and smelly, fish tanks should not be placed in dark places such as corners and bathrooms, and it is best to put them in quiet places where sunlight can shine.

3. Diet: What does the tortoise eat? Many profiteers who buy and sell pets recommend "special turtle food". When I got back, I found that turtles didn't like eating, or even didn't eat at all. In fact, those so-called "turtle food" are basically cheating money. In order to make money, profiteers only sell you garbage that turtles don't eat. They are eager to buy another one as soon as you die, so don't buy the so-called "turtle" recommended by profiteers when buying a turtle. Sisby red-eared turtle mainly eats meat, such as small fish, shrimp, loach, earthworm and insects. I often give a fly a snack when I kill it. Generally, newly bought turtles have weak eating ability and won't prey on live food, so you need to feed them a little at this time. Be patient when feeding it. Cut the fresh meat into mung beans, clamp them with tweezers and slowly reach the front of the turtle's nose. It will smell carefully before eating. Practice makes perfect. Generally, it is enough to feed one cigarette butt at a time. When you are young, you should feed it three or four times a week to make it adapt to the environment quickly, because it will sleep when it is hungry for a long time, while the turtle who is too young often won't wake up when sleeping, so you should feed it more to prevent it from sleeping. When it's bigger than a matchbox, you usually eat it yourself. It can put some small ones at this time. Don't put too much, or you will kill a lot but don't eat it, so the water will stink as long as it is put for one day at most, and the same is true for feeding meat. Don't waste it and don't feed it as much as possible, or it will collapse. My turtle used to tilt its head and limbs back, which is very funny. I vomited several times, showing how worthless the turtle is! Overfeeding will make turtles grow too fast. It's not fun and cute when it grows up, unless you save it for eating, hehe! I have a friend who bought a turtle with me. I ended up feeding too much. In less than two years, it grew to the size of a bowl. All the patterns on my body are gone, which is very ugly. It also makes a gasping sound, like a dinosaur. When I was that big, I could eat a basin of loach in a week, which shows its horror. So when I grow up, I can feed it once a week. It's best to feed some small fish to make its shell grow harder.

4. Daily life: Turtles will encounter some special physiological phenomena during their growth, which will have a great impact if they are not handled properly, among which molting is the one that impressed me the most.

Turtles and snakes are close relatives, so they shed their skin, but unlike snakes, turtle scales will also fall off! ! My turtle shed its skin when it was about four years old. There was no digital camera at that time, so I didn't record this strange appearance. What I want to warn you here is that you should not help it artificially in the process of molting, it will take care of itself. I just don't know that "helping" it has caused lifelong harm to it. I'm here to apologize to this poor turtle. Here, I will carefully introduce what your turtle looks like when it molts.

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Most turtles are docile and can accept any food. Judging from the food, they are easy pets to keep. But turtles, like lizards, need sunbathing. In addition, the turtle's body is close to a circle, its weight seems to be much higher than that outside, and it also has a lot of exercise. Generally, cages are often too narrow and more troublesome than other reptiles.

1. Food

Although turtles eat all kinds of food, they have been fed cheap food with low nutritional value, which may cause malnutrition and must be especially careful. Turtles need a lot of calcium, so they should be fed calcium-rich food. Recently, a special feed for soft-shelled turtle with balanced nutrition was introduced on the market, which can be safely eaten. In addition, carp feed and dog food are also very suitable foods. Occasionally feeding some fresh food such as boneless fish, snake meat and mice will definitely win the love of turtles. Feeding only fish and meat slices will cause malnutrition and need to supplement water-soluble nutrients. What is introduced above is the food provided for turtles who often live in water. For example, turtles who don't like plant food in water are not suitable for artificial feeding. Generally, leafy vegetables, cabbage, carrots and other vegetables can be fed with nutrients. In order to feed nine official birds.

2. birdcage

Aquatic turtles can be kept in containers that can hold water, such as tanks. The tortoise is bigger than it looks and needs a lot of exercise, so it needs a bigger cage. The sink with an average side length of 60 cm is still too small, so it is best to keep it in a storage box for clothes.

3. Others

Turtles don't irradiate ultraviolet rays and can't use calcium. Compared with lizards, the facilities to prevent turtles from escaping are relatively simple. As long as there is water supply facilities and a cool place to rest, it is not easy to get heatstroke, and the way of sunbathing is relatively simple. If the calcium intake of young turtles is insufficient, the turtle shell will easily become soft; Insufficient intake of vitamin A may cause eyes to turn white. When the above phenomenon occurs, in addition to the problem of insufficient vitamin A and calcium, it may also involve long-term feeding of low-nutrient foods, insufficient ultraviolet rays and other problems, which may be due to the wrong feeding methods. We must carefully provide balanced food, sunbathe with sun lamps, and so on. , completely change the feeding environment.

Common diseases

Shell diseases of aquatic turtles

Artificial aquatic turtle shells may have ulcers. Although they are all crustacean diseases, the types of pathogens are different due to different symptoms. Gram negative bacteria. Gram positive bacteria. Symptoms include hulling, pigmentation, ulcer, quadriplegia, paw shedding, visceral necrosis and so on. Crawfish, snakes, sea maggots and other animals used as feed, as well as soil and polluted water, may be the source of infection. Bacteria enter the body through the abraded wound. In the course of treatment, medicinal bath is used and appropriate antibiotics are applied throughout the body. However, all kinds of turtles are allergic to certain antibiotics, so special attention should be paid when using them.

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In late autumn and early winter, the tortoise goes into hibernation, staying quietly without eating or drinking. As the weather became warmer and warmer around Tomb-Sweeping Day, turtles began to eat. At this time, you can prepare some small fish and shrimp or lean meat strips for him to eat, and watch him gobble up and make him feel happy. He likes an environment with water and basks in the sun on the balcony during the day. The sun in summer will do harm to it, so put it in a cool place. You can feed it something every day. It also likes a clean environment, changing water every day and keeping the water clean. I wish your little turtle a healthy growth! ! !

Buy a turtle first and tell you the trick. Take a look. The shape of the turtle body should be beautiful, and the geometric patterns on the back of the turtle should be arranged neatly and orderly. Tortoise shell should be flat and oval, without defects. When the turtle crawls, the pace should be steady, and the abdominal armor should not touch the ground.

Two touches. Gently touch the turtle, the shell should be smooth and flat, without sticky objects and edges. When touching, the glans and limbs should be immediately retracted into the tortoise shell. The skin should not be too rough.

Try it three times. Put the selected tortoise in a glass jar alone, and then release the water. Generally, the ratio of water to turtle height is 3: 1 or 5: 1. If the tortoise sinks into the water, it is better to put in food, and the tortoise with a big appetite will swallow it immediately.

In fact, the tortoise is very docile and can accept any food. From the food point of view, they are easy pets to keep. But turtles need sunbathing, just like lizards. In addition, the turtle's body is close to a circle, its weight seems to be much higher than that outside, and it also has a lot of exercise. Generally, cages are often too narrow and more troublesome than other reptiles.

1. Food

Although turtles eat all kinds of food, they have been fed cheap food with low nutritional value, which may cause malnutrition and must be especially careful. Turtles need a lot of calcium, so they should be fed calcium-rich food. Recently, a special feed for soft-shelled turtle with balanced nutrition was introduced on the market, which can be safely eaten. In addition, carp feed and dog food are also very suitable foods. Occasionally feeding some fresh food such as boneless fish, snake meat and mice will definitely win the love of turtles. Feeding only fish and meat slices will cause malnutrition and need to supplement water-soluble nutrients. What is introduced above is the food provided for turtles who often live in water. For example, turtles who don't like plant food in water are not suitable for artificial feeding. Generally, leafy vegetables, cabbage, carrots and other vegetables can be fed with nutrients. In order to feed nine official birds.

2. birdcage

Aquatic turtles can be kept in containers that can hold water, such as tanks. The tortoise is bigger than it looks and needs a lot of exercise, so it needs a bigger cage. The sink with an average side length of 60 cm is still too small, so it is best to keep it in a storage box for clothes.

3. Others

Turtles don't irradiate ultraviolet rays and can't use calcium. Compared with lizards, the facilities to prevent turtles from escaping are relatively simple. As long as there is water supply facilities and a cool place to rest, it is not easy to get heatstroke, and the way of sunbathing is relatively simple. If the calcium intake of young turtles is insufficient, the turtle shell will easily become soft; Insufficient intake of vitamin A may cause eyes to turn white. When the above phenomenon occurs, in addition to the problem of insufficient vitamin A and calcium, it may also involve long-term feeding of low-nutrient foods, insufficient ultraviolet rays and other problems, which may be due to the wrong feeding methods. We must carefully provide balanced food, sunbathe with sun lamps, and so on. , completely change the feeding environment.

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