First, the tortoise living habits
1, the amphibious amphibious sex. The tortoise is to use lung respiration, surface and cutin developed the nail, can reduce moisture to evaporate. Sexual maturity turtle lays its eggs on land, don't need after completely aquatic stage.
2, food extensiveness. The tortoise genera bears are animals, in nature, the animal feed mainly for the worms, fish, shrimp, snails, clam, 200g clam clams, earthworms and animal carcasses and viscera, thermal pig blood, carrion, etc; Plant sex feed mainly for plant stem leaf, GuaGuoPi, wheat bran, etc.
3, distinct phases. One is the feeding period. In late April, accounting for approximately begin feeding the tortoise weight 2-3%; 6-8 months food intake exuberant, accounts for about 5-6%; October food intake decline, accounting for approximately 1-2%. 2 it is dormant stage. The tortoise is variable temperature animals, its body temperature with outside temperature changes. From November to April, temperatures in the following 15 degrees Celsius, the turtle infiltrate bottom mire or reposing in covered with straw in hibernation fertilizsr, Br> <5 months to October, when temperatures above 35 degrees, the tortoise appetite began to drop, enter XiaMian stage (short nap). This one phase tortoise busy estrus mating, breeding, feeding, accumulation of vegetative, seek wintering sites.
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4, social gender. The tortoise xi cluster, sometimes for social caveman overmuch, grinding smooth, back armour limbs torn leather still not scattered.
2, raising turtle pond construction
should choose shelter, xiangyang, irrigation convenient place raise turtle pond. (1) land. General depth 1-1.5 meters, bottom slope as "or heed to put into, an outlet. In the pool with pool area accounts for approximately 1/3 place herding ShuiHuaSheng or ShuiHuLu duckweeds, shading, pool around 0.5-1 meter tall build the wall, QiangJi acorns 30 centimeters, prevent turtle breakout. Inside the wall to keep long 1.5 meters, width 1 meter glade (large area can leave some); Or pool leave a accounted for about a total area of about 5% of the island, in clearing the river sand island accumulation for the tortoise apply to spawn. (2) the concrete. Pool deep 1.3-1.5 meters of depth of 0.5-0.8 m, clay 20 centimeters, in the pool will have irrigation convenient access shuikou, pool set the island, its weeds, bushes island put sand heap. Into turtle pond herding of density general every square metre is 5-7 only, most do not exceed 10 only.
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3, artificial reproduction technology
first to choose good kind. Had better choose more than 250 grams of kiss turtle, because this turtle gonadal development is mature, and ovarian show chengcheng yellow, take gray slightly, can mating into eggs. Choose the turtle breeding, spawning number, also easy to domestication.
female into turtle regardless of mating success will spawn. Spawning period each district differs somewhat, plain water zone general to start at the end of may spawn, 7, in August spawning peak, September spawning end. Female tortoise year can produce three or four batch, each batch is a hole, each hole 3-7. In artificial breeding conditions, the tortoise usually have a cluster of habit, spawning can sometimes have several females tortoise at the same point spawning dozens of rockets. <> the turtle eggs hatch of Chinese natural hatching and artificially incubated two kinds.
1, natural hatch. Natural hatch also have two kinds of methods, one: at close ChiXiangYang under the foundation turtle dig 20-40 centimeters wide, 20 centimeters (unlimited length) of the sand pit, then use yellow sand ranks will pit exalted, will eggs by 1 cm distance, row in sand, maintain certain humidity, by sun is basked in temperature, 50-60 days namely the juvenile turtle. Second: at close turtle pond around pile of several small sand pile, let mature turtle night climbed out, the sand heap place dug hole spawning, RenJiZiRan hatching, about 50-70 days namely out YouGui.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com 2, artificial hatch. Will adopt back eggs on 25 centimeters tall (unlimited length, width adjust measures to local conditions) in wooden box, clamping.there drill holes, several bottom spread 15-20 centimeters of sand, sand turtle row in eggs, again to SaFang 2 centimeters thick on the sand, sand cover wet towel, maintain indoor humidity 25-35 degrees. The dry air of sunny weather, on a daily basis to sand sprinkling 1-2 times, air humidity bigger, can reduce watering frequency. Box cover good wet cloth, in juvenile turtle out of their shells, can prevent dah turtle fled, and prevent DiHai attacks, prevent mosquito bites, such 50-60 days pa turtle out of their shells, the turtle rate to 90%.
four, the tortoise raising management
out of their shells after the turtle is very delicate, juvenile should be kept separately and meticulous care. Generally USES the other build by laying bricks or stones a cement pool, pool in land occupied 1/3, water two-thirds, meanwhile, appropriate feed the ripe protein, egg yolks, cooked noodles, rice, and fish, shrimp fine feed. Generally when dah turtle best and separated into turtle winter. The turtle wintering dah mostly take indoor small wood method, one dish dish 20-30 centimeters thick sand, will put in sand turtle dah, again in juvenile turtle body and 0.5 cm thick spinning, top use gauze covered, right amount, spray a little warm water, can safely winter.
