1. Choose a fish tank suitable for the little turtle:
(1). Avoid buying fish tanks that are too small to raise turtles. The size of the fish tank is more than five times larger than that of the tortoise.
(2). Drainage: Don't let it soak in water all the time, just put water in half of its body.
(3) Put some sand or stones in the fish tank, which is beneficial for the turtle to bask in the sun and ventilate. It can prevent little turtles from rotting their nails. Change water every week.
(4). Illumination: Put the little turtle in a place where it can get the sun, but avoid the little turtle from being exposed to the sun. There should be a cool place with a pool or washbasin for rest and play. The little turtle does a lot of exercise, so it is beneficial to the development of bones to let the little turtle exercise his bones properly.
2. Food suitable for young turtles
The little turtle belongs to omnivore. We should not only eat animal feed, such as small fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, earthworms, maggots and livestock, but also eat plant feed, such as tubers, vegetables, grains and aquatic plants. Under artificial feeding, they also eat peanut cakes and bean cakes. But the tortoise is very hungry, and it won't starve to death if it doesn't eat for several years.
Feeding food can generally be 3 days 1 time, and the feeding amount can be increased or decreased according to the size of the turtle, which is generally 5%~ 10% of its weight, and can be appropriately increased when the temperature is moderate in spring and autumn and the appetite is strong. In addition, before the arrival of winter, we should feed more than usual to hibernate and prepare enough nutrition.
Feed fresh food, especially when the temperature is high in summer. Animal feed is easy to deteriorate due to heat, so it should not be eaten overnight, nor should it be frozen in cold winter to prevent diseases such as indigestion. If extra food is found after feeding, it should be removed in time to avoid polluting the water quality and living environment, especially in summer.
(1) timing. The temperature is low in spring and autumn, and soft-shelled turtles are only fed around noon, so it is more appropriate to feed them at 8-9 am. From Grain Rain to the autumnal equinox is the peak season for turtles to feed, and it is in summer. Generally speaking, soft-shelled turtles are inactive at noon, and they are usually fed in the afternoon 17- 19, so it is more appropriate to feed in the afternoon 16- 17. Timing can make turtles eat on time and get more nutrition.
(2) positioning. Fixed feeding points should be set up along the edge of the pool, and the feeding platform of the feeding point should be close to the water surface, which is convenient for turtles to swallow water and bite. The purpose of feeding the feed in a fixed position is to make the tortoise form a habit, which is convenient for finding food and observing the situation of the tortoise.
(3) Qualitative judgment. The feed should be kept fresh, and the leftover food should be removed in time after feeding to prevent the feed from rotting and stinking, affecting the appetite of turtles and polluting the water quality.
(4) quantitative. The feeding amount of feed depends on the temperature, water quality, the appetite and activity of soft-shelled turtle, and also depends on the appetite and activity, and it is advisable to have a little surplus in the meal. Generally, feed for one or two days 1 time.
3. Disease prevention
(1) Keep sufficient light.
(2) Change the water regularly.
(3) often disinfect the fish tank.
Feeding skills
Nutrients needed by soft-shelled turtle are mainly protein, fat, carbohydrates, inorganic salts and vitamins.
Protein. Protein is the most important to the growth and development of turtles. Turtles take egg whites directly from feed. It is generally believed that the high content of protein in feed will make the feed have good nutritional value and the breeding objects grow fast. Soft-shelled turtle has a high demand for protein content in feed, and the demand is different at different growth stages. Generally, the content of protein in feed is required to be 38% ~ 42%.
2. Fat. Fat is one of the indispensable ingredients for the growth and development of soft-shelled turtle. Mainly used as body fat stored in the body or as an energy source for exercise. Generally, the thermal energy released by fat oxidation of soft-shelled turtle is twice that of sugar and protein. The experiment shows that the fat content in turtle compound feed is 3.5% ~ 5.0%. Too high or too low will affect feed efficiency, weight gain rate and meat weight gain coefficient.
3. carbohydrates. The main physiological functions of carbohydrates after being absorbed by human body are: one is to provide heat, the other is to form body components; The third is to keep protein in the body as a binder for feed. The suitable amount of starch in turtle feed is 23% ~ 26%.
4. Inorganic salts. Inorganic salts play an extremely important role in turtles, not only participating in the formation of bones and blood, but also directly or indirectly regulating the physiology of the body, especially for the spawning and reproduction of parent turtles. Among the necessary inorganic salts, the following are easy to be lacking, such as calcium, phosphorus, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, zinc, copper and cobalt. Calcium and phosphorus account for 3/4 of all inorganic salts in the body, especially "efficient and fast-growing additives" such as bone meal must be added before and after laying eggs. ?
5. vitamins. When turtles lack vitamins, their growth and development slow down, their metabolism is abnormal, and they are prone to various diseases. Most vitamins cannot be synthesized in the body and must be supplied through feed. Vitamins, like animal hormones, are small but essential, so multiple vitamins must be added to the feed.
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