2. Feeding: Feeding is a very important factor in the process of reproduction. Map turtles can eat animal feed or plant feed, and the combination of the two can balance nutrition. Animal feed, such as insects, snails, shrimp, worms, etc. Plant feed such as vegetables or aquatic plants. You can feed it every day to make the tortoise grow well.
3, water quality: Turtle is still sensitive to water quality, can not let the water quality be too dirty, need to change water regularly. After drying, tap water can be used. To change water, you need to leave some old water and replace it with some new water.
4. Water level: Pay attention to the water level when breeding. Map turtles belong to deep-water turtles and can live in deep water. However, sometimes it is necessary to adjust the water level, such as when the map turtle floats. Lowering the water level slightly can avoid unexpected phenomena.
5, basking in the sun: breeding map turtles, but also let them bask in the sun every day, which is conducive to good health.
Second, does the map turtle need background light? As mentioned above, sunbathing every day is helpful for map turtles. You can put a balcony in the water to dry them, or you can take them out of the container to dry them. If there is enough light, there is no need for backlighting. If it's rainy, you can properly let them bask in the sun under the background light.