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Today is the first day of the special column " Monday " update. The editor is also very nervous. On the one hand, he feels that what he wrote is not very good, and on the other hand, he hopes to bring meaningful content to everyone, which is very contradictory. Given that many turtle friends are just turtle friends, the editor decided to start writing with the most common turtle. Because all turtle friends are so familiar with Brazilian turtle , this article does not provide much information introduction, mainly writing about some breeding experience and things that the editor thinks are important. Many turtle friends may think that it is not necessary to continue reading the title of this article, but the editor believes that this article has a great weight and significance in the official account of " Qualified Turtle Raising ". Therefore, please read it patiently and hope that all turtle friends can make valuable suggestions.
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Brazilian Turtle introduction
Brazilian turtle, the most turtle species that most turtle friends get started, is cheap and very common. Let’s first talk about a common misunderstanding: Brazilian turtle is not Brazilian turtle . The Brazilian turtle is native to the Mississippi River basin in the United States, and some are also produced in Brazil. In fact, the subspecies produced in Brazil were produced, and later it was rumored to be called the Brazilian turtle. Because it has two long red ears on both sides of its head, it is called a red-eared tortoise. Colorful tortoise is the name for brightly colored tortoises, similar to brocade turtles. You can tell that brocade turtles are very gorgeous at first glance. But the Brazilian turtle does not belong to the brocade turtle, but is in the genus Slippery turtle.
Feeding and Raising Brazilian Turtles should have strong psychological qualities to accept strong contrast. When I was a child, the Brazilian turtle was very cute. It has green armor and long red ears. It is generally outgoing, lively and active, and is deeply loved by people. However, when the Brazilian turtle grew up, it shed its emerald green carapace when she was a child, and its appearance changed. It cannot be said to be ugly, but it just doesn't look that good-looking. To use a popular saying today, it is a broken one. Many turtle friends who have fallen into the trap will choose to start raising them from Brazil, but after they grow up, they will devote themselves to other camps. I think appearance accounts for a large part of the reason.
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Living habits
Brazilian turtle is the most common turtle. It has good swimming skills, but it is more keen to go ashore to dry your back. Brazilian turtles are a fanatical person with sunlight. As long as there is sunlight and the weather is not very cold, you can find the behavior of Brazilian turtles on their backs. In terms of diet, Brazilian turtles are omnivorous turtles with a wide range of diets. You will find that it eats everything that people eat, except cooked foods with seasoning and salt. These things are not something that cannot be eaten. The most basic common sense: turtles eat cooked and salted foods that have a high chance of edema. The editor once joked that as long as people eat it, it eats everything they don’t eat. Indeed, the recipe for Brazilian turtle is too wide, and it is vegetarian. As for meat foods, small fish, shrimp, pork, insects, etc. are all their foods. Vegetarian food is the main source of food, and plant stems, leaves, berries, etc. are all good foods.
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What does the Brazilian turtle eat in the wild?
The Brazilian turtle is very strong and has very strong adaptability, but it is always not as flexible as aquatic animals such as fish. Therefore, it is relatively unlikely that Brazilian turtles can eat fresh fish in the wild. Many turtle friends have this experience. They set up a simple environment in their own fish tank and put a few feed fish. They thought they were for the turtle to be eaten as food, but the fish were safe and sound in a short period of time, and even more and more fish in the tank were bred. This is still the case in artificial environments. The environment in the wild is very large, and the number of fish is very small per unit area, so the possibility of turtles successfully catching fish is even smaller. But fish are not always so agile. There are also many sick or older fish that are eaten by turtles because of their lack of mobility, or simply the turtle encounters a dead fish while swimming and looking for food.Brazilian turtles can choose other meat foods as compensation, such as slow-moving animals, shellfish, snails, earthworms, etc. Such food generally does not require the turtle to catch it with painstaking efforts, and has also become the main source of meaty food for Brazilian turtle.
Vegetarian food also has high parameters in the recipes of Brazilian turtle. The stems, leaves and berries of plants do not require much effort to capture them, and they can fill their stomachs.
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What should we feed in an artificial environment?
Under artificial conditions, the living environment of Brazilian turtles is much better than in the wild. As long as the owner of the turtle is responsible, he can usually eat enough. We can choose to mix turtle food with animal feed such as small fish and shrimp, plant stems and leaves and other plant feeds. Turtle food is indeed very convenient and has a comprehensive nutritional quality. The turtle has a good palatability, but it is still not recommended to feed it for a long time. Long-term feeding of single food may cause turtle carapace deformity. , based on humanitarianism, shouldn’t be appropriate! This is just like giving us steamed buns, tasteless. Therefore, when feeding, it is better to feed it together.
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What should be the environment settings of the Brazilian turtle?
Environment setting is very important for raising turtles. If the environment is good, the turtle will be happy in life and naturally raise good turtles. Many turtle friends raise Brazilian turtles directly in naked tanks, and some will work hard to create a good-looking environment. Here are some suggestions.
- must be set up for drying
- drying trunks are a must-have item for raising Brazilian turtles. The Brazilian turtle stays on the balcony for a very long time and will turn into a windmill when it is comfortable (the limbs cannot be stretched out).
- Setting up a multi-plant environment is actually not suitable for raising Brazilian turtles.
- Brazilian turtles are very active turtle species. They are full of curiosity about everything around them. They always want to see where to touch them. If there are plants, I can't think of it in one day to ruin them. The green ivy raised in the filter box was caught and eaten by Brazil because its leaves were too long. If you have to set up plants, you must set up non-toxic plants. The original intention of raising green ivy in the filter box is to purify water quality, absorb ammonia nitrogen, etc. After being eaten by the turtle, I realized that green ivy is poisonous. Fortunately, the turtle is fine. I will let the turtle eat green ivy in the future, and the turtle will not look at it. This means that I must have felt uncomfortable after eating last time. I have a long memory. I have to keep my environment setting ventilated and have enough light. 2 If the ventilation is not smooth, the Brazilian turtle does not like a stuffy environment. What is needed most is sunshine when drying the back. Both points are in line with the balcony, but it needs to overcome many resistances to occupy it. Everyone knows what resistance is
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- How to distinguish male and female from Brazilian turtle?
In the turtle seedling stage, male and female cannot distinguish (of course, some great gods can distinguish, but I am not a great god, so I can't distinguish). But it can be clearly distinguished in subadult bodies. Just look at the plastic nails and tail. The plastic nails of the male turtle are sunken, and the cloaca is located on the outside of the carapace. The tail is thin and long, while the female turtle is the opposite. It can also be easily distinguished from the claws. The claws of the female turtle are thick and short, while the male turtle is thin and long. I saw many photos of male Brazilian turtle shared on the Internet. The claws are too coquettish and you can apply nail polish.
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Pretition of the Brazilian turtle?
Courting behavior usually occurs in summer, and the movements are very magical. The male turtle will keep shaking its front paws quickly. If the female turtle responds, it can mate. Interested turtle friends can take a look online, I really can’t find the picture!
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Common diseases of Brazilian turtle?
Brazilian turtles are indeed strong, but they are also prone to illness. Whitening eyes, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, rotten skin and rotten carp, and water mold are all common diseases of Brazilian turtles. It is better to pay attention to them in daily feeding. As for the treatment methods, I won’t introduce them one by one. There are articles published in the official account before. Those who are interested or need them can look it out and take a look.
Brazilian turtle released?
Don’t think about releasing animals, because Buddhism is prevalent and various releasing activities are emerging one after another. Brazilian turtles themselves are alien species and have been listed as one of the most dangerous invasive species. Therefore, for the safety of local ecological species, please do not release animals!
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written at the end
Brazilian turtles are indeed cheap, but they cannot be fond of the old because of this. In the turtle circle, do not compare and do not forget their original intentions to achieve the end. This is also the way to raise turtle that the editor has always advocated. This article has many shortcomings, because the editor finds that it is too difficult to simply write a kind of turtle. It is very complicated and you have to sort it out one by one. If you feel that it is not well written, you should just have fun watching it. You are welcome to criticize and correct me!
