How to raise turtles for twelve months a year?

Brazilian tortoises are easy to raise. Usually, the feed fish you can feed in the fish market is loach shrimp, or the meat you usually cook and all kinds of meat, but it must be raw. Turtle food is also ok. If you feed it once a day or three or four times a week, you can grow 5 cm a year in summer. Similarly, if you don't want it to grow too big, feed it less, because the Brazilian tortoise has little to eat in the natural environment, so don't worry.

Now the temperature is high in summer, and the turtle's metabolism is fast, so it can be fed once a day, but it is generally recommended to feed it every other day, because the turtle does not need to be fed too often and is an animal with slow metabolism. Of course, if you are busy, it is no problem to feed them once every few days. They are very hungry animals. Even if they travel, as long as they ensure adequate water supply, they will not eat for half a month. It's just a little unfair to your precious turtle. 165438+ When autumn comes in October, turtles don't eat much. They only eat once every few days until they hibernate in winter and stop eating. At home, if the temperature is below 20 degrees in winter, turtles won't eat, but they haven't completely hibernated. Just don't feed them at this time. Wait until the temperature rises above 20 degrees. You can also put a feed fish in the tank in winter and wait for a while.

Generally speaking, the turtle's food intake is the size of its head and neck, but turtles can eat well. Because it may take them several days to find food in the wild, they can eat a lot at a time in case they don't need food in the future, so turtles eat a lot. I advise you not to give in. Eating too much is bad for your health and will affect your life span.

Generally, the water depth of turtle breeding is slightly higher than that of turtle back, so it is not necessary to be too deep. It's best to provide a stone above the water so that the tortoise can climb up and bask in the back. The tortoise needs sunshine. If you put it indoors, you should put it in the sun for 2-3 hours every day, and provide shading conditions (you can put a small piece of wood on the top of the tank for partial shading) to avoid heatstroke. As long as the fish tank is big enough for the tortoise to move, it doesn't need to be too big. Generally, turtles with a length of 10cm can use a fish tank with a length of 30cm and a width of 20cm. If you use a turtle-specific tank, it must be higher, just don't let the turtle climb out.

Finally, I wish your turtle healthy and lovely!