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How to raise grass turtles at home?

1. Turtles are omnivorous animals, and their animal feed mainly includes worms, small fish, shrimp, snails, clams, earthworms, animal carcasses and viscera, and hot pig blood. Plant feed is mainly composed of plant stems and leaves, melon skin, wheat bran and so on.

2. The main enemies of tortoises are snakes, water rats, weasels and wild cats. In summer, turtles often move at night, and mice and weasels also go in and out at night. Although the tortoise is protected by a hard shell, it is still easy to be killed by the enemy.

In addition, when turtle eggs deteriorate, they often attract a large number of ants, endangering eggs and young turtles, which is extremely unfavorable to turtle reproduction. Therefore, we must pay attention to destroying these enemies.

3. As long as the water exceeds 1CM of turtle shell, deep-water aquaculture can build a "land island" in the water for turtles to use, forming deep-water area, shallow water area, sandy land, drying stones and so on. It is an ideal conservation environment for turtles to rest, ventilate and bask in the sun.

4. The water body where the grass turtle lives should be fresh, and the transparency of the water should be about 30 cm. Turtle is a temperature-changing animal, and the change of water temperature will directly affect the change of turtle's body temperature, so the water depth will increase or decrease with the change of seasons.

Generally, tap water is mostly used to raise water turtles, which basically belongs to neutral water, and its hardness and pH value meet the requirements of raising water turtles. To raise water turtles with tap water, chlorine gas must be removed. The main methods are drying method and chemical method.

The selenium drying method can only be used for two days in the hot sun, or for four to six days in a place with insufficient light. Chemically, sodium thiosulfate is used to remove chlorine, and the ratio is 10kg water 1g sodium thiosulfate, which can be used after stirring and dissolving.

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Water turtles constantly excrete feces, and the remaining er substances in the water are constantly oxidized and rotted, which will produce harmful substances, make the water quality worse, affect the normal activities of turtles, and make turtles sick or even die. Therefore, it is necessary to change the water frequently and timely to keep the water fresh, so that turtles can grow normally. Water change, partial water change and complete water change:

1. Partial water change is also called "water change", that is, siphon is used to suck out turtle dung, residual bait and other dirt at the bottom of the fish tank. The water absorption should be about a quarter of the water in the tank, and a large fish tank can absorb a certain proportion less. In short, it depends on the specific situation.

After the dirty water is sucked out, fresh water with the same amount and temperature should be added and dried or chemically dechlorinated. If the water temperature is low, you can add boiling water or heat the water to the water temperature in the cylinder with a heater, and then pour new water into the cylinder. Twice a week in autumn and winter is the best time to replenish water; Three times a week in spring and summer is appropriate.

2. All water changes should be carried out under the condition that there is a lot of dirt in the tank, and the grass and bottom sand need to be cleaned again. Take out all the equipment in the fish tank, all the aquatic plants and all the turtles. It should be temporarily put into other containers with the same temperature as the raw water, and the wall and bottom of the pool should be scrubbed clean with sponge or emery cloth, and then all the water should be sucked out.

If necessary, rinse again with a small amount of concentrated brine, and then rinse with clear water. The bottom sand and aquatic plants should be washed once. It is best to wash the bottom sand with strong salt water, and then rinse it before loading it. It is advisable to change the water once every two weeks to once a month, but if the water quality changes, it should be changed at any time.