CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to breed soft-shelled turtles, what conditions are needed?

1. Pond treatment: The area of ​​the parent turtle pond is 1 mu, the water depth is 1.5 meters, and an escape-proof wall is built around it. The area of ​​the juvenile turtle pond is 25-30 square meters, the water depth is 0.5 meters, and the bottom is covered with powder sand. The area of ​​the young turtle pond is 150 square meters, and a 30-centimeter-high escape-proof wall should be built around it. The area of ​​the adult turtle pond is 1-2 mu, and a small island should be built in the center. 2. Stocking: Sprinkle the whole pond with quicklime water, then disinfect the seedlings with potassium permanganate solution, and then start stocking. 3. Feeding: Mainly feed plant feed, supplemented by animal bait, and the proportion of fresh feed in the daily diet must reach 10-40%.

1. How to Breed Soft-shelled Turtle

1. Pond treatment

(1) Turtle pond

It should be built in a quiet place, with an area of ​​about 1 mu and a water depth of about 1.5 meters. A spawning site should be set up on the sunny pond bank, and an escape-proof wall should be built around the pond, and it should be 50-80 cm higher than the pond bank.

(2) Juvenile turtle pond

It should be built indoors, with a suitable area of ​​about 25-30 square meters and a water depth of about 0.5 meters. A layer of powder sand should be laid on the bottom, with a thickness of 5-10 centimeters.

(3) Juvenile turtle pond

The suitable area is about 150 square meters, the water depth is about 0.8 meters, and the bottom needs to be covered with powder sand. An escape-proof wall with a height of about 30 centimeters needs to be built around the pool.

(4) Turtle pond

The suitable area is 1-2 mu, and the water depth is about 1.5-2 meters. A small island should be built in the center of the pond to provide a place for the turtle to move around and bask in the sun, and escape-proof walls should be built around it.

2. Free range

(1) Before stocking, sprinkle 125 kg of quicklime water per mu of pond and soak the seedlings in potassium permanganate solution (20 mg/L) for 20 minutes.

(2) The stocking density of young turtles is 10-15 per square meter. When their weight exceeds 100 grams, they will be separated and raised at a density of 2-3 per square meter.

3. Feeding

(1) Mainly feed plant feed such as apples, green vegetables, pumpkin, watermelon rind, etc., and feed with fresh fish, shrimp, poultry and livestock viscera, snails, earthworms and other animal baits.

(2) Before feeding, food must be disinfected with 20 mg/L potassium permanganate solution.

(3) The proportion of fresh feed in the daily diet should reach 10-40%, and the feeding amount should ensure that the turtle can finish eating it within 1-1.5 hours.

4. Management

(1) Maintain the water transparency at around 30 cm.

(2) Change the water regularly, and the amount of water changed each time should not exceed 1/3 of the total water volume.

(3) Effectively prevent and control diseases such as red neck disease, white spot disease, red base disease, and skin rot.

2. What conditions are needed for turtle farming?

1. Pond conditions

(1) The bottom of the pond is flat, the silt thickness is about 25 cm, the total area is about 5 mu, the water depth does not exceed 1 meter, and the slope ratio is 1:2.

(2) An appropriate amount of aquatic plants should be cultivated in the pond, and a feeding table should be built in the pond. The table surface should be 15-25 cm higher than the water surface, and the inclined side should extend 20-30 cm below the water surface.

2. Water source conditions

(1) The water source is sufficient, the pool water transparency is 25-30 cm, the dissolved oxygen content exceeds 5 mg/L, and the pH value is stable between 7.5-8.

(2) Alkalinity and hardness are stable at 3-3.2 mg/L, ammonia nitrogen content is within 0.02 mg/L, and nitrite content is within 0.1 mg/L.

3. Escape prevention facilities

The pond wall must be compacted and an escape-proof wall must be built around it. The wall should be about 40 cm higher than the pond embankment, the top of the wall should extend 10 cm inward, and the inner wall must be smooth.