CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What kind of turtle is this? Is it a golden coin turtle?

It should be the Chinese painted turtle! Also known as the pearl turtle!

Chinese turtle

Scientific Name: Ocadia sinensis

English: Chinese Strip-necked Turtle

Chinese: Chinese turtle

Classification: Geocheloneidae

Other names: Flower turtle, pearl turtle, long-tailed turtle, Taiwan grass turtle

Distribution: Laos, Vietnam, southern mainland China, Taiwan.

Nail length: 18-25cm

Protection: This species has been included in the "List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value under State Protection" issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.

This beautiful turtle has bright green and black fine stripes on its head, neck, and exposed skin. There are faint reddish patches on the dark carapace, often along the ridges. Juveniles usually have three ridges, but this is not usually present in older adults. O. sinensis is a medium-sized turtle, growing up to 8 or 9 inches.

The Chinese Striped-neck Turtle is a highly aquatic turtle with webbed feet. It is found in southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam, living in low-lying, slow-flowing ponds, swamps, and streams.

To create a comfortable vivarium for a young turtle, start with a 20-gallon (76-liter) rectangular aquarium (or larger). Create land for 1/3 to 1/4 of the length, and fill the rest with 4 - 6 of water. A comfortable water temperature is 68 - 75°F (18 - 24C). Turtles kept indoors will need a UV-B reptile light such as a ReptiSun. Tortoises like to bask, so place a warm incandescent light above the land. The basking area should be heated to about 78 - 84°F (26 - 29C). Creating a "natural" landscape with plants, peat moss, wood, etc. can provide psychological comfort to a newly arrived, nervous individual.

Turtles are primarily herbivorous, feeding on aquatic plants, but they will also eat invertebrates they find in the water. A variety of aquatic plants (such as duckweed and water lettuce), romaine lettuce, dandelions, chickweed, and various fruits can be fed. Commercial turtle foods (Turtle Brittle, ReptoMin, TEN, etc.) can provide vitamins and minerals, which are also important for turtles. A supplement such as Rep-Cal can help keep them healthy and should be used once a week.

『Life habits and temperament』

The flower turtle is a large freshwater turtle. Its carapace can be 20 cm long and 16 cm wide. It has a small head, a smooth and scaleless top and back, fine teeth on the upper beak, and a depression in the middle. The carapace is millet-colored and slightly arched, and the rear edge is not serrated. The plastron is brownish yellow, and each scutellum has a large ink stain-like patch, and the rear edge of the plastron is notched. The bridge of the carapace is obvious, and the carapace and plastron are connected by bone sutures. Because its head, neck, and limbs are covered with green stripes, it is called "flower turtle". Sexual identification: The male carapace is longer and narrower at the back, and the anus is located farther from the rear edge of the plastron. The female carapace is wide, the shell is more arched, and the anus is located closer to the rear edge of the plastron. The Taiwan flower turtle is quite different from those from other places, but it has not been recognized as a new subspecies. The flower turtle belongs to aquatic turtles in subtropical areas. It likes warmth and fears cold, and lives in ponds, streams and land.

When the weather is fine, Chinese box turtles love to "sunbathe their shells". When the water temperature is around 10 degrees Celsius, they enter hibernation; when the water temperature is around 15 degrees Celsius, they crawl slightly; when the water temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius, they can move and eat; when the water temperature is above 22 degrees Celsius, their activity and food intake increase. They have a varied diet and can be fed pork, fish, shrimp, etc. under daily feeding conditions. They especially like millet shrimps. They are fed 3 times a week, and the amount of food each time is 5% of the turtle's body weight. It can also be increased appropriately, but not suddenly. It should be done step by step so that it can gradually adapt to avoid indigestion.

Early spring every year is the key to the survival of turtles. At this time, turtles are in a semi-hibernation state, and the temperature changes greatly between day and night. If not properly controlled, the turtles will easily become ill. Generally, when the temperature is 15°C, artificial heating should be adopted to keep it above 22°C for feeding. (The ambient temperature cannot be lowered after feeding). At 17°C, although the turtles have the desire to eat, they cannot be fed to prevent the turtles from not being able to digest properly after eating and causing diseases. In summer, when the water temperature is around 34°C, the turtles eat a lot. At this time, the feeding amount should be increased to accelerate the growth of the turtles. If there is no need for reproduction, they can also be fed 2 to 3 times a week. The water should be changed frequently on a daily basis (it can be done before feeding), but well water should not be used to avoid excessive water temperature differences and adverse consequences. Autumn is the key to raising turtles. As the saying goes, bones are raised in spring and fat is raised in autumn. The amount of nutrients stored in the turtle's body directly affects the success or failure of the turtle's hibernation. Therefore, in autumn, we should first increase the feeding amount, and secondly, add vitamin C and multivitamins to the bait to improve the resistance of the turtle. We should also pay attention to the changes in the ambient temperature on a daily basis. The night temperature should be around 18°C ​​to avoid counterproductive effects and cause diseases. Good feeding in autumn is conducive to the hibernation of turtles. In winter, turtles can be placed on moist sand or in a 10 cm deep water tank to hibernate. The water temperature cannot be lower than 8°. Otherwise, the hibernation safety of the turtle will be threatened.

The Chinese box turtle is kind and timid, and can easily approach people after being domesticated.

『Sex Identification』

The female turtle is larger, and the cloaca opening is located inside the posterior edge of the carapace; the male turtle is smaller, with a thick and long tail, and the cloaca opening is located outside the posterior edge of the carapace.

Reproductive habits

From March to May every year, the female turtle has mature eggs in her body, with 7 to 17 eggs in each nest. Each time, she lays 10 to 20 eggs, and the incubation period is 2 months.

"other"

The ventral surface of the marginal shield of the young Chinese box turtle is covered with black spots, which look like pearls, so it is also called the pearl turtle. Chinese box turtles can be artificially bred in large quantities, especially in Taiwan, my country.

Chinese turtle, also known as pearl turtle

Because the young turtle has a significantly extended tail, it is often sold and circulated under the name of "long-tailed turtle". It is relatively easy to raise. It shows great interest in all foods, so whether it is vegetable leaves, fruits, small fish and shrimps or even floating feed for ornamental fish, they are very happy to accept it. At the same time, it has very obvious and rapid growth. The only disadvantage is that it will produce turbid and odorous water, so diligently and accurately changing the water for your beloved turtle is also an important daily management item.

Chinese flower turtle is a domestic turtle, distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Taiwan. It is a medium-to-large freshwater turtle and can grow to more than 20 cm. The exposed skin of the head, neck and limbs of the flower turtle is covered with bright green and black fine stripes, so it is called "flower turtle". The carapace of the juvenile is light gray-green, with three ridges and orange-yellow discontinuous stripes on it. The carapace of the adult is dark brown, and there are often not very obvious reddish patches along the ridges on the carapace, and the rear edge is not serrated. The plastron is brown-yellow, and each carapace has a large ink stain-like patch, and there are round bead-shaped rings on both sides, so it is called "pearl turtle". The tail is long and becomes more pointed and tapered towards the back. Identification of sex: The male carapace is longer, narrower at the back, and the cloaca is farther from the rear edge of the plastron; the female carapace is wide, the shell is more arched, and the cloaca is very close to the rear edge of the plastron.

Adult flower turtles are good at swimming, and the water can be deeper. Food: Juveniles can be fed insects, bloodworms, shrimp skin, turtle food, and fish and shrimp meat. Adults tend to be more herbivorous, and can be fed lettuce, water lettuce, duckweed and other aquatic plants, as well as various green leafy vegetables such as dandelions and kale. You can always keep green leafy vegetables and aquatic plants in the water tank, and then feed turtle food to adult turtles two to three times a week, but the amount should not be too much. Note: Although flower turtles are highly adaptable, they are more sensitive to temperature changes. Turtles are prone to illness when the temperature changes greatly between day and night. . The water level should be below 10CM for juveniles and above 20CM for adults. Be sure to pay attention to the temperature difference when changing water. It is best to use old water from the fish tank or water that has been exposed to the sun. Because flower turtles like to stay in the water, new water will easily cause skin rot. Flower turtles are all gentle turtles, and it is best not to mix them with species with different temperaments such as Brazil to avoid being harmed.

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Scientific name, turtle, also known as golden coin turtle, grass turtle, the male will turn black when it grows up, the female has a round head pattern like money on its body, this is the most common turtle, the Xiaoji and Xiaoxiang I play with are of this species

I think too much, it's just an ordinary red-eared turtle

The Brazilian red-eared slider is native to the central United States to northern Mexico. Because the red-eared slider has medicinal, ornamental and edible value, and the species is cheap, easy to raise and colorful, it is bred and sold in large quantities. As a result, this species has become the most common species in the reptile pet trade worldwide. The red-eared slider has an extremely high intraspecific density and strong interspecific competitiveness. Therefore, this species has successfully invaded Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas (not its native place) and is listed as one of the world's 100 most dangerous invasive alien species.

It's a grass turtle, not a golden turtle.