CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is a male or female grass tortoise better?

1. Is a male or female grass turtle better?

It depends on what you like.

When grass turtles reach adulthood, male turtles are smaller than female turtles of the same age.

Males will eventually become melanized, which means their entire body will turn black, including their entire head and eyes. Their size will not change much as they grow up.

The mother grass will always maintain the brown carapace color, and after adulthood, except for the size which continues to grow, there is basically no other change.

If you have the conditions, you can raise a pair. You can cultivate turtle eggs and hatch grass turtle seedlings.

Gender does not have much impact, the male will turn black, it depends on personal preference. When the male grass turtle grows up, under the stimulation of sex hormones in the body, the whole body will turn black, including the carapace, plastron, limbs, eyes, and in essence, the black turtle is just an ordinary grass turtle. In folk culture, the turtle that people often talk about actually refers to the black turtle. Different male grass turtles, for various reasons, have different degrees and times of turning into black turtles. Therefore, a black turtle with a beautiful color is the pursuit of many turtle lovers.

When raising a grass turtle, the depth of the water level must be higher than its back height, which is often referred to as the water depth is above its back. This way the turtle's entire body can be immersed in water for a long time, and the body and armor shield will appear more shiny and beautiful when moisturized by the water.

In its breeding environment, give it a stone so that the turtle can climb up, bask in the sun, rest its feet, etc.

Do not use tap water directly when raising turtles. Let the tap water sit for a few days to allow the chemical components in the water to evaporate before using it to raise turtles. The new environment and new water quality will irritate the turtle's skin.

2. Please tell me about the carapace of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle I raise.

There is nothing wrong with this.

You seemed to have posted a similar question a few days ago. Are you asking about the small roughness at the bottom of each carapace? Don't you think that small piece is the same shape as the big piece? That's the carapace when it first came out of the egg. As it grows, the pieces gradually widen, forming concentric circles on each carapace, just like the growth rings of a tree.

As for being hard...it is very hard in itself.

3. For turtles and tortoises, is the carapace harder or the plastron?

The carapace is relatively hard, but the hardness difference between the carapace and plastron of sea turtles is not much. However, for example, the plastron of turtles such as alligator turtles is very soft.

The carapaces of all of them are relatively hard, but in the case of scaly-shelled turtles, even the carapace is not very hard.

Turtles are all strong with their carapaces! Because animals usually attack turtles from above, so if the carapace is soft, then turtles would have been extinct long ago? So the abdomen is their weak point! (You must choose me! O(∩_∩)O Thank you!)

Carapace hard

4. Which turtle shell is better for medicinal use, the dorsal carapace or the ventral carapace?

The carapace is better than the plastron because of its natural flesh and gelatin.

5. Which turtle should a novice choose to keep alive?

Grass turtles are easier to raise.

Chinese soft-shelled turtle, commonly known as tortoise, is the most widely distributed and most numerous species of turtle in my country. China has regarded it as a symbol of health and longevity since ancient times. In the international market, Chinese soft-shelled turtle is very popular. People in Japan, the Philippines, Europe and the United States regard it as a symbol of "good luck and longevity". Chinese name: Chinese soft-shelled turtle; other names: tortoise, golden turtle, golden line turtle, black turtle, mud turtle, mountain turtle, stinky green turtle, longevity turtle.

【Physical characteristics】

The body of the grass tortoise is oblong, with a slightly raised carapace and three longitudinal ridges, and the ridges are obvious. The top of the head is dark olive, with smooth skin in the front and fine scales in the back. The plastron is flat, with a notch at the rear end. The neck, limbs and exposed skin are gray-black or dark olive.

The male is smaller, with a longer tail and a foul odor. When sexually mature, the carapace and plastron become jet black, and the olive green markings on the skin fade and turn black.

The female carapace is light brown to dark brown, the plastron is brown-black, the tail is short, and the body has no odor. Chinese soft-shell turtles have strong adaptability to the environment, relatively low requirements for water quality, and have a greater tolerance to poor water quality. When raised at high density, there is no cannibalism and the disease rate is low.

【Life habits】

Grass turtles breathe with lungs and have well-developed keratin scales on their bodies to reduce water evaporation. Sexually mature grass turtles lay their eggs on land and do not need to go through a fully aquatic stage.

Grass turtles are omnivorous animals. In nature, their animal feed mainly includes worms, small fish, shrimps, snails, clams, cockles, earthworms, animal carcasses and offal, hot pig blood, etc.; their plant feed mainly includes plant stems and leaves, melon and fruit peels, wheat bran, etc.

Grass turtles like to live in burrows in groups. Sometimes, because they live in too many groups, their carapaces become smooth and their limbs become broken, but they still refuse to disperse.

The shedding of the shell of a grass turtle is an extremely rare phenomenon in nature and may also be an abnormal phenomenon of the organism.

[Natural enemy information]

The main enemies of grass turtles are snakes, water rats, weasels, wild cats, etc. In summer, grass turtles often move at night, and water rats and weasels also come and go at night. Although grass turtles have hard shells for protection, they are still easily bitten and killed by enemies. In addition, when turtle eggs rot and deteriorate, they often attract a large number of ants that endanger the eggs and young turtles, which is very detrimental to turtle breeding. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to eliminating these enemies so that the farmed grass turtles can get a good ecological environment to facilitate the reproduction and growth of grass turtles.

【Feeding water level】

Grass turtles are good at swimming. Many people think that as long as there are stones or platforms above the water, the water can be very deep (deeper water is indeed more ornamental, and the water quality is not easy to deteriorate. Fish and turtles can also be raised together, which I also like very much). However, if the water is deeper, the turtle will inevitably consume more energy to go to the surface to breathe, which will cause excessive physical consumption to the turtle. For grass turtles with poor physical fitness, there is also the possibility of choking and drowning. ...