CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is the Chinese turtle easy to raise?

1. Is the earthworm easy to raise?

Tubie is what we usually call earthworm. It is used for medicine. It is easy to raise and you can see it occasionally. If you have mastered certain techniques, you can search for videos. It is still good.

2. How to breed ground beetles

The growth and development of earthworms are greatly affected by temperature. The most suitable temperature for their life is 26-32℃ (the minimum heating temperature requirement is 25℃). If it exceeds 38℃, the earthworms will find it difficult to live in peace; if it is below 17℃, their activity will decrease and their growth will be slow; if it is below 7℃, they will hibernate, and if it is below -5℃, they will be frozen to death.

Humidity is the basis of the life activities of Chinese softshell turtles, and the moisture content of the breeding soil should be maintained at 15% to 20%. First of all, the humidity of the breeding soil and feed should be controlled, requiring "grab it into a ball, and loosen it", and secondly, the relative humidity of the space should be maintained at 70% to 80%.

Generally speaking, the size of insects is proportional to the humidity, that is, small insects require less humidity, and large insects require more humidity. In breeding, we must grasp the principle of "preferring to be slightly dry rather than too wet".

There should not be loud noises around the earthworm breeding room. Any vibration will disturb the earthworms. Earthworms are afraid of light and come out of the ground to look for food at night. Except for feeding, try not to use light.

Earthworms are afraid of other smells, so workers entering the breeding room should avoid using wind oil, mosquito coils, cigarettes, etc., as these smells can alarm earthworms and affect their eating. At the same time, all kinds of harmful pesticides must be strictly prohibited from entering the breeding room or green feed.

3. What do earthworms eat?

The earth beetle is an omnivorous insect that likes to eat fresh food. Bran, rice bran, cornmeal, crushed grains, peanut cakes, soybean meal, miscellaneous fish, and green grass and leaves can all be used as feed. To promote the rapid growth of the earth beetle, you can feed it with complete feed in combination with these feeds.

What food do ground turtles eat?

The earth beetle is an omnivorous insect. It likes to eat fresh food. It likes bran and rice bran the most, followed by cornmeal, crushed grains, peanut cakes, soybean meal, miscellaneous fish, meat, and various green grass and leaves, melon and fruit peels, chicken, cow dung and other coarse feed. If it is fed with grass and other feed alone, its growth will be slow. A complete feed can be made of 72% wheat bran, 20% cornmeal, 5% soybean cake, and 3% animal feed (cooked feed). It should be fed with boiling water and 30-40% green vegetables or fruits should be added. It can be fed with a complete feed for 5-6 months and individuals can grow into adults.

The growth cycle of the earthworm

The Chinese earthworm is an insect with incomplete metamorphosis. The phenomenon of insects changing from larvae to adults is called metamorphosis. Incomplete metamorphosis means that the larvae (nymphs) hatched from eggs of the Chinese earthworm are similar to adults in morphology and living habits, but the wings of the nymphs are not fully developed, the body has not grown, and the reproductive system has not matured. After each molting, the wings and reproductive organs gradually develop and grow, and finally grow into adults. The Chinese earthworm needs to go through three stages: egg, nymph and adult to complete a generation. It takes about 8 months for male insects to grow wings from nymphs, and female insects are wingless and mature in about 9 to 11 months. Male insects die 5 to 7 days after mating, while female insects can lay eggs one week after mating, and they will lay eggs for the rest of their lives after mating.

The breeding technology of earthworm

1. Breeding conditions: Earthworms live in dark, moist, humus-rich loose soil. They are afraid of sunlight, hide during the day and move at night. The most suitable temperature for their growth is 28-30℃. Temperatures below 0℃ or above 38℃ will cause a large number of deaths of adults and nymphs. When the temperature drops to 8℃, they stop moving and enter a dormant period. When breeding, it depends on the scale of breeding. There are many forms of breeding, such as tank breeding, pit (pond) breeding, pot breeding, cabinet breeding, box breeding, etc.

2. Breeding facilities: The equipment used to raise earthworms is relatively simple. Plastic basins can be used for small-scale breeding. If you want to breed earthworms on a large scale, you can use a three-dimensional multi-layered breeding platform. Bricks are laid against the wall in the house. The height of each layer is about 30 to 38 cm. It is best to use cement boards for the layers. Each wall can be built with 5 to 7 layers of breeding platforms. Practice has shown that this type of breeding platform can make the indoor temperature 6 to 10 degrees higher than that of a flat pool. The growth and development of earthworms is significantly accelerated. It only takes about 7 months to complete a generation, and the annual output is significantly increased.

3. Feeding soil: In winter, choose garbage mud, garden soil, ditch mud, stove soil, sandy soil, loam, etc. that are rich in humus, loose and fertile, mix with 20-30% chicken manure, pig manure, charred mud ash or plant ash, etc., and expose it to the sun. 1-4 years old is 7-10 cm, 5-8 years old is 16-20 cm, and nymphs and adults above 9 years old are 20-26 cm.

4. Temperature and humidity: The suitable environment temperature for the growth of earthworms is 25-30℃. They start to move and forage when the temperature is above 10℃, hibernate in the soil when the temperature is below 10℃, and die at -5℃. Therefore, some straw, chicken feathers and other warm things should be placed in the pond in winter, and they should be cleared out in time during the foraging period of the following year. The relative humidity should be 75-80%.

5. Feed configuration: The earthworm is an omnivorous animal. Animal feed includes earthworms, crickets, mole crickets and various animal scraps. Plant feed includes wheat bran, rice bran, cake meal, flour residue, tofu dregs, corn, broken rice, green vegetable leaves, cabbage leaves, pumpkin flowers, mulberry leaves, melon and fruit peels, etc.

6. Divide the larvae at the right time: During the breeding process, the female earth beetle often eats the larvae and eggs. Therefore, when the larvae are able to move around and find food on their own (referring to nymphs over 5 years old), the female earth beetle should be placed in another pond in time. At the same time, the larvae should also be raised in different stages.

7. Stocking density: 1.5 kg of adult earthworms, 0.15 kg to 0.5 kg of 1st to 3rd instar nymphs, 0.6 kg to 1.2 kg of 4th to 6th instar nymphs, and 0.6 kg to 0.9 kg of nymphs over 6th instar can be raised per square meter.

8. Feed the larvae well: Young nymphs mainly refer to 1st to 4th instar nymphs. They are small and weak, and should be fed mainly with fine feed. The feed can be evenly spread on the surface of the feed soil, and then the soil can be raked about 2 cm deep into the central soil by hand, and the feed can be mixed into the surface layer of the soil, and care should be taken to prevent escape.

9. Scientific management: Scientific management of artificially raised earthworms is the key to success. Mites are common parasites in farmed earthworms. The prevention and control method is to mix 1:400 dilution of trichlorofon and 20% mite egg ester powder into the breeding soil. The mites can also be removed by timely replacing the breeding soil or using fried dough sticks, bones, and pumpkin flowers as bait.

【Main food】：

The earthworm is an omnivorous insect, and its favorite food includes plant feed, animal feed and mineral feed. The earthworm likes fresh food, and its favorite food is bran and rice bran, followed by cornmeal, crushed grains, peanut cakes, soybean meal, fish, meat and various green vegetable leaves, melon and fruit peels, bone meal, shell powder and mineral feed. In the breeding process, in order to increase the growth rate of the earthworm, it can be fed with complete feed plus molting hormone for 5-6 months, and the individual can grow into an adult. You can also try to use fermented feed, and by reasonably matching it with bran, improve the palatability and enhance the immunity of the earthworm. However, spoiled or moldy feed cannot be fed, because moldy feed mainly contains Aspergillus flavus, which can cause mycotoxin poisoning and induce poisoning symptoms in earthworms. Spoiled food can cause gastrointestinal diseases (such as bloating) or poisoning symptoms in earthworms, and in severe cases can cause the death of a large number of earthworms.

【Introduction】：

Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker, a Chinese medicine name. It is the dried body of the female Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker or Steleophaga Plancyi (Boleny), an insect of the family Steleophaga. After being caught, it is put into boiling water and scalded to death, then sun-dried or baked. It is distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and other places. It has the effects of breaking blood and removing blood stasis, and repairing tendons and bones. It is used for traumatic injuries, tendon injuries and fractures, blood stasis and amenorrhea, abdominal pain caused by blood stasis after childbirth, and lumps and masses.

【Growth Environment】：

It often lurks in the roots of trees and rotten grass in the mountains, hiding during the day and coming out at night.

1. Earth beetle: It lives in forests with rich humus or lurks in damp and loose soil at the foot of walls, firewood piles, and sundries inside and outside the house, under granaries, old kitchens, at the foot of stoves, or in damp places in oil mills.

2. Hebei Earth Turtle: It is distributed in most parts of the country, mainly in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and other places.