CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What to feed turtles at home (What do turtles eat at home?)

1. How to raise soft-shelled turtles at home?

Water and Food:

(1) Soft-shelled turtles have high requirements for water quality. They need fresh water with rich dissolved oxygen. If you use tap water, you need to leave it in the sun for two days. In addition, in order to keep the water clean, you should pay attention to cleaning the water from food residues that pollute the water.

(2) At the beginning, they should be fed minced small fish and minced meat. When they are about one month old, they can be fed small fish or artificial bait.

environment:

(1) The water tank should be placed in a sunny and ventilated location.

(2) Soft-shell turtles are amphibians and need to be half in the water and half on the shore. Put a few small stones in the fish tank so that the soft-shell turtle can climb out of the water.

(3) When changing water, keep only half of it, and do not change it all at once. This will allow the turtle to maintain a sense of familiarity with the environment.

2. What do domestic soft-shelled turtles eat?

Domesticated soft-shelled turtles eat feed.

The turtles in professional breeding farms now basically eat feed. The turtles are aquatic omnivores, and the young turtles feed on aquatic insects, tadpoles, shrimps, etc.

Generally, there are not too many domestic turtles, so there is no need to buy special turtle feed. When buying vegetables, you can buy some small fish and shrimps, as well as some pork. You can also eat some vegetable leaves, etc. Generally, feed them about twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. The amount of feeding is determined according to the size of the turtle.

Note: When the temperature is below 15℃, the turtle basically enters hibernation, rarely moves, and does not eat. Just put it in the fish tank with a small amount of water.

3. How to raise small soft-shelled turtles at home?

Raising small soft-shelled turtles is the same as raising tortoises, so the following are the precautions for raising them:

1. Environment

Get a tank, the bigger the better, preferably a rectangular glass fish tank, a large storage box is also fine. The water can be deeper, and there is no need to place a sunbathing platform; small turtles need sunlight, it is recommended to place them on a south-facing balcony or room. However, if there are infants or pregnant women at home, it is best not to keep small turtles, as small turtles are prone to carry some germs. In summer, it is necessary to provide appropriate cover and avoid too much sunlight. Pay attention to prevent the growth of algae in the tank. You can buy algaecides, which are sold in general aquarium stores. You can lay some small stones or large pebbles on the bottom of the tank. However, if you lay them, it will be very troublesome when changing the water. Beginners are advised to use a bare tank, that is, nothing is laid. Do not put water plants in the water.

2. Water for raising small turtles

Use tap water that has been air-dried for more than 2 days (for the purpose of removing chlorine). It is best to prepare 2 plastic buckets for air-drying, which can meet the needs of water changes. It is recommended to change the water every two to three days, and only change a part of it each time. There is no need to change the water in the whole tank, unless the water and the surrounding area of ​​the tank are very dirty. When partially changing the water, use a small plastic tube to use the siphon principle to suck out the dirty water at the bottom, and then add the same volume of new water (that is, tap water that has been air-dried for 2 days) into the tank. In this way, the small turtles that change water will not have white eye disease or rotten shells. If you find it troublesome, you can use a filter, the kind used for fish farming, which can stabilize the water quality. How to use it with nitrifying bacteria can create a good environment. Change the water more frequently in summer.

3. Small turtles eat in the water, so just put the feed directly into the water when feeding. Small turtles are generally fed pork, beef, shrimp, small fish, and the liver of poultry and fish. These foods should be chopped or torn, but these animal feeds are very easy to pollute the water quality. It is recommended to take the small turtles out when feeding, and use a separate container for feeding. It is recommended to feed feed for beginners. Good feeds such as Lifeline and Cunjin are good. Feed is more worry-free, and professional turtle feed has better nutritional combination and is not easy to pollute the water quality. In summer, the temperature is high and the turtles have a fast metabolism. They can be fed once a day, but it is generally recommended to feed once every two to three days. Small turtles do not need to be fed too frequently. It is okay to feed them once a few days. As long as there is sufficient water supply, it is okay not to eat for half a month. The amount of food fed to small turtles each time is generally enough for the size of their heads.

4. About hibernation

When the temperature drops below 13℃ from October to May of the following year, the small turtles will begin to hibernate until the temperature rises to 18 degrees. The hibernating small turtles do not eat or move, but only sleep. The simplest way to hibernate is to move the turtle to a dark and quiet place indoors, hibernate in shallow water (water just above the carapace), and change the water once a month. In addition to changing the water, try not to disturb the small turtles. Be careful not to drop the temperature below 6 degrees. However, it is recommended to use a heating rod in winter, because the mortality rate of natural hibernation is very high. The heating rod is the kind used to raise tropical fish. The temperature is set at around 30 degrees and the tank is covered.