CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise a small alligator turtle?

1. How to raise a small alligator turtle?

Key points for breeding alligator turtles:

Do you have heating? If you have, place it next to the heater. When changing the water, use a thermometer to measure the water temperature, and heat the water to be poured in until it is the same temperature as the water in the tank before pouring it in.

Use bricks and cement to build a 60 cm deep pool. The area can be determined according to the situation. The newly built cement pool must be rinsed with clean water and exposed to the sun for 3 to 5 days before use. When using it, 20 cm of mud and sand should be laid on the bottom of the pool, and a 60 cm high wall should be built around the pool to prevent the turtles from escaping. In addition, a layer of fine sand should be laid between the pool and the wall for the turtles to go ashore and lay eggs.

Although crocodiles give people a fierce feeling and are not very sensitive to water quality, the water quality must be kept clean. This is not only beautiful, but you also don’t want your turtle to live in smelly water. If the water quality is not clean for a long time, it will easily cause the turtle meat to rot.

So even if you are a lazy person, you must be responsible for your turtle. Change the water every day and use a large container to trap the water. The tap water can be placed in the sun and used the next day. If it is not exposed to the sun, it can be tied up for more than 2 days.

During the egg-laying period of the female turtle, collect fresh eggs for artificial incubation at any time. Spread 20 cm of fine sand that can be squeezed into a ball by hand on the bottom of the incubator about 30 cm high, then put the eggs in the fine sand and cover them with a wet towel. Sprinkle water twice a day, maintain 80% humidity and a temperature between 25℃ and 30℃. After about 60 days, the baby turtles will hatch.

1. Feeding and management of young turtles: After the umbilical cord of newly hatched young turtles has shrunk, they should be disinfected with 10% saline solution, and then placed in a container with a water temperature of 25℃ to 30℃. The water should be changed twice a day. After 3 days, they should be fed with a mixture of boiled eggs, millet, etc. After about 50 days, they should be fed with chopped fish meat, snail meat, animal offal and scraps, and after 90 days, they can be transferred to cement pools for breeding.

2. Feeding and management of adult turtles The delicious baits of snapping turtles are small fish, shrimps, snail meat, animal scraps, etc. They also eat plant feeds such as cereals and vegetables. However, animal feeds should be the main feed at ordinary times, and attention should be paid to adding a variety of vitamins, trace elements and calcium. Feed them on time at 10 am and 5 pm every day, and the feeding amount is 20% to 30% of the turtle's body weight.

To keep the water clean, change the water every 7 days in spring and autumn, and every 3 days in summer. Alligator snapping turtles hibernate in November every year. At this time, there is no need to feed or change the water, but attention should be paid to heat preservation. Alligator snapping turtles are tolerant to rough food and grow and develop quickly. As long as there is water and food, they can grow and develop normally, generally growing 300 grams to 800 grams per year.

When the breeding conditions are good, the annual growth rate can reach 450 grams to 1100 grams. It is the fastest growing and highest meat yielding turtle among all turtles.

2. How to raise baby alligator turtles

Key points for breeding alligator turtles:

1. Feeding equipment

Alligator snapping turtles are very resilient, not afraid of cold or heat, and are safe at -6℃, and can grow normally at 42℃. They do not require high breeding conditions, and can be raised in tanks, buckets, basins, etc., but it is best to build a pond for breeding. Use bricks and cement to build a 60 cm deep pool, and the area can be determined according to the situation. The newly built cement pool must be rinsed with clean water and exposed to the sun for 3 to 5 days before use. When in use, lay 20 cm of mud and sand on the bottom of the pool, and build a 60 cm high wall around the pool to prevent the turtle from escaping.

In addition, a layer of fine sand should be laid between the pool and the wall to allow turtles to come ashore and lay eggs.

2. Reproduction and Hatching

Alligator snapping turtles reproduce by laying eggs, just like other turtles. A mature female turtle lays 30 to 120 eggs a year, with a male-female ratio of 5:1. They can be allowed to mate freely, usually from April to early May, and from early June to September for the egg-laying period, when the water temperature is around 25°C, with 8 to 28 eggs laid in each batch. During the egg-laying period, fresh eggs can be collected at any time for artificial incubation. Spread 20 cm of fine sand that can be pinched into a ball by hand on the bottom of an incubator about 30 cm high, then put the eggs in the fine sand and cover with a wet towel. Sprinkle water twice a day, keep the humidity at 80%, and the temperature between 25°C and 30°C. The baby turtles will hatch after about 60 days.

3. Feeding and Management

1. Feeding and management of young turtles

After the umbilical cord of newly hatched turtles has shrunk, they are disinfected with 10% saline solution, and then placed in a container with a water temperature of 25℃ to 30℃. The water is changed twice a day. After 3 days, they are fed with a mixture of boiled eggs, millet, etc. After about 50 days, they are fed with chopped fish, snail meat, animal offal and scraps. After 90 days, they can be transferred to cement pools for breeding.

2. Feeding and management of adult turtles

The delicious food for snapping turtles is small fish, shrimp, snail meat, animal scraps, etc. They also eat plant feeds such as cereals and vegetables. But usually, animal feed should be the main feed, and attention should be paid to adding multiple vitamins, trace elements and calcium. Feed on time at 10 am and 5 pm every day, and the feeding amount is 20% to 30% of the turtle's body weight. In order to keep the water clean, change the water once every 7 days in spring and autumn, and once every 3 days in summer. In November every year, snapping turtles enter a hibernation state. At this time, there is no need to feed or change the water, but attention should be paid to heat preservation.

Alligator snapping turtles are tolerant to rough food and grow fast. As long as there is water and food, they can grow normally, generally growing 300 grams to 800 grams per year. When the breeding conditions are good, the annual growth rate can reach 450 grams to 1100 grams. It is the fastest growing turtle with the highest meat yield among turtles.

3. How to raise small alligator turtles?

It's very simple. You should pay attention not to feed it too much fat. A fat turtle will not live long. If you want it to grow fast, feed it every day, one meal a day. You can use the leftovers, fish entrails, shrimps, etc. You should not feed too much pork and don't feed it fat.

4. How to raise small alligator turtles

How to raise a 2-3CM small alligator turtle? The same raising method as the Brazilian turtle, but the small alligator is more dependent on water. Can it eat live food? Try to feed it live food. Can it be raised together with the Brazilian turtle? Now you can, but when the small alligator grows up, it will eat the Brazilian turtle. I raise both large and small alligators. If you have any questions, please ask

5. How to raise small alligator turtles?

Alligator snapping turtles are difficult to take care of. They eat a lot (small fish, which are usually available in flower and bird markets) and poop a lot.

It is a water turtle. Put more water in a large container (it is good at climbing, the container should be high) and let it soak. If the water is dirty, change it twice a day. I won’t talk about more professional water filtration.

Alligator snapping turtles grow fast and can grow very large (about the size of a cooking pot).

Adults are ferocious, and some species will bite people. Be careful when playing with them.

Personally, I think the carapace is awesome, especially for purebred ones.