CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise a snapping turtle?

Question 1: How to raise a snapping turtle to make it aggressive? 1. Starvation method

Do not feed it for five days to a week, let it feel hungry, then throw a few loaches and let it hunt by itself. If it can catch one, it can have a full meal, if it can't catch one, let it starve... Weigh it yourself, feed it a normal meal once a week. Continue this for a month, when you put your finger in the water, it will definitely come to hunt. If it is a large-sized alligator snapping turtle, you can feed it a whole cuttlefish.

2. Breeding of Alligator Snapping Turtle

1. Water depth

If it is a small turtle, the water cannot be too deep, it should be enough to raise its head above the water. For a larger turtle, the water can be deeper.

2. Water temperature

The water temperature should not be too low or too high, it is best to be between 8-35 degrees. If it is below 15 degrees, they will not eat.

3. Water change frequency

There is no need to change the water too frequently. Alligator snapping turtles are timid by nature, and frequent and excessive water changes will affect them. When they grow up, they will eat a lot and excrete a lot, so it is recommended to use a filtration system. A set that costs a few dozen yuan is already good.

4. Live food feeding

Live fish is the best food, small fish, shrimp and loach are suitable. It is most convenient to feed loach, which should be alive and not too big. Loach can be raised together with snapping turtles. Snapping turtles can catch food by themselves. Dead fish should be cleaned up in time, as snapping turtles do not eat dead things.

5. Do not mix

Do not mix with other types of turtles.

6. Frequent sunbathing Sunlight is needed by all things in the world, and alligator snapping turtles are no exception. Since turtles, like crocodiles, are cold-blooded animals, they need to bask in the sun to gain energy, so they need to bask in the sun frequently. At the same time, basking in the sun can increase calcium absorption, which is good for its shell.

7. Rearing environment

The size of the breeding environment depends on the size of your crocodile. In short, it should not be too small or too large, because too small will limit its growth, and too large will prevent it from catching fish.

Question 2: How to raise alligator snapping turtles and what should they feed? 1. Avoid raising them together with others, as this will cause trouble sooner or later.

2 If you just bought it, you can feed it better food. Shrimp is nutritious. In fact, fish meat is fine. Mine only eats live fish, and it can catch them by itself.

3 It’s up to you how much to feed it. If you want it to grow fast, feed it more. It eats a lot. Mine is almost like a pig, its appetite is terrifying.

4 Food: I personally think live fish is the best. They are sold in aquariums. They are small fish that are specially fed to big fish. Most aquariums have them. They are not expensive and the fish will catch them themselves.

4 You don't need to change the water too frequently. Alligator snapping turtles are timid by nature, and frequent and excessive water changes will affect them. When they grow up, they will eat a lot and excrete a lot, so it is recommended to use a filtration system. A set of several dozen yuan is already good.

5 Sunlight is needed by all things in the world, and alligator snapping turtles are no exception. It is good for its shell, replenishes calcium, and helps it grow better.

6 The size of the breeding environment also depends on the size of your crocodile. In short, it should not be too small or too large, because too small will limit its growth, and too large will prevent it from catching fish. You have to weigh this yourself.

PS: When the alligator snapping turtle arrives in a new environment, it will not eat and move less at first. This is normal. It is slowly adapting to the environment. Once it has adapted to the new environment, it will become very ferocious. However, the adaptation period may take at least three or two days or at most a month, depending on your luck.

Its staple food is fish, and it likes live fish, which it will catch itself. It is recommended not to change its habits. Just buy some live fish for it to catch and eat. It looks very nice.

How to choose a filter? First of all, you should choose a filter with high power, but it should be quiet. If the environment is large, the power should be large, at least 20W, depending on your needs. Try to choose a larger one, because snapping turtles eat a lot and poop a lot. The best filter system is a [water pump + filter tank], which is strong, practical, not expensive, and very cheap. How to use it is simple to study it yourself.

Raising turtles is not an easy task. Don’t think that turtles are easy to raise. Raising turtles also requires care and not just a three-minute enthusiasm. Since you have decided to raise one, you must raise it well. Alligator snapping turtles should never be raised together with other turtles or released into the wild.

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Question 3: How to keep a snapping turtle? Use a tank and put water in it. The height of the water depends on the size of the turtle. If it is a small turtle, the water should be 10 cm above the carapace. Then put a heating rod in it and adjust the temperature to 25 degrees. Then put a filter in it to drain the feces. If it wants to eat, small fish, meat, etc. are all fine.

Question 4: How to raise alligator snapping turtles in large numbers? First, let's know what alligator snapping turtles are. There are two species. Big and small. Big alligators grow slowly, and there are less than 2,000 of them in the world. They are first-class protected animals. They are more precious than Siberian tigers. They are small and practical species introduced from the south. Advantages: fast growth. One of the mutant species of small alligators is the alligator snapping turtle. It is relatively rare. The breeding conditions are the same as those of small alligators. If they die, they die. What do they eat?

Question 5: Can I keep several alligator snapping turtles together? Don’t keep them together or you will regret it later.

Question 6: How to raise small alligator turtles? Key points for raising 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.

Question 7: How to raise alligator turtles? I saw a question. Your alligator turtles and flower turtles are mixed. This is possible, but not recommended. Alligator turtles are carnivorous, and flower turtles are omnivorous and vegetarian. When they grow up, they need to be separated. The water depth is generally twice the carapace of the turtle. For seedlings, it is not recommended to be too deep. This environment is OK, but the lack of sunlight is not conducive to the turtle's calcium absorption.

Question 8: How to raise alligator turtles? Breeding and management techniques for alligator turtles

1. Biological characteristics and habits

Alligator turtles are native to North and Central America, also known as small alligator turtles. They can grow to a maximum weight of 5-10 kg. Currently, the two species of alligator turtles in the world are both produced in America. The other is called the large alligator turtle, which can weigh more than 100 kg. It is ferocious and will bite people. Small alligator turtles are gentle and do not bite people actively. No bites have been seen in artificial breeding. Alligator turtles are famous for their strong bodies and many webs, so they are also called meat turtles.

(1) Characteristics

Alligator snapping turtles have a peculiar appearance and are highly ornamental. At first glance, they resemble a crocodile, with a conical head that sticks out of the body and cannot be completely retracted into the carapace. The neck is short and thick, and there are brown fleshy thorns on the back of the neck. The eyes are small, the upper and lower jaws are small, and the snout is pointed. The tail is long and pointed, with ridges on both sides, and fleshy thorns on the ridges. There is a scaly skin-like raised ridge at the front two-thirds of the back of the tail, and the mouth is serrated. The carapace is very thin, the epidermis is mainly brown-brown, occasionally brown-yellow, the back has three fuzzy ridges, and the ridges are divided into several hill-like unit rhombuses, with radial markings, and the rear edge is serrated. The abdomen is white, occasionally with small black spots, and black when young. The limbs are thick and muscular. The claws are sharp and powerful, and they are good at crawling.

(2) Habits

Alligator snapping turtles grow in temperate and subtropical regions. They like to live in fresh water all year round. In the wild, they often dig shore holes to live in groups in winter. They can survive in water with a pH value of 6.3-8. They like to eat small aquatic animals and some aquatic plants. Sometimes they go ashore to find food. They also eat small terrestrial animals, whether dead or alive. Occasionally they eat some fresh grass leaves and fruits, so they are omnivores. Their eating habits also vary depending on the breeding conditions. The amount of food they eat varies with the ambient temperature, generally between 3-7% of their own body weight, and sometimes up to 9% or more. When raised artificially, they also like to eat puffed granular feed. Alligator snapping turtles have strong adaptability and are cold-blooded animals. They are resistant to both high and low temperatures. They can survive in water temperatures between 3-45°C.

However, they are most active in the temperature range of 20-38℃, and grow fastest in the temperature range of 28-31℃. They hibernate when the temperature is below 15℃, and rarely move. They hibernate completely when the temperature is below 13℃. According to experiments, they will not freeze to death under ice in water at -5℃, and will be safe and sound when the temperature is above 1℃. Maintaining a temperature above 3℃ during breeding is more conducive to hibernation of turtles, without wasting their energy, and they can stay healthy and safe over the winter.

Alligator snapping turtles are lively by nature. If you flip them to the ground, they will turn over quickly in less than a second. Alligator snapping turtles like to live in a quiet environment. If you disturb them, they will immediately run away without a trace. But they are not sensitive to sound.

2. Build a breeding pond

Since alligator snapping turtles have the above-mentioned characteristics that are different from other turtle species, a pond specifically suitable for their survival and reproduction activities must be built.

First, choose a place with convenient drainage and irrigation, sheltered from the wind and facing the sun. Dig a 1-1.5 meter deep pool (the shape and area are not limited, arranged according to the site), and leave 10-20% of the total area of ​​the pool on one side of the pool as the female turtle's spawning ground. Brick the pool and paint it with cement to prevent the turtle from digging holes. The spawning ground is also smoothed with cement or paved with bricks. A 45-degree slope is built near the pool water in the spawning ground, which is conducive to the turtles going ashore to forage, move around, and lay eggs. The depth of the pool water is generally not less than 0.5-1 meter. Build a 1-1.5 meter high wall on the land around the pool to prevent the turtle from escaping. If no wall is built, nylon nets can be covered around the pool to prevent the turtle from escaping. It is best to lay old carpets or foam plastics on the slope, or soft or smooth objects such as wooden boards to prevent the protruding, bulging and tender white belly of the alligator turtle from being scratched by rough objects. During the breeding and egg-laying season, add 20 cm thick sand and soil to the spawning ground for the female turtle to lay eggs. No sand and soil are required during the non-spawning season. Some sand or clay should be added to the large pond (no need to add if the pond bottom is not coated with cement). No sand and soil is required for small ponds. If you are raising them in a small family, you should use the ready-made tanks and basins at home and cover them with nylon nets to prevent them from escaping. This way, you can raise young turtles, medium-sized turtles, or meat turtles (not for breeding). If you are raising alligator turtles for breeding at home, it is better to have a pond of at least one square meter (raise 1 male and 2 females in this group). If it is too small, it is not conducive to the mating and laying of such a large alligator turtle. The spawning ground of a small pond can be built with wooden boards on the side of the pond water surface, and the female turtle will automatically climb up to lay eggs, but don't build it too high, preferably 2-3 cm above the water surface.

When building a new cement pool, be careful to remove the strong alkaline substances, because the alkaline substances contained in cement are irritating to alligator turtles, causing skin erosion and congestion of oral mucosa and cornea of ​​eyes, leading to inflammation. Therefore, before stocking, 1000pp superphosphate should be dissolved in water and soaked for 1-2 days, or 10% glacial acetic acid should be used to wash the cement surface to neutralize the alkalinity, then fill it with water and soak it for several days, then rinse it with clean water 1-2 times before raising turtles, and use neutralization......>>

Question 9: How to raise a snapping turtle? Please give me some advice! Water cannot cover the shell, and it cannot be raised with other aquatic animals. Small ones are fine, but large ones will eat other animals. Feeding them meat or feed is fine.