CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise a golden coin turtle (be specific)

1) Juvenile turtle pond: Generally, it is raised in a cement pond. This method is suitable for general professional households and small-scale breeding farms. According to the living characteristics of the golden coin turtle, the breeding pond should be built in a sunny and windproof place. The size of the pond can be determined according to needs, and a wall should be built about 2 meters away from the pond to prevent the golden coin turtle from escaping. A small island can also be built in the center of the pond for the golden coin turtle to move around. The island and the open space outside the pond should have a certain slope to facilitate the golden coin turtle to climb onto the island or the open space outside the pond to rest, feed and lay eggs. An outlet should be set at the bottom of the pond for water exchange. The bottom of the pond and the open space outside the pond should be covered with about 30 cm thick sand, and some plants should be planted for shade to help cool down and prevent heatstroke in summer.

Since golden coin turtles are expensive, some breeders build indoor pools to raise young turtles for safety and ease of management, which can also achieve better results. Indoor young turtle pools are also built with cement, generally rectangular, with a certain slope for 2/3 of the length. The bottom and walls of the pool are paved with beige or lake blue glazed tiles, which are easy to clean and keep clean. According to experience, a 1.5m x 0.6m x 0.6m indoor cement pool can raise about 30 small golden coin turtles.

(2) Pond for adult turtles: Build a pond based on the characteristics of golden coin turtles, such as being warm and water-loving, mild-tempered, timid, able to dig holes, and easy to escape. Choose a place with soft mud and sand, sheltered from the wind and facing the sun, with sufficient water sources, not easily polluted, secluded and shaded, and use cement to build a pond. The size of the breeding pond can be determined according to the size of the site and the number of turtles to be raised. A 50-centimeter-high wall must be built with stones or bricks around the pond 1 to 2 meters away. The wall foundation must be 70 to 80 centimeters deep. The wall must be smooth, and wire mesh must be installed at the inlet and outlet of the pond to prevent the turtles from escaping. Build a 6-7 square meter island in the center of the pond for the turtles to move around. The open space between the wall and the breeding pond and the place where the island extends into the pond must have a certain slope (more than 1:2) to facilitate the turtles to go ashore and move around on the island. The depth of the water storage in the breeding pool is generally about 1.5 meters. The bottom of the pool needs to be covered with 20 to 40 centimeters of sand, and the open space between the wall and the pool should also be covered with about 60 centimeters of slightly moist sand. In addition, some flowers, grasses and small shrubs can be planted on the open space around the pool and on the island to provide shade and habitat for the turtles. Some electric lights can also be installed to facilitate staff to observe the activities of the turtles at night. There are also breeders who raise adult turtles indoors. The construction of an indoor adult turtle pool is roughly the same as that of an indoor juvenile turtle pool, but the area is much larger.

(3) Breeding pond: The construction of the breeding pond is basically the same as that of the adult turtle pond. The breeding pond can also be used as an adult turtle pond during normal times. The adult turtles will be removed during the breeding season, which can improve the efficiency of the pond. The breeding pond should be kept as quiet as possible. The stocking density of parent turtles should be much smaller than that of adult turtles. During the egg-laying period, the sand around the pond should be kept moist without water accumulation; in case of drought, water should be sprayed appropriately to keep the sand moist. The breeding pond must be built outdoors. There has been no real success in breeding golden coin turtles in indoor ponds.

2. Feed and feeding

Nutritional conditions are one of the factors that have a great impact on the artificial breeding of golden coin turtles. Golden coin turtles have a wide range of diets. When they are artificially raised, they should be mainly fed with animal feeds such as small fish, shrimp, minced shellfish meat, snail meat, earthworms, cooked and chopped animal offal, and supplemented with plant feeds such as rice and vegetables. In addition, a variety of vitamins, trace elements and calcium can be appropriately added to the feed to ensure that the nutritional components of the feed are comprehensive and to avoid the growth and development of golden coin turtles, or anorexia. Newly purchased or newly caught golden coin turtles should be raised in ponds according to their weight, so that they can be fed with different amounts and qualities of feed to maximize their production capacity and maintain the healthy physique of golden coin turtles. May to November each year is the active feeding period of golden coin turtles, and it is also their weight gain period, especially from July to September. Therefore, sufficient nutrients should be provided for these three months to allow them to eat more and grow faster. However, if the amount of feed is too much, the golden coin turtle cannot fully digest and absorb it, which will cause feed costs and increase breeding costs. In order to use feed economically and effectively, the amount of feed fed according to experience can be seen in Table 1.

It's very simple. If you are a player raising turtles, you can use a fiberglass storage box. Generally, it is a bare tank. It is more troublesome to make the environment. Put the water turtle in the breeding box. The water should be the same as the turtle's carapace. Feed small fish and shrimps. Use heating rods to heat it in winter. If you are a merchant, you can build some large pools. Make a sand bed on one side of the pool. The water body is the same as what I just said. If you want to feed, you can feed small fish, which is cheaper.