Why does the Brazilian tortoise always run into the soil? (summer)

Brazilian turtle, a typical water turtle, is fed with nutritious food such as small fish, shrimp, screws and raw refined meat. The little turtle wants to cut raw fish and shrimp. Feed them in pieces. Lean meat, fat meat and indigestible food that cannot be cooked. Otherwise, you will get indigestion and get sick. For example, the Brazilian tortoise has two periods in a year: one is the growth period, and the temperature is above 15 degrees, which is about 5- 10 months. This period is the time for the tortoise to grow. This needs to give the turtle a comfortable home. I don't know where you put it. If you keep it in the patio, you can make a glass jar according to the size of the turtle, and the height is 12- 15 cm. Put a brick or a square stone inside and outside the jar to let the tortoise in and out freely. When it needs to bask in the sun, it will climb on the stone and bask motionless, which is very comfortable. When the weather is too hot, it will climb into the shade to enjoy the cool, so happy. When it needs to drink water, it will crawl in and go in and out freely. This living environment is not much different from the wild. Very adapted to the life of turtles. But pay attention to changing water frequently. If you keep a turtle in your room, it won't be so comfortable. The second is the hibernation period, about11-April, when the temperature is below 15 degrees, turtles gradually stop eating and begin to enter the hibernation period. You can't leave the water during hibernation, otherwise you will get sick and dehydrate and die. When entering hibernation, the room temperature should not be too high, and 0-5 degrees is the most suitable, so that turtles will be less active and reduce physical consumption. If the temperature is too high, the tortoise will keep crawling and consume a lot of physical strength, which is not good for the tortoise. The tortoise should be put in a jar with water for the winter. There should not be too much water. Just put the water on the tortoise's back. You can also put a square brick or stone in the jar. Turtles can climb up when they want to bask in the sun. Don't freeze the water with ice, or the Brazilian tortoise will freeze to death. You can move the turtle tank indoors and put it in a place with 1-2 hours of sunshine, which can sterilize it. As long as this is done, there is generally no problem in winter. Pay attention to keeping the room temperature above zero, so you can spend the winter safely. I raise and lay eggs like this every year. In 2006, I laid eggs three times, once every 20 days, about 15 eggs at a time, and * * * laid more than 40 eggs.

Attention should be paid to breeding Brazilian turtles in spring: in spring, Brazilian turtles begin to enter the growth period after a long hibernation period. During this period, we should pay attention to: first, let the Brazilian tortoise bask in the sun as much as possible, which will help the tortoise increase its appetite; And use sunlight and ultraviolet rays to sterilize, reduce diseases and achieve prevention first; Increasing the light can also add calcium to the turtle, and the color of the turtle will be more vivid. Second, feed nutritious food, such as raw fish, shrimp, screws, earthworms, insects, worms, lean meat and other foods. Don't feed indigestible foods such as cooked lean meat and fat meat, or the tortoise will get sick. Try to let the tortoise eat more during the growing period and let the tortoise grow faster. The third is to keep the turtle tank clean and sanitary, and change water frequently.

Attention should be paid to raising Brazilian tortoises in summer: Brazilian tortoises are in the peak period and high temperature period from June to August in summer. The higher the temperature, the faster the turtle grows. During this period, we should pay attention to: First, do a good job in heatstroke prevention and cooling, and put the turtle in a cool place, so as not to let the turtle be exposed to direct sunlight. If exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, the turtle will be unbearable and may get sick. Second, the turtle grows fast, so the demand for food is great. Feed nutritious food, such as raw small fish, shrimp, snails, earthworms, insects, lean meat and other foods, but not cooked lean meat and fat meat, otherwise the turtle will get sick. In this period, try to let turtles eat more, so that turtles can grow fast. Third, turtles eat more and pull more, and change the water before eating every day. Because Brazilian tortoises eat in water, they should change water before eating, so that the water they drink when eating is more hygienic. Change the water frequently and keep the turtle tank clean. The fourth is to increase the activity of turtles. If conditions permit, turtles can crawl more and enhance their resistance. During this time, some turtles bought bad food in the street. They didn't like it. If they want to feed it, they should feed fresh fish. Moreover, young Brazilian tortoises can be kept in flat-bottomed containers without any difficulty. Plastic pots, plastic cans or boxes and aquariums are all suitable, and the water should not be too deep. A flat and shallow plastic pot with an island and a plastic coconut tree in the middle is the least suitable because (1) is too small. (2) The electric heater cannot be installed. (3) Misleading users to regard the island as a foraging place. Because the Brazilian tortoise is completely foraging in the water, the result may be that the island is full of feed, while the Brazilian tortoise is starving.

An ideal nursery must have some specific minimum elements. Each young turtle should have five liters of water, and the water depth should not exceed the length of the turtle, so that the turtle can support its feet when breathing on the water. At the same time, we must also build an island for them with bricks and stones. Floating islands are not suitable, because young turtles often can't climb up and waste energy. On the other hand, we should also pay attention to islands and decorations not to become dangerous obstacles, which will jam the turtle and drown it.

The water temperature that young turtles can adapt to is about 25 degrees Celsius. When it is cold, the air above the container should also be heated. Adding a cover lamp to the breeding box can kill two birds with one stone. If the water temperature is still too low, you can add an electric heating tube to the water-the temperature can be adjusted as much as possible. If you buy an electric heating tube with high heat energy (100 to 150 watts) now, a bigger Brazilian turtle will be enough to cope with a bigger sink. The electric heating pipes sold in aquarium stores should be placed underwater, and it should be noted that the electric heater and power cord will not get stuck on the Brazilian turtle.

For Brazilian turtles, direct exposure to the sun is particularly important. The incubator can be placed on the balcony or windowsill. If this is not possible, young turtles should be exposed to ultraviolet rays once or twice a week for about three to five minutes each time. The ultraviolet lamp should not be too close to the Brazilian tortoise, so as to avoid injury caused by too strong light. It is best to irradiate with sunlight, but be careful not to filter out the required ultraviolet rays from the container glass. Little turtles can be kept on the balcony all summer. In order to prevent birds from taking it away, you can cover the box with a net. It is absolutely necessary to prevent the Brazilian tortoise from climbing out of the breeding box. Otherwise, I don't know which day, you will find the wiring of the "mummy" heater under the bed or in a corner, and even a bridge for the Brazilian tortoise to escape, because the Brazilian tortoise's climbing ability is very smart.

It doesn't matter if algae (moss) grows on the culture box, but you can't make the water in the box stink. It is very important to change water regularly, otherwise, due to the high temperature, excrement and leftover feed in the water, young turtles will live in a pool of smelly water, which will promote the growth of germs, so change water at least once a week.

The deterioration of water quality is one of the main causes of the death of Brazilian tortoise. The container for breeding Brazilian turtles should not be too small. You can put a small piece of foam in the water for turtles to climb and rest. Keep changing water every day (except for fish tanks with filtration system), the water temperature should be kept above 25℃, and the water must be dechlorinated to ensure the water quality. In spring and autumn, soft-shelled turtle can bask in the sun properly every morning and evening to enhance its physique, but it is not suitable for exposure in summer. To lay eggs, you can hatch turtles.