The turtle itself has a very auspicious meaning, symbolizing good luck and longevity. However, many elderly people do not recommend raising turtles, because raising turtles requires a lot of money and time, and they are also easily infected with bacterial diseases. Therefore, some people say that raising turtles will ruin your life.
Disadvantages of raising turtles:
1. It consumes a lot of money
As the saying goes, you should not raise turtles if you are poor. Most turtles are not interested in water quality, fish tank, temperature, and environment. They all have high requirements, and even have great restrictions on food. While raising turtles, we must also pay attention to changing water and ventilation, and install relevant oxygen machines for the turtles to absorb oxygen. This series of preparations consumes a lot of time. The funds are very large, and for ordinary people, raising turtles is indeed beyond the burden.
2. Spending too much time and energy
Turtles are relatively delicate animals. Although individual turtles have a long lifespan, they will still die if they are not cared for properly. When we take care of turtles, firstly, we must ensure that the water temperature and room temperature are constant, secondly, we must ensure that the water quality is up to standard, and thirdly, we must ensure that specific food is fed regularly and quantitatively. Note that we must not feed too much, otherwise it will cause the turtle to Stretched to death. Therefore, raising turtles is very time-consuming and energy-consuming, and is not suitable for office workers.
3. Vulnerable to infectious diseases
Some species of turtles carry bacterial diseases in their bodies. If humans come into frequent contact with them, they will be infected by bacterial diseases, leading to the occurrence of infectious diseases. , which is very detrimental to personal health and the health of family members. Therefore, we should try to breed as few turtles as possible, and even if we breed turtles, we must do our homework on species selection.
Extended information:
Turtles are semi-aquatic, semi-dwelling, semi-terrestrial reptiles. Mainly inhabits rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and other waters. They often stay in water during the day. When the summer is hot, they flock to seek shade. They have a gentle temperament and do not bite or fight with each other. When encountering danger or being frightened, it retracts its head, limbs and tail into its shell.
Turtles are omnivores, feeding on animal insects, worms, small fish, shrimps, snails, clams, plant leaves, duckweed, melon rinds, wheat grains, rice, and weed seeds. It eats food and has a strong ability to withstand hunger. It can survive without eating for several months. Mainly distributed in Japan, North Korea, South Korea, East Timor, Indonesia (smaller Sanda Island), Palau, and China.
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