How to Raise Pignose Tortoise _ Matters needing attention in feeding

Pig-nosed turtle is a kind of freshwater turtle with strong aquatic property. It lives in water all the time except on land when laying eggs. Therefore, the limbs of the pig-nosed turtle are transformed into flippers similar to turtles, which is unique among freshwater turtles. Adult pig-nosed turtles can generally grow to 46-5 1 cm long and weigh 18-22 kg. At present, the largest known pig-nosed turtle is 56.3 cm long and weighs 22.5 kg.

Breeding environment of pig-nosed turtle

Because the pig-nosed turtle is a highly aquatic freshwater turtle, it can live in deep water for a long time and is invisible on land except when spawning. Therefore, when we breed pig-nosed turtles, we must ensure that there is enough water. There are also adult pig-nosed turtles, which are very aggressive. If two pig-nosed turtles are kept together and there is not enough hiding place, they will often leave scars on each other's carapace and skin because of fighting. Therefore, adult pig-nosed turtles should be raised separately.

What does a pig-nosed turtle eat?

Pig-nosed turtles eat a lot, but their food habits are very diverse, and they are generally carnivorous. Wild small fish, fish, shrimp, aquatic insects, aquatic plants, and fruits and branches falling from trees are all its food.

Therefore, it can be said that it eats everything, and the pig-nosed turtle rarely preys automatically, unless its own nutrition can't keep up, it will automatically prey. Matters needing attention in pig-nosed turtle breeding

The first point: Pignosed turtles are strict with water quality.

A certain number of screening materials are needed in breeding. The biochemical filtration system is very beneficial to control the concentration of nitrite and ammonium ions in water, and will not produce harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide in an environment with sufficient dissolved oxygen. If we are using tap water for aquaculture, we must leave the water for a period of time to make the chlorine in it fully volatilize. Weak alkaline hard water with pH 8.0-8.3 is the best water quality for raising pig noses, and the temperature should be 25-3 1℃.

Second, because the pig-nosed turtle eats a lot, it can eat almost from morning till night. However, because the limbs of the pig-nosed turtle are more specialized and fin-shaped. Therefore, it is not conducive to tearing food, so the breeder should cut it into small pieces when feeding it, which is convenient for the pig-nosed turtle to swallow. Pignosed turtles don't like plants when they are young, but when they are fed, they should properly ensure their comprehensive nutrition for fruits and vegetables with high sweetness such as bananas and pears.

The third point: when the pig-nosed turtle is raised, it must not be mixed with the fish called scavenger (fish with sucker), because the pig-nosed turtle has trauma and will destroy the skin surface, and the fish with sucker will cause secondary damage to the pig-nosed turtle at this time. Seriously, it will cause skin ulceration. If you want to interbreed,

It is suggested that rainbow shark (red-tailed shark) is a small tropical fish, because of its small strength and high frequency, which is harmless to the pig-nosed turtle and can clean the turtle's carapace well.

Summary: The above is a summary of matters needing attention in the process of pig-nosed turtle breeding. When raising pig-nosed turtles, everyone should put in enough patience and love to make their pets grow up healthily and accompany you.