How to raise a yellow-rimmed closed-shell turtle is not recommended for novices to raise it

How to raise the yellow-edge closed-shell turtle, for most of the pet turtles are still relatively easy to raise, the yellow-edge closed-shell turtle is a little difficult to raise, the general yellow-edge closed-shell turtle is fish, shrimp as a staple food, in the feeding process, you have to always maintain its health, but also pay more attention to water quality, etc., which has a lot of details, the following has a pet network of small editors to introduce it in detail. Hope that helps.

So I still recommend that you know more and learn the basic knowledge of yellow margin before raising yellow margins, if you prepare for these aspects, it will be of great help to everyone raise yellow edges.

First, the attribution of the yellow edge

In 1863, it was named by the Englishman John Edward Gray based on the specimen of the Chinese mainland, and was named the yellow-edged box turtle because the ventral surface of the dorsal carapace edge of the turtle was yellow. Later scholars named it the yellow-rimmed closed-shell turtle, the Latin Cuora flavomarginata, belonging to the genus Closed-shelled turtle. However, there are still objections to the definition of the yellow edge, some scholars believe that the yellow edge is biased towards high land perchability and other species of the same genus of closed shell turtle genus there is a clear difference, that the yellow edge should not belong to the closed shell turtle genus but should be classified as the box turtle genus, insisting that it be called the yellow edge box turtle, Latin Citoclemmys flavomarginata, English Hello-margined Box Turtle. At present, the more unified opinion in the country is that it belongs to the turtle family, box turtle genus; Abroad, however, there are still divergent views. The aliases in different regions of The country are different, such as the broken plate turtle, the snake turtle, the snake turtle, the yellow plate turtle, the golden head turtle and so on.

2. Subspecies species and geographical distribution

It should be called "geographically segregated populations" in the strict sense, and until now CITES Contracting States have interpreted "geographically segregated populations" as populations separated by geographical boundaries.

There are three main subspecies of the yellow margin according to the geographical distribution:

1. It is mainly distributed in Taiwan Province, China, and it is also distributed in Fujian Province.

2. Mainly distributed in Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces in China.

3. Mainly distributed in the Ryukyu Islands of China, and also distributed in Kyushu Island, the mainland of Japan.

3. Appearance characteristics and subspecies distinction

General features: smooth head, flat front end of the snout, marked curvature of the upper beak. The top of the head is olive, there is a yellow "U" shaped arc behind the eyes, the eyes are large, the eardrum is clear, the dorsal nail is red or brownish red, the bulge is higher, the central crest is obvious, pale yellow, and the concentric rings on each shield are clearer. The ventral carapace is dark brown, the dorsal carapace is connected to the ventral carapace, the chest shield and the ventral shield are connected by ligaments, and the anterior and posterior edges of the ventral carapace are semicircular and absent. The limbs are greyish brown, slightly flattened, and have scales. The fingers and toes are half-webbed and the tail is short.

Specific characteristics and main differences of the subspecies:

1. Long body shape, high dorsal carapace bulge and center position, elliptical view; The carapace growth texture is relatively coarse, layered, and the ventral carapace has no growth lines; The color of the dorsal carapace is lighter than that of the northern species, and the tan is dull yellow; The cheeks and neck are mostly olive or bluish gray, and the limbs are darker in color than the northern species; The yellow-black band of the "U" line behind the eye is indistinct and has an elongated shape.

2. The body shape is relatively round, the dorsal carapace is raised and the position is backward, and the view is slightly narrow at the front end of the oval type; The growth texture of the carapace is relatively fine and profound, and there are single and double pieces of the abdominal nail throat shield and shield according to the place of origin; The dorsal carapace is darker in color, and the tan is dark red; The cheeks and neck and limbs are mostly red or orange-red; The yellow-black band of the "U" line behind the eye is distinct and elongated.

3. The body shape is long, the dorsal carapace is raised and the position is backward, and the view is slightly narrow at the front end of the oval type; The growth texture of the carapace is relatively fine and profound, and the body shape and pattern are more similar to the yellow edge of the northern species in China; The dorsal carapace is darker in color and brownish-red; The cheeks and neck are mostly olive or blue-gray, and the color of the limbs is darker than that of the northern Chinese species, and it is mostly black; The "U" line behind the eye is distinctly distinguished by a yellow-black band in the shape of a slender gourd.

Fourth, the living environment and habits

In the natural environment, the climate suitable for yellow edge life is a subtropical climate, often inhabiting the forest edges, weeds and shrubs in the hilly mountains, under the roots of trees, stone crevices and other relatively secluded places. The place of activity is dark, damp, and not far from the valley with flowing water. Yellow edges prefer to live in groups, and often multiple turtles inhabit the same cave. The pattern of day and night activity varies with the seasons. The yellow edge is a terrestrial semi-aquatic turtle with relatively high requirements for environmental humidity, but it cannot live in deep waters.

From April to October of each year, when the temperature reaches 18-22 °C, the yellow edge is less active in the morning and evening, and more active around noon; When the temperature is 25-34 ° C, the yellow edge is mainly active at night, early in the morning or in the evening, and is hidden in caves, under trees or in the sand during the day. If there is a rainy season, it is often rainy outside the cave. The period of stinging of the second year of the winter solstice of the lunar calendar is the hibernation period of the yellow edge. When the temperature is 19 ° C, the turtle stops eating; The temperature drops to around 10 °C and the turtle goes into hibernation. During hibernation, he prefers to hide in caves, piles of branches, or under thick layers of wilted grass, and mostly in the sun and leeward. When the temperature is 13 ° C, the turtle will wake up, but will not feed. The body structure of the yellow rim is special to other turtles, and is basically the same as that of the closed-shelled turtle genus. The dorsal carapace is connected to the ventral carapace, and between the ventral shield and the thoracic shield, all connected by ligaments. Therefore, when the turtle encounters predatory aggression, it can retract itself into the shell to defend against predators. Compared with other freshwater turtles, the yellow-edged box turtle is bold, not afraid of people, rarely fights with its kind, and interacts with humans better under artificial breeding conditions.

The yellow margin is omnivorous, with a digestion cycle of about 5 days, and wild yellow margins eat plant stems and leaves, insects and worms.

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