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Adult four-fingered tortoises are cultured in captivity
Imitation wild farming
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > note that four-clawed tortoises cannot be bred casually in China, because the country is a first-class protected turtle, and you have no legal source to prove that it is an artificial breeding individual! </h1>
Testudo horsfieldii, also known as steppe turtles, is found in the desert areas of southern Kazakhstan and in front of the Tian shan mountains, but also in India, Pakistan and Iran. In China, it is only distributed in Huocheng County, Xinjiang, and is a national first-class protected animal.
Chinese scientific name Four-clawed tortoise Latin scientific name Testudo horsfieldii other called dry tortoise Tasipaka Taspaha Prairie turtle two name Testudo horsfieldii animal kingdom Phylum Chordata reptiles Sauropsida turtle turtle Testudines
Suborder Cryptodira family Tortoises Testudinidae tortoise genus Testudo species Four-clawed tortoise T. horsfieldii species nomenclature Grey nomenclature 1844 English common name Central Asian tortoise Conservation Level Vulnerable (VU), from the IUCN Red List
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The dorsal carapace of the four-clawed tortoise is 12–16 cm long and 10–14 cm wide. The middle of the dorsal carapace is slightly flattened , and it appears that the dorsal carapace is essentially rounded.
The head and limbs of the four-clawed land turtle are yellow, its head is relatively small, with symmetrical scales at the top; the beak edge is jagged. The forelimbs are thick and slightly flattened , the hindlimbs are cylindrical ; there are four claws and no webbing between the toes ; adult turtles are yellow-olive or grass-green in color with irregular black spots; the abdominal carapace is large and flat , black , with bright yellow margins and concentric rings. All four limbs have four claws, and there are no webs between the fingers and toes. There are large hard scales on the forearm and tibia, and a clump of large cone-shaped scales behind the strands. Four-clawed tortoises of the same age, the female is larger than the male, the female has a shorter tail and a thicker tail root, while the male has a slenderer tail.
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The four-clawed tortoise ranges from Afghanistan to northwestern China, passing through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
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Long-tailed male
Four-clawed tortoise
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan. In China, it is only found in Ili, western Xinjiang.
The distribution area is located in the Qianshan Desert Area of the Aklas Mountains, a tributary of the Tianshan Mountains, including the desert grasslands and dry fields below 1000m in the townships of Yichegashan, Aksu, October, Qingshuihe, Sangong, Lucaogou and Sharbulak, which belong to the county, and there are scattered distributions of varying numbers; among them, the Kantou Mandun area at the junction of the three townships of Lucaogou, Sangong and Shaerbulak has the largest number. According to herders' reactions, the Four-clawed Tortoise has also been seen in the Gongnais Black Mountain Head area south of the Kashgar River in the past. It is found in the deserts of southern Kazakhstan, the southwestern part of the Tian Shan Mountains and the eastern shore of the Black Sea; it is also found in western Iran and northwestern India.
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The four-clawed tortoise lives in the semi-desert area of the loess hilly grassland at an altitude of 700-1000 m, and often inhabits the shady slope depressions with abundant artemisia grass, moist soil and more snail shells.
Glass jar wood block flooring
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Four-clawed tortoises are used to hiding in burrows, going out and moving quickly during the day. There are two kinds of caves, temporary caves and dormant caves, temporary caves do not have a fixed location, most of them choose the base of artemisia grass and mustard grass for temporary concealment, the depth of the cave is only 20-30cm; the dormant cave is excavated on the sunny slope, the depth of the cave is more than 60cm. The four-clawed tortoise feeds on the flowers and fruits of more than 10 kinds of plants, such as wild onions, dandelions, woody skin, precocious grasses, and top ice flowers, and fleshy leaves, and occasionally eats animal foods such as lizards and beetles, and also likes to drink water, and often makes a low clucking sound when drinking water. Every year in mid-March, the snow on the slopes has melted and the early spring xerophytes have sprouted, providing them with an abundant food source. Since then, as the weather has warmed, activities have become more and more frequent. After July, it has entered the summer sting.
Four-fingered tortoise in mating
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Every year in mid-March, they wake up from hibernation and begin to choose a mate to mate, often the male turtle wakes up earlier, and whenever a female turtle appears, there are often multiple male turtles following and fighting each other to gain the right to mate. By the end of May, the female turtle begins to lay eggs, laying only 1-4 eggs per year, a small number that is rare in her family. The eggs are white, oblong and oval in shape, weighing an average of 18-19 g, smaller than an egg. Before laying eggs, the female turtles should dig a 10 cm deep and 13-14 cm wide pit, and fill in the pit after laying eggs. Under natural conditions, after about 60 days, the young turtle can hatch, but it does not eat or drink in that year, and some even stay in the shell until the next year. Young turtles grow faster, adult turtles grow slower, and females take 12 years and males 10 years to mature. The maximum lifespan of the four-clawed tortoise is unclear.
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According to the statistics of the Xinjiang Four-clawed Tortoise Sanctuary (2006), there are less than 2,000 existing tortoises in China, of which about 295 are four-clawed tortoises living in the wild, and about 1,500 are stocked in artificial feeding sites, and the number of tortoises is still decreasing.
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CITES Endangered Status: Appendix II Entry into Force: 1997
IUCN Endangered: Vulnerable Effective: 1996
IUCN Endangered Status: VUA2d Effective Year: 2003
National Key Protection Level: Level 1 Effective Year: 1989
Red Book of Endangered Animals in China Grade: Critically Endangered Effective Date: 1996
In the frequent crisis level, I personally think that it is already 2020, how can it still be a level one??? Did you investigate? Now the number of artificial breeding has reached the stage of legal trading and legal breeding. In many large-scale farms abroad, a certain number can be released every year, and they can supply the trade of reptiles that like to breed, and legal breeding. I really hope that in those years, domestic climbers could breed ornamental four-fingered tortoises like "pineapple buns".
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Captive four-clawed tortoises feed on a variety of cultivated vegetables and ornamental plants. These include lawn grass, pumpkin, corn, green leaves, apples (pitted), dandelions and other weeds commonly found in backyards, as well as the leaves and flowers of non-toxic trees and shrubs such as mulberry trees and white hemp (Abutilon, commonly known as "Chinese lanterns"). As widely and diverse as possible, high in fiber and low in protein, is important for the health of the turtle. Forage from pesticide-free areas is superior to food consisting of "watery" produce in supermarkets alone. The supply of fruit should be more conservative, because too much sugar can cause digestive problems.
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Because this tortoise is native to arid areas, the wet substrate, coupled with the humid climate, will cause rot nail disease during rearing. Once it is determined that the four-clawed tortoise can live in completely dry conditions, keep it as dry as possible when rearing.
Hibernation occurs at the place of origin, ground and soil temperatures below 32 °F (0 °C). At this time, the temperature a few inches below the surface of the soil is 59 °F (15 °C). Wild four-clawed tortoises look for a suitable hibernation body temperature (39-41°F, 4-5°C) for them in this temperature range. At this temperature, the animal completely ceases to be active and consumes fat to satisfy the physiological activity that has been greatly reduced. When the body temperature rises to 46-50°F (8-10°C), the turtle wakes up and begins to migrate to the surface to dig holes.
For newly arrived turtles with health problems, it is not advisable to try to put them into hibernation (this guideline applies to all turtles, not just four-clawed tortoises). Before entering hibernation, every effort should be made to diagnose and treat external injuries, diseases and parasites. When animals hibernate, not only does the rate of metabolism slow down, but the function of the immune system also decreases, and the disease develops further. Turtles with severe diseases that go into hibernation are bound to worsen and may not even survive. Regulating temperature is a factor in controlling disease. At 39°F (4°C), most pathogens stop growing and multiplying. However, at 45°F (7°C), the pathogen multiplies rapidly, leading to rapid disease development.
A plate of artificially bred individuals
The abolition of hibernation can only be seen as an emergency measure used to address potentially life-threatening situations for turtles. And it cannot be taken as an inevitable thing. While the short-term effects of a lack of hibernation are unknown, it can cause some long-term life-threatening consequences. Preventing turtles from hibernating can cause anorexia and kidney disease in adult turtles, while juvenile turtles can cause dietary problems. Reproductive ability is also affected.