Turtles, an indispensable creature in Chinese culture, have been loved and sought after by people since ancient times. Because turtles symbolize longevity and auspiciousness, more and more people keep turtles as pets. For us now, turtles appear more frequently in our lives.
There are many species of turtles, and the most common way to classify turtles and living environments is to divide the turtles and living environments into water turtles and tortoises, which are aquatic turtle species that usually only leave the aquatic environment when they move to other waters or lay eggs. There are three different aquatic systems, so there are three species of turtles: freshwater, semi-freshwater and marine systems. Freshwater turtles are commonly known as Brazilian turtles, Chinese grass turtles, yellow-throated water turtles, true crocodile turtles, four-eyed spotted water turtles, brocade turtles, yellow-headed side-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, European turtles, diamond-striped turtles, dead leaf turtles, round Australian turtles, eye-spotted turtles, snake-necked turtles, South American fishing turtles, etc. Common tortoises include Sulcata tortoises, Russian tortoises, four-toed tortoises, leopard tortoises, leopard tortoises, Egyptian tortoises, spotted tortoises, Golden Tortoises, Greek tortoises and so on. Today we focus on grass turtles.
The body of the Chinese grass turtle is oblong-oval, the dorsal carapace is slightly raised, and there are three longitudinal ridges with obvious ridges. The top of the head is black olive, the skin of the front is smooth, and the back is finely scaled. The ventral carapace is flat and the posterior end is undercut. The neck, limbs and bare skin are greyish black or black olive. Males are small in size and have a long tail. Females have a pale brown to dark brown dorsal carapace, with a brownish-black ventral carapace and a shorter tail. Its natural habitats are rivers , lakes , reservoirs , ponds and other waters. During the day, they are often trapped in the water, and in the summer heat, they look for shade in groups. Gentle temperament. When confronted with predators or frightened, the head, limbs and tail are shrunk into the shell. It is an omnivore that feeds on small animal fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, etc. Strong hunger tolerance, not eating for a month will not cause starvation.
How do grass turtles buy a home and how do they feed them? 1, grass turtle feeding habits are more mixed, generally feed small fish, shrimp, a variety of raw meat and so on. When temperatures are high in the summer, feed twice a day; in autumn, when the weather turns cooler, feed once a day. After the turtle arrives home, the new environment must have a process of adaptation, and the turtle friend should not rush to eat after arriving home, and let the turtle and turtle be familiar with the environment first. In daily care, grass turtles need to be sunburned. Vitamin D produced by sunlight is conducive to the absorption of calcium and is very important for the growth of turtle shells. If your grass turtles are kept in the courtyard, on the balcony, where the sun can shine directly, that's the best.
In short, as long as you take good care of it, it will definitely surprise you. Grass turtle, are you planning to get one?