A detailed description of the Amphoe closed-shell turtle

Morphological characteristics of the Amphoe closed-shelled turtle

The first impression of The Amber Shell Turtle is his dark back carapace and the yellow color block of the facial stripe, and this collision of colors forms a very sharp contrast, which also makes the Amber Closed Shell Turtle very good-looking. The Amphoe closed-shell turtle can completely close the carapace and is a good way to protect itself.

The Ampou closed-shelled turtle is the only one of all tortoises in Borneo that has a fully evolved abdominal carapace structure, which can completely close the carapace after the head and limbs are contracted, which is unlikely to be confused with other species. Its dorsal carapace is smooth and high and raised in a hemispherical shape, with a ridge in the center of the adult dorsal carapace, but the juvenile dorsal carapace may show two additional ridges on either side.

The dorsal carapace is olive, brown or almost black, and the ventral carapace is yellow or beige with a large black spot. The face has yellow longitudinal stripes. It inhabits still or slow-moving bodies of water, including rivers, lakes, swamps, mangrove wetlands, and farmland. Juveniles are more inclined to aquatic habitats than adults with little to no aquatic habitat.

The female of the Amphoe closed-shell turtle has a flat belly carapace and a short tail; the male turtle has a central depression in the abdominal carapace, and the older turtle has a large degree of depression. The carapace of juvenile or rigid mature turtles is not concave or slightly concave. The Amphoe closed-shelled turtles on the market are from the wild, they have been resold many times, coupled with environmental and climatic differences, most of the turtles are injured or diseased, and the survival rate is low, especially in the north. Anbu closed shell turtle due to a long time living in the water, the back armor, abdominal carapace is easy to fester, in the daily management should often move the turtle to land, exposure to the sun, but the time can not be long, otherwise the shield on the back armor is easy to rise and fall off.

The habits of the Amphoe closed-shell turtle

Among the 7 species of closed-shell turtles, the Amphoe closed-shell turtle is the most aquatic, which is very similar to the Ze turtle. And this turtle only lives in the rainforest environment of the equator, so they are more sensitive to dry environments (of course, in dry places to dry shells).

Amphoe closed-shelled turtles are semi-aquatic turtles , but can live in deep water for a short period of time. The feeding environment can be arranged as a land and water two-poop type, but the water level should not exceed the height of the turtle's back carapace, and the turtle does not have to be placed in the water in late autumn and early spring, but can be directly placed on the sand. Wild tortoises often inhabit swamps, low-lying areas not far from water, waterholes and mountain streams. Under captive breeding conditions, it prefers to live in the water, and when the temperature is high, it also climbs to the shore to rest.

Ampou closed-shell turtle likes to be warm and afraid of cold, and is more sensitive to ambient temperature. Living in an environment with a water temperature of about 5 °C for a long time, the turtle is at risk of illness and death. When the water temperature is 15 ° C, it does not move or moves less, and enters a hibernating state with the gradual decrease of the temperature; the water temperature is about 18 ° C and a small amount of activity; the water temperature is above 20 ° C can eat, the water temperature is 22 ~ 25 ° C can eat normally, and the water temperature of 25 ° C is the best suitable temperature. Omnivorous, eating plant stems and leaves, small fish, snails, worms, insects and other small animals in the wild. Under artificial rearing, it prefers apples, bananas, tomatoes, small fish, lean pork and poultry offal. There is no phenomenon of mutual food and bite between each other.

What ambrous closed-shell turtles eat

Although the Amphibian turtle is an amphibian turtle, the difference is that Ambhu prefers to be a water turtle because Ambhu likes to forage and eat in the water. Therefore, the requirements for water quality are the same as those of water turtles. Water quality and filtration systems are important for their health.

Regarding the choice of Anbu food, some people have taken the time to do some research, and some academic data show that The Amphoe closed-shell turtle is an absolute vegetarian in the wild environment, they mainly eat aquatic plants, but in the case of artificial breeding, they are easy to accept fish and lean meat, but everyone knows that if a plant eater accepts too much animal protein, it will cause kidney failure and lead to death. After consulting and communicating with many climbing friends, I feel that the safest recipe for Anbu should still be based on plants and fruits, and meat only accounts for a small part. Plants that can be fed include: duckweed, algae; vegetables include: green leafy vegetables, kale, etc.; and some common fruits, occasionally fed lean meat, insects, snails, etc.

Ambhu is the most aquatic species of all semi-aquatic turtles and is particularly sensitive to dry environments. Anbu is not only omnivorous but also a very common medicinal and edible turtle with the general Anbu, but fortunately it has been included in conservation abroad, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, which has greatly reduced the number of people being eaten. Ambu juvenile turtles are carnivorous, mainly feeding on small fish and shrimp or earthworms and feed, and occasionally eat greens. Juveniles can be raised in the form of water turtles, and as they grow they will gradually increase their intake of plants and become more vegetarian. It also increases the time to disembark. Anbu is a small half-aquatic turtle, with adults only about 15 cm.

Precautions for the rearing of Ampou closed-shell turtles

The Amphoe Closed Shell Turtle is the Malay Closed Shell Turtle, which is a very timid turtle that can shrink its entire body into the shell when it encounters danger, which is very cute. When raising Amphu closed-shell turtles, it is necessary to provide a relatively quiet living environment for turtles and turtles, and pay attention to the following matters.

Anbu closed shell turtle is timid, afraid of alarm, once there is a noise around or someone close, that is, the head, limbs completely retracted into the shell, generally 30 minutes or too long before slowly opening the tortoise shell, stretching out the head. The Amphoe closed-shell turtle crawls less for 2 to 3 days and is still a posture. For the newly purchased Anbu closed-shell turtle first of all, we must choose a quiet and dark environment for it, put some lean meat, bananas and water for them to eat after 3 to 4 days, due to the poor adaptability of the Ampou closed-shell turtle, generally normal turtles can eat about two weeks. The suitable ambient temperature is more than 25 degrees, about 18 degrees Celsius, and gradually enters the hibernation stage at about 15 degrees, and the limit temperature is more than 10 degrees.

Ampou closed-shell turtle should be the most hydrophilic turtle in the closed-shell turtle, most of the time will be active in the water, but their water is not very good, so in the arrangement of the environment, the water level should not be too deep, not over the turtle's back, so that they can surface as soon as they look up, the water level is not too small, if the half of the turtle's back is exposed outside, it is easy to burst the shell.