There are many kinds of ornamental turtles, which can be roughly divided into two kinds, one is the tortoise, the other is the terrapin, and the terrapin also includes the semi-terrapin. At present, terrapin farming is relatively common, including Brazilian turtles, yellow-throated turtles and map turtles, which have webbed toes to facilitate swimming. The common species of semi-water turtles are yellow margin, ground turtle and yellow forehead. Tortoises live in mountains or deserts, and are commonly found in concave armor, Sukada and leopard.
The feeding habits of different ornamental turtles are different. Although they are all omnivorous animals, terrapins usually prefer animal feed, while tortoises are vegetarian. Brazilian turtles, for example, can feed their internal organs of livestock, maggots and mealworms, with fruits and vegetables. Feeding should be timed and quantitative, spring and autumn should be fed at noon, summer should be in the morning or afternoon, too high temperature can easily affect its appetite.
Like raising fish, raising turtles requires changing water regularly. Even if a turtle is not picky about the water quality, living in unclean water for a long time will cause it to get sick. Usually four hours after feeding, the water should be drained completely, and then the container should be cleaned around and at the bottom, which can be done by putting the turtle in a plastic basin first.
Most ornamental turtles need to bask in the sun during their growth. The sunlight can not only destroy the bacteria on the turtle's shell, but also prevent the shell from becoming soft and brittle, and at the same time allow it to keep warm. It should be noted that the best way to bask in the sun is not to insulate the glass, which will isolate ultraviolet rays, and to put it in a semi-water place, so as not to dry it.
