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How often does the tortoise feed? How to feed the tortoise

Mike Ehrmantraut
2021-02-28 03:24:14
Tortoises are usually fed once a day or two, but young tortoises are fed every day. This animal's metabolism is relatively low, hunger tolerance is very strong, and it can even hibernate for 3-4 months without eating. At the same time, its appetite is related to temperature, if the temperature is relatively high, its appetite will be more vigorous, if the temperature is low, it will not like to eat, so temperature control is the key to raising turtles.
How often does the tortoise feed? How to feed the tortoise

1. how long does the tortoise feed once?

The tortoise usually feeds once a day or two, but the young tortoise should be fed every day. This animal's metabolism is relatively low, hunger tolerance is very strong, and it can even hibernate for 3-4 months without eating. At the same time, its appetite is related to temperature, if the temperature is relatively high, its appetite will be more vigorous, if the temperature is low, it will not like to eat, so temperature control is the key to raising turtles.

Two, how to feed

the turtle 1, food collocation: to feed the turtle must pay attention to meat and vegetable collocation, not only to feed animal feed, but also to add plant feed, animal feed more fish and shrimp meat, can also choose livestock meat, but must feed lean meat. Plant feed can use fruits and vegetables, water should not be too large, so as not to let it diarrhea.

2. Feeding times: The young tortoise is usually fed once a day, so as to ensure its rapid growth. The adult tortoise is not fed once every two or three days, and it should not be fed too much each time. If it takes in a lot of nutrition, grows too fast, and has no time to change its armor, it will affect the health of the tortoise, and it will not look beautiful.

3. Clean up: Every time after feeding the tortoise, be sure to clean up the feeding tank and change the water at the same time. Because the turtle lives in the water, feeding is also in the water, food residues will pollute the water quality, so it is necessary to remove it after it finishes eating, change the water usually half, the tank can be completely changed if the water is small.

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