What is the difference between grass turtle and flower turtle? Can they be kept together?

There is a big difference between the appearance of the flower turtle and the grass turtle. Although the neck color of these two kinds of tortoises is the same, the pattern is different. The pattern on the neck of the grass turtle is dotted, while the pattern on the neck of the flower turtle is a yellow strip. The head of the grass turtle is black olive, while the head of the flower turtle is olive, with some irregular green stripes. There are three irregular patterns on the body of the grass turtle, and the body of the flower turtle is almost linear.

1. what

is the difference between the grass turtle and the flower turtle? The grass turtle and the flower turtle are mainly distinguished from the appearance. First of all, their necks are different, although they are black, but the neck of the flower turtle will have yellow stripes, while the neck of the grass turtle is dotted stripes. As adults, male grass turtles may have the phenomenon of ink, that is, their whole body will turn black, while flower turtles will not have this phenomenon. Generally speaking, the growth rate of grass turtles is slower. Their habits are also slightly different. Grass turtles are more vegetarian, while flower turtles can eat any kind of bait. Can

grass turtles and flower turtles be raised together

? They can be mixed because their temperament is similar to the most suitable living environment. They are all gentle turtles, and mixing them can reduce their chances of fighting. Their suitable living environment is in water at 26-37 ℃, and their habits are similar. In polyculture, it should be noted that the water added to the container should not cover the turtle shell, so that they can stand on tiptoe to breathe fresh air on the surface of the water.

When choosing a turtle tank for polyculture, try to choose a translucent glass tank, which is more conducive to their survival. Because they are timid, once frightened, they may have abnormal reactions. So in order for them to grow up healthily, they should choose translucent turtle tanks.