When does the flame turtle hair color, how to raise hair color quickly

Under normal circumstances, artificially raised flame turtles begin to develop color about 4 months after birth, but the specific time of developing color depends on the way of raising and the genes of flame turtles. If they have the gene for hair color, they will develop color at 4-5 months as long as they are properly raised. If there is no hair color gene, even if the feeding method is correct, the probability of their hair color is not very high.

1. When does the flame turtle hair color

When the flame turtle is born, the color of its carapace is yellow-green, and its body color will change when it is born about 4 months ago. However, the time when they develop color has a lot to do with the way they are raised and their genes.

If flame turtles have good hair color genes, proper feeding methods and sufficient food, they will start to develop color in about 4 months, but their hair color does not change the body color in a large area, and gradually changes the yellow-green color into black-red color.

If the color gene of flame turtles is not good or there is no color gene directly, it will take longer for them to develop color, about 6 months. If breeders want them to develop color quickly, it is best to give them more sunshine and feed them more foods rich in astaxanthin.

2. How do flame turtles raise their hair color quickly

1. Adequate food: In order to make flame turtles develop their hair color faster, breeders should feed them enough food, so as to ensure their adequate nutrition and accelerate their hair color speed. Usually, you can focus on feeding some foods rich in astaxanthin, which can promote them to synthesize pigments and make their body color more bright.

2. Proper sunshine: Besides feeding food, they should also be exposed to the sun every day, which is also beneficial to their hair color. If conditions permit, you can build a balcony for them to bask in the sun for 2-3 hours every day.