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Pregnancy signs and hatching methods of Brazilian tortoises

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
Abdominal enlargement: The obvious sign of Brazilian tortoises after pregnancy is that their abdomen becomes larger. Breeders can observe it carefully or touch their hind legs with their fingers. If it feels hard, it means they are pregnant. Increased activity: Pregnant tortoises also increase their activity, and they also pull around with their legs to find places to lay eggs. Changes in food intake: Newly pregnant tortoises eat more, and when they are about to give birth, their appetite will decrease again.
Pregnancy signs and hatching methods of Brazilian tortoises 1, signs of pregnancy of Brazilian tortoises

1, enlarged abdomen: The most obvious feature of Brazilian tortoises after pregnancy is enlarged abdomen, and breeders can observe their abdomen. You can also touch the position of their hind legs with your fingers. When Brazilian tortoises are about to give birth, their hind legs will become hard.

2, increased activity: The change of activity in early pregnancy is not obvious, but in late pregnancy, they will be active frequently. But also crawling around, looking for a suitable place to lay eggs.

3. Changes in food intake: When Brazilian tortoises are pregnant, their food intake will increase and their digestion ability will be faster. But when they are about to give birth, their appetite will decrease and they will become irritable.

2. Incubation method of Brazilian tortoise

1. Natural incubation: Natural incubation is relatively simple, that is, it depends on the humidity and temperature of nature to hatch the eggs of Brazilian tortoise. This method is relatively simple, but the success rate of incubation is not high.

2. Artificial incubation: Artificial incubation should first prepare an incubator, then spread thick sand in the incubator, then sprinkle with water, and finally put the eggs of Brazilian tortoises into the incubator. When hatching, the breeder needs to control the temperature between 28-30 ℃ and ensure that the humidity in the incubator is above 80%. After waiting for a period of time, the Brazilian tortoise can hatch successfully.

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