1. Types of food: The Brazilian red-eared turtle is an omnivorous animal, and it likes to eat a lot of kinds of food. It can be roughly divided into two kinds: animal bait and plant feed. Animal baits include snails, loach, fresh lean meat and animal viscera. Vegetable feed: fresh vegetables, pumpkins, cabbage, etc. In addition, you can also feed some fruits, such as apples, bananas and so on; And grains, like rice. However, before feeding, it must be disinfected, washed and cut up before feeding, especially when the turtle is still relatively small.
2. Feeding frequency: When breeding Brazilian red-eared turtles, special attention must be paid to the feeding frequency. Brazilian red-eared turtles in their infancy, because they are in a period of rapid growth, are usually fed once a day, so as to ensure adequate nutrition. After growing up, the growth rate slows down, usually three times a week can be fed.
3. Feeding amount: The feeding amount of the Brazilian red-eared turtle should be small rather than large. In particular, young turtles should not be fed too much at one time, so as not to overfeed. Because of the larger size of adult turtles, the amount of feeding should be relatively increased. In addition, when the water temperature is suitable, they have a good appetite and can be fed more.
If the Brazilian red-eared turtle does not eat food in the process of breeding, it is necessary to first determine the cause and then take measures. Specifically, there are mainly the following situations:
1. Choose the right food: If the single type of food causes the Brazilian red-eared turtle not to like to eat, then choose a combination of various foods and select the food they are interested in to feed.
2. Appropriately raise the water temperature: If the water temperature is too low to affect the appetite of the Brazilian red-eared turtle and cause them not to eat, then it is necessary to raise the water temperature in time and keep it at the most suitable water temperature, that is, between 20 and 28 degrees.
3. Timely judgment of the type of disease and treatment: If the Brazilian red-eared turtle is sick and does not like to eat, timely judgment of the type of disease according to the symptoms and use of special drug treatment.
