1. Temperature: The flat-back musk turtle can adapt to a wide range of temperatures, and only needs to control the water temperature at 20 to 30 degrees when raising. Pay attention to the temperature not too low or too high, otherwise it will affect their health.
2. Food: The flat-backed musk turtle likes to eat some mollusks or small insects. Uch as snails, clams, mussels, etc. When feeding them, we should pay attention not to feed them singly, but to feed them with some nutrient-rich and calcium-rich artificial feed to ensure their nutritional balance.
3, light: Flat back musk turtles rarely bask in the sun, they like to come out at dusk and night activities. Therefore, attention should be paid to avoiding direct sunlight when feeding. Usually, it can provide them with a certain amount of light to supplement calcium. But pay attention to the light intensity is relatively low, and 1 to 2 hours a day can be.
4. Water quality: The musk turtle mainly lives in the water and is sensitive to the change of water quality. If the water quality is not clean, polluted or changed greatly, they are easy to die.
The flat back musk turtle is a relatively delicate turtle species. They live mainly in water and easily die because of changes in water quality. Therefore, special attention should be paid to ensure that the water body is clean, healthy and stable.