Jamaica painted turtles easy to raise. It only needs to ensure that the temperature is controlled at about 25 degrees. They do not require much food, light and so on.
1. Temperature: It is necessary to accurately control the temperature in raising the Jamaican painted turtle. During the day, the temperature needs to be controlled at about 25 degrees. The temperature at night can be properly lowered and controlled at 20 to 21 degrees. The temperature can also be adjusted according to the season, but the temperature difference should not be too large.
2. Food: Jamaica painted turtles are omnivorous turtles, and it is relatively simple to feed them. When they are adults, they are mainly fed vegetarian food, and when they are young, they can be fed more meat food. In general, you can feed some fruits and vegetables, you can also feed some snails, small fish, shrimp, or all kinds of nutritious turtle food.
3. Water quality: Raising Jamaica painted turtles requires higher water quality. At ordinary times, we should pay attention to changing water frequently to ensure that the water quality in the tank is clean. Otherwise, it is easy to breed various bacteria and affect the health of color turtles.
4. Light: The Jamaican painted turtle likes to bask in the sun. Therefore, when raising them, we must ensure that they are provided with enough light. They can be provided with some places to sun their backs, or they can be irradiated regularly every day with UVB artificial light sources.
5. Water level: It is necessary to prepare a 60-120 cm aquarium for raising Jamaican painted turtles. The water level in the tank should be kept at about 30 cm. If you are raising young turtles, you need to lower the water level appropriately to prevent the turtles from drowning.
