There are many kinds of ornamental turtles. At present, only terrapins are allowed to be raised in our country. Of course, half-terrapins are also included. Tortoises cannot be raised. Terrapins are mostly omnivorous animals prefer to eat meat, few like to eat vegetarian, so the feed should be mainly meat. Generally use more fresh fish and shrimp, which can not only feed it, but also provide adequate calcium, contribute to the development of its tortoise shell, can prevent soft nail disease.
Feeding time for ornamental turtles is usually in the morning or afternoon. As a poikilothermic animal, the appetite of turtles is often affected by the temperature. Therefore, it is easier to eat them when they are fed when they are warm. It should be noted that turtles should not be fed every day, and young turtles can be fed relatively frequently, which can accelerate development. Adult turtles, on the other hand, can be fed once every five to seven days. If they are fed too often, they will easily grow very large before changing their armor.
No matter what kind of animals, feeding feed can not be guaranteed to be just right, especially for novices, it is easy to leave food, for these residual bait must be cleaned in time. Because turtles live in water and eat in water, food residues remain in the water, which can easily lead to deterioration of the water body, which is very harmful to the health of turtles. In addition, when the tortoise enters hibernation, it needs to stop feeding until it wakes up and then re-feed.
