The Brazilian tortoise can be used as a pet tortoise, and it is a popular species for breeders. Under normal circumstances, the adult body length of the Brazilian turtle will be between 20 and 30 centimeters. Each year they can grow 2-8 cm, at the beginning of the juvenile stage, their growth rate will be faster; After that, their growth rate will slowly slow down.
If their size is compared with other objects, when they are first bought, their size is basically equivalent to a coin; In their second year, they're about the size of a teapot lid; By the third year, they will be the size of a computer mouse; In the fourth year, it can grow to the size of the bowl. However, we also need to pay attention to the problem of male and female turtles, male turtles and female turtles in the adult body is not the same, male turtles will be smaller, in the adult body weight is generally only about 1 kg; However, the size of female turtles is relatively large, and their weight can reach 2-4 kilograms after adulthood.
The size of the Brazilian tortoise in breeding for 1-4 years has been introduced above, but this is only under normal circumstances. If careful breeding, that is to say, strict control of the environment, so that water temperature, water quality and other factors are in the most appropriate range, and provide the most nutritious feed such as small fish, shrimp, meat, etc., the growth rate of Brazilian turtles will be very fast, and may even grow up in about two or three years. Therefore, in the family breeding can be adjusted according to the specific situation, if you want them to grow faster, you must pay attention to the proper way of breeding.
