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Is the money turtle a terrapin or a tortoise? How deep is the water?

Skyler White
2020-06-10 23:21:40
Money turtles belong to a kind of terrapin, but they need water and land amphibious life, can not often stay in the water. Most of the wild money turtles are distributed in shallow waters such as streams and lakes, and sometimes in paddy fields and mountain streams with high humidity; When the sun is better, they will climb to the ground to bask in the sun. The same is true in the family farming, farming must pay attention to the water level, and let them often bask in the sun, do not always put in the water.
Is the money turtle a terrapin or a tortoise? How deep is the water?

a money turtle is a terrapin or a tortoise

Money turtle is a pet turtle. Before breeding them, we need to know their attributes first, and then we can control the environment. Terrapins and tortoises are two relatively large differences in the habits of turtles, money turtles belong to a terrapin, is a freshwater turtle. They need to live in water, and some life activities need to be carried out in water. However, they need amphibious life and can not stay in the water all the time. Some life activities also need to be carried out on land, such as breathing, basking in the sun and so on. Wild money turtles are usually found in less polluted streams, lakes and other waters, and sometimes in more humid rice fields and mountain streams; When there is more light, they will climb to the ground to bask better.

The same is true in the family breeding, need water, but need to pay attention to the water level is not too high, otherwise the money turtle can not put his head out of the water to breathe. In addition, they can not be kept in the water all the time, they need to be taken out to bask in the sun from time to time. Of course, you can also put some objects in the container for money turtles to climb up and bask in the sun, so you don't have to take them out of the container.

2. the water depth of the money turtle is more or less appropriate

The money turtle is a kind of terrapin, and it needs water to be raised. However, as mentioned above, some activities of money turtles can not be carried out in the water. For example, they breathe with lungs, so they need to contact air when they breathe. Therefore, when farming, the water can not be too deep, let them live in a deep-water environment for a long time, they may lack oxygen, or even choke water. It's better to keep the water level in their shells, so they can easily reach out and breathe.

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