Ink phenomenon will only appear in the male grass turtle body, but not all male grass turtles will ink. Tortoise ink is a natural physiological phenomenon, the specific performance of the tortoise body color from dark brown into black, its ink generally start from the eyes, slowly developed to the neck, limbs and so on. The occurrence of ink turtle mainly depends on its own male hormones and hormones, so not all male turtles will occur completely ink or even ink.
If you want the grass turtle to be blackened, it is best to choose a darker turtle seedling when you buy it, and you must pay more attention in the breeding process, such as providing it with a suitable environment and feeding more bait such as fish and shrimp. In fact, no matter whether the domestic grass turtle can become a black turtle, the breeder should carefully raise it.
The time for the grass turtle to turn into ink is uncertain. Generally speaking, male grass turtles may turn into ink after entering the sexual maturity period. Therefore, if domestic grass turtles want to become ink turtles, they should be kept for at least five years. But not all tortoises can be inked, and even after entering sexual maturity, the time of inking reaction varies.
