The flame turtle is a species of ornamental turtle that is more suitable for breeding at home. Their back shell color will change in the process of breeding, at first the color is yellow-green, then it will gradually become black-red, after the color change, their ornamental effect will be better. Whether or not flame tortoises develop color is influenced by their own genes. If they have the gene for hair color, they may be able to start hair color in about four months of breeding. However, at the beginning of the hair color is not very obvious, not easy to observe.
Genes with hair color indicate that flame turtles can develop hair color, but when the hair color is affected by the way they are raised later. If they are properly bred, they will develop color early; If the environment is not suitable, it may lead to the delay of their hair color, or even no hair color for several years. Specifically, the two most important factors are feeding and light, if you want to flame turtle hair color fast, we must pay attention to these two aspects.
Flame turtles raised at home can try to breed them after the appropriate age. But they can reproduce is relatively late, the age of about seven or eight years old female flame turtles, will have the ability to reproduce. Of course, there are early-maturing and late-maturing flame turtles, and this time is not necessarily. The best breeding season is in May, when they can mate with male turtles, and then lay eggs in June-September. During this time, they may lay eggs about four times, taking care to keep the environment suitable and provide adequate food.
