Parrot tortoise
Parrot tortoise is a strange species of turtle that lives in rocky mountains. In shallow streams, parrot tortoises are currently on the verge of extinction in nature, and it is necessary to vigorously propose domestication and artificial breeding of parrot tortoises.
1. Occasion and method
Parrot turtles can be raised in ponds. It can be cultured in tanks and reservoirs. For families and professional households, it is better to cultivate in ponds. The site should be located in a sunny location with leeward direction, abundant water source, convenient drainage and irrigation, not easily infected, and relatively safe environment.
2. Growth and hatching
The body weight of male and female turtles Reaching about 250 grams, it lives for 5 to 6 years. Its gonads begin to mature and it has the ability to reproduce. From September to October in the evening from 5 to 6 o'clock, the temperature is around 20°C to 25°C. Mating begins. In June of the following year, spawning begins when the water temperature rises. The spawning period lasts until mid-August.
Put the new and high-quality fertilized eggs into the incubator. The bottom of the incubator is covered with fine sand about 20 cm thick that can be formed into a ball by hand. Bury the turtle eggs in fine sand 2 cm to 3 cm deep, cover them with wet towels, sprinkle water once to twice a day, maintain the humidity at 80%, and the temperature between 25°C and 30°C. After 50 days to The hatchlings can hatch in 60 days.
The newly hatched juvenile shells do not need to be fed for 1 to 3 days. They only need to be soaked briefly with 8.5% physiological saline for disinfection and disease prevention, and then Transfer to a breeding box covered with fine sand. In 3 days, small fish, shrimps, earthworms and some rice can be fed. After 60 days of careful feeding, they can be transferred to the breeding pond for feeding.
3. Breeding and Control
1. Breeding and Control of Young Turtles : The feed for young turtles is basically the same as the feed for parent turtles, but the particles are required to be finer and softer, and the feeding amount is about the size of the hatchlings.5% to 8% of the sinking amount, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. If artificial full-price pellet feed is used for young turtles, the total weight should be 3% to 5%, and sprinkled on the food table twice in the morning and evening.
2. Feeding and control of adult tortoises: Parrot tortoises have a wide range of food habits, eating both animal feed and plant feed. To make them grow quickly, they should use Animal feed is mainly used, supplemented by plant feed, and a variety of vitamins, trace elements, calcium, phosphorus and other mineral feeds need to be added. The ratio of animal and plant feed should be 7:3 or 8:2. The feed requirements should be fresh, processed and fed on the same day, and no rotten food should be fed.
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