The star-spotted water turtle
The spotted turtle is native to North America. It has certain cold resistance and has the habit of hibernating. It meets the ambient temperature of 19-28°C. When the temperature is lower than the appropriate temperature, it will eat a little and move slowly. In winter, you can use a heater to raise them, and add a thermometer to check the water temperature in the raising environment. This will help the animals grow healthily. All species of aquatic turtles need UVB ultraviolet rays, and different species require different levels of ultraviolet rays. Star-spotted turtles sometimes take part in sunbathing activities and can be exposed to direct sunlight. If there are no conditions, it is also a good choice to provide auxiliary lamps with a UVB content of 5%. The UVB lamp illumination time is 4-8 hours. There is no need to illuminate it every day (although use sunlight).
The artificial growth of spotted water turtles can generally adapt well to weakly alkaline water quality. As long as the water quality is safe, there is no need to worry about the rotten skin and nails of the spotted turtles. In nature, it rests in wetlands, at the borders of rivers and seas, or in small rivers. It lays eggs 1-2 times every year between May and July, and each litter can produce 1-8 oval eggs.
Star-spotted water turtles are omnivorous and partial to carnivorous. They are artificially raised to provide abundant food varieties and are generally strong and beautiful. Artificial breeding can provide a variety of food, including river fish, river shrimp, snails, suckling rats (a small amount), silkworms, earthworms, crickets, cornworms, small non-toxic frogs, freshwater crustaceans, fruits and vegetables, artificial turtles, Box Turtle Feed.
Although it is classified in the genus Aquatic Turtle, the environment it needs to rest is more likely to be an emblem, a gold-headed turtle, or some kind of box turtle. Therefore, the water level of the breeding environment should be shallow, and a mainland or resting platform needs to be built. According to the percentage, the breeding ratio should be 70% of the water area and 30% of the mainland.
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