The yellow-edge box turtle is a very famous turtle species in China, and is deeply loved by the majority of turtle friends. The yellow-edge box turtle is also called the yellow-edge box turtle. Many people directly It is understandable to call it Huang Yuan, who made this a very famous turtle!

In China, there are many people who raise Huang Yuan, and some specialize in Huang Yuan breeding There are also many farms, so this is a relatively large market, and the supply and demand are relatively balanced, but this still cannot prevent the price of Huangyuan from soaring. Among them, Anzhong Huangyuan is the most expensive.

Chinese name: Yellow-margin box turtle;

Chinese alias: Yellow-margin box turtle, Chinese box turtle, food Snake Turtle and Golden Turtle;

Binomial: Cuora flavomarginata;

English name: Yellow-margined Box Turt1e;

Kingdom: Animalia;

phylum: Chordate;

Class : Reptiles;

Order: Turtles;

Family: Turtles;

Genus: Turtles;

Species: Yellow-margined box turtles .

Geographical distribution: In China, it is mainly distributed in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Henan, Hong Kong, Jiangsu, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Macau and Hubei; in foreign countries, it is mainly distributed in Japan. Jiuzhou Island and other places.

Habitat: Semi-aquatic, but prefers land.

Habits and characteristics: The yellow-margined box turtle inhabits forest margins, weeds, and shrubs in hilly and mountainous areas, and in relatively quiet places such as under tree roots and rock crevices. The activity is dark and not far from the valley with flowing water. Likes to live in groups, and often see multiple turtles in the same cave. Circadian activity patterns vary by season.

Price: The price varies greatly according to different distributions.

The yellow-margined tortoise has the distinction of continental margin, platform margin and miscellaneous margin, although They are all yellow-margined tortoises, but because of this small difference, there is a big difference in price. Here are some appearance characteristics and identification of yellow-margined tortoises.

1. Appearance features of the yellow-margined sea turtle

The yellow-margined head is smooth and colorful, with yellow or yellow-green on the side and yellow-green on the top of the head. Olive oil or brown. The front of the snout is flat, and the upper beak is clearly curved. The carapace is dark and high arched, with a light band on it and some with midribs, the colour of the midrib degenerating with age. There are ligaments between the thoracic and abdominal shields, the front and rear half can be completely closed, the scales on the limbs are developed, the claws are five in front and four in the back, with underdeveloped webs, and the tail is moderate. When the head, tail and limbs are retracted into the shell, the plastron and carapace can be tightly closed, hence the name "yellow-edge box turtle".

Second, the gender distinction of yellow-margined sea turtles

The carapace of male tortoises is long and slightly flat, and the tail is thicker and longer; the carapace of female tortoises is thicker , short tail

The male yellow-margined box turtle has a higher dorsal arch, a pointed top, a slightly pointed rear edge of the plastron, a long tail, and a cloacal hole farther from the base of the tail; female turtles have a more arched back Small, but blunt at the top, slightly semicircular posterior margin of plastron, stubby tail, close to the base of the tail.

3. Identification of the yellow-margined box turtle

The shape and color of the carapace of the yellow-margin will change with the change of the growth environment. However, the skin color, pupil, and mouth appearance related to heredity (species) are relatively stable, just like people have height, fatness, thinness, beauty and ugliness, but the racial characteristics are basically the same as the above. Therefore, to distinguish the species (mainland, Taiwan) of the yellow margin, it mainly depends on the skin color of the neck, limbs, pupils, the degree of prominence of the beak tip and the color of the skin of the limbs.

In this step of identification, we don't need to look at the carapace, but looking at the carapace will interfere with us making a correct judgment. In general, the neck of the mainland is light reddish yellow, the pupil line is not obvious, the coracoid process is obvious, and the limbs are light reddish brown. No matter how high the carapace is, how thin the lines are, and how coherent the topline is, the Taiwan edge identified in this way cannot change the lineage of the Taiwanese.

The yellow-margined box turtle is a semi-aquatic (partially terrestrial) turtle. In nature, the yellow-margined box turtle inhabits forest edges, weeds, and shrubs in hilly and mountainous areas, and in relatively quiet places such as under tree roots and stone crevices. Circadian activity patterns vary by season. The yellow-margined box turtle is a mountain turtle and cannot live in deep water.

Huang Yuan is a kind of turtle that is easy to domesticate and raise. They are not afraid of life and have tenacious vitality. Omnivorous, female turtles are sexually mature when they weigh about 450 grams. For turtles of the same age, females are always larger than males. Females can weigh more than 1000 grams, and males rarely exceed 500 grams. Gentle/timid; like other box turtles, when frightened, the head, tail and limbs are retracted into the shell, and then the shell is closed tightly to defend against the enemy. The body structure of the yellow-margined box turtle is more special than that of other turtles. The carapace and plastron, the ventral shield and the chest shield are connected by ligaments. Therefore, when a turtle encounters an enemy, it can be pinched or injured, such as snake , mice and other animals can also shrink themselves into their shells without revealing a bit of flesh, making it impossible for enemies to attack. The yellow-margined box turtle is bolder than other freshwater turtles, is not afraid of people, and rarely fights among its kind. Individuals raised from 2 to 4 months can crawl with the owner under the temptation of food.

The yellow-rimmed sea turtle has a lot of food choices. Many foods are not rejected, but eating well does not mean raising well. How to provide excellent food while making turtles healthier is also very important.

1. Food choices of the yellow-margined sea turtle

The yellow-rimmed sea turtle mainly feeds on animal food, and it mainly likes to eat in wild conditions. Eat earthworms, slugs, centipedes, scarabs, snails, geckos, Butterfly larvae, as well as various vegetables, fruits, etc., are artificially cultivated. The yellow-margined turtle is more likely to eat earthworms, mealworms, and other live bait, plant-based feed, such as tomatoes, bananas, apples, etc., tortoises are healthier. The key is that The turtle's nutrition is balanced, neither to the left nor to the right.

Second, how to make the color of the carapace of the edge more red

The back of the edge is related to the following factors: nutrition, sunlight, exercise.

1. Nutrition: Eat more foods that imitate calcium, such as small shrimp, etc. City-raised can go to the supermarket to buy small shrimp skin, live shrimp is better frozen, followed by earthworms, fast meat growth, and mealworms , rush to eat. Add tomatoes and bananas. Especially during the spawning period, nutrition should be strengthened.

2. Sunlight: For photosynthesis, the best nutrition lies in the absorption, especially the growth of the tortoise shell. Sufficient sunlight can make the turtle's back better to calcify and make the turtle's back higher.

3. Exercise: As the saying goes, life lies in exercise, and exercise lies in persistence. If you want your turtle seedlings to grow taller and rounder, in addition to strengthening nutrition, the more important thing is exercise and body sculpting , more and larger venues are conducive to the movement of turtles.

The rearing of turtles is very important. Just like a newborn baby, some people become athletes, some become champions of bodybuilding, and some become geniuses. Guan Jian lies in the cultivation of the day after tomorrow.