The yellow-bellied sliding turtle is a foreign species, but it has also become very popular in the domestic ornamental turtle market in recent years, and many people will bring them home. So, with so many yellow-bellied sliding turtles on the market, how should one choose a healthy one? We can use the three-look and one-pull method.

First, see if there is something to eat

If a person has a cold, the digestive function in the body may be damaged, and the appetite will naturally be bad. The same is true for the yellow-bellied sliding turtle. Being able to eat a big mouth proves that its stomach is good, its digestive ability is good, and various digestive enzymes in the body are also normal. Furthermore, it can be inferred that the body functions of the yellow-bellied sliding turtle are functioning normally.

So when choosing, we can feed the yellow-bellied sliding turtle some dried fish and dried shrimp in the store, and carefully observe their eating conditions. If the appetite is not good, or the food is simply ignored, it is not recommended. pick.

Second, look at the shell and Whether the limbs and tails are intact

A healthy yellow-bellied sliding turtle should have its shell and limbs intact. If you find that the tail or toes have fallen off, it may be because it fell off during a fight, which is likely to cause wound infection, and it is not recommended to buy it.

In addition, you can take the yellow-bellied sliding turtle in your hand and observe it up close to see the color of their carapace and plastron. Normally, the plastron should be pure yellow, and the carapace should be olive to army green. If there are other colors, it is a hybrid. You can think for yourself whether to buy it.

Third, look at the activity level

The yellow-bellied sliding turtle has a lively personality and is very courageous. Therefore, if it is a healthy yellow-bellied sliding turtle, if you interact with it, they will also respond positively and not be afraid. If you find that the yellow-bellied sliding turtle is very timid and often shrinks its head in the turtle shell, it is very likely to suffer from a disease, and it is not recommended to buy it.

By the way, the yellow-bellied sliding turtle likes deep water, and the water is also very good. If the yellow-bellied sliding turtle is swimming in the water, be sure to see how they swim. Generally in deep water, their swimming posture is very vigorous. If you swim slowly, your mental or physical state may not be very good.

Four, pulling the limbs

This is very simple, we only need to pull the limbs of the yellow-bellied sliding turtle with our hands. But pay attention to the strength, don't use too much force, because it is easy to strain them. When pulling, pay attention to whether the limbs of the yellow-bellied sliding turtle are retracted strongly. If it is strong, it means that the state is still good. On the contrary, the health state may not be the best, so it is not recommended to buy it.

The above are a few tips for choosing the yellow-bellied sliding turtle, I hope it can help you~

Tips: The yellow-bellied sliding turtle likes to bask in the back, if you If you want to keep it, you must have a sun terrace at home.