The red-faced egg turtle, also known as the red-faced mud turtle, is native to Central and South America. With its unique appearance and funny face, it has become a popular pet ornamental turtle market. So the question is, what skills do we need to know when actually selecting the red-faced egg turtle? Let's take a look~

Tips 1: Understand the red-faced egg turtle

When purchasing, you can first identify the red-faced egg tortoise from the perspectives of appearance characteristics and patterns, etc. This avoids buying impure varieties.

1. Appearance characteristics

The red-faced egg turtle is medium in size, about 12-17.5 cm in length; the carapace is smooth and oval; the plastron is very obvious three segments, and can be freely closed.

2. Patterns

The red pattern on the face is unique to the red-faced egg turtle, but it should be noted that these patterns are not innate, but after a period of time. The development of time gradually manifested itself. If you find an individual with a thick and reddish pattern, you can choose it first, indicating that the owner has raised it better.

Trick 2: Purchasing Channels

The normal ornamental turtle market is a more common purchasing channel, but you must go to a regular and well-reputed store to buy, because this relatively secure. In addition, it is not recommended that you buy online, because it is impossible to judge the species through photos and videos, and it is impossible to observe whether the red-faced egg turtle is healthy.

Trick 3: Check if the body is healthy

1. Status: Give priority to individuals who are in a good state of mind and are lively and active, often shrinking in the corner , and inactive individuals, it may be problematic.

2. Eyes: Healthy red-faced egg turtles have more spirited eyes and can open and close freely. If you find individuals with red and swollen eyes that cannot be fully opened, they may be sick , not recommended to buy.

3. Epidermis: Check whether the epidermis of the red-faced egg turtle has trauma, or whether there are spots and festering. If so, it is not recommended to buy.

4. Tortoise shell: Try to press the tortoise shell of the red-faced egg turtle with your hands. Individuals without softening or deformation can be preferred.

5. Limbs: Check the limbs of the red-faced egg turtle carefully to see if they are complete. If there are any damaged or missing individuals, do not select them.

6. Cloaca: For a healthy red-faced egg turtle, the cloaca should be clean and free of swelling. If watery excrement is found, it may be sick, and it is not recommended to buy.

The above is about the selection skills of red-faced egg turtles! Thanks for reading, and I hope it helps.