Up to now, the three-edged black turtle has become the favorite of many old turtle friends and hardcore players. However, how to choose a healthy, high-quality three-leafed black turtle before raising it? Below is a selection guide for your reference.

1. Pay attention to the appearance characteristics

1. Body shape: The carapace of the three-sided black turtle is 15-18 cm in length, and there are three light-colored ridges on the back. It is obvious whether it is a hatchling or an adult turtle.

2. Stripes: They have V-shaped stripes on their head, extending from the tip of the nose to the neck, usually yellow to orange-red.

3. Color: The carapace of the three-sided black turtle is brown-red, and the edge of the fringe shield is yellow. The head and limbs are brown, and the limbs are brown or dark brown with some yellow spots.

Selection skills: Pay attention to observation when choosing, try to choose the three-sided black turtle that matches the above shape characteristics, otherwise it will not be highly ornamental when you buy it back.

2. Understand the health status

1. Eating: At normal temperature, you can observe whether the three-sided black turtle eats actively, or eats after being lured. If not, don't choose.

2. Shell and limbs: Observe whether the shell and limbs are festering, and see if the limbs are missing.

3. Strength: You can pull the limbs of the three-sided black turtle with your hands to see if the retraction or struggle is strong.

4. Plastron: When crawling, the plastron cannot be dragged on the ground, and it can return to its original state after turning over the back shell.

5. Excretion: Observe whether there is sticky stool at the excretion, if there is any, do not choose it, as lesions may occur.

However, the method of judging whether the black turtle is healthy is not only the above points, but also needs to observe the overall situation from all angles and angles.

Three, choose the purchase channel

There are various channels to buy the three-sided black turtle, such as flower and bird market, turtle market, online shop, etc. has its own advantages. The editor recommends that you try to choose a physical store to buy, because you can observe the status of the three-edged black turtle up close, so as to better judge whether the turtle can be bought.

The above is the selection skills of the three-edged black turtle introduced by the editor. Finally, I would like to tell you that the price of the three-edged black turtle is about 1000-2000 yuan a piece, if the difference is too large , you need to judge by yourself~ I hope you can all choose the three-edged black turtle you like.