It's just that if you want to choose a qualified herpes toad, you must master the relevant selection skills, otherwise it is easy to be deceived by the merchants, and the unqualified herpes toads will After the turtle is bought home, there will be a lot of trouble. Below, the editor has carefully compiled a practical guide for the selection of the toad and tortoise, you can get it~

1. Observe morphological characteristics

1. Head: The head is relatively wide , and there are obvious black thin stripes from the snout, eyes to the back of the neck; black thin stripes on both sides of the nose and eyes extend to both sides of the neck, and some black thin stripes are also broken in the middle; There is a pair of tentacles under the chin, which can be a pair of white, a pair of black, or a pair of black and white.

2. Carapace: The carapace is dark brown with yellow edges and can be up to 40 cm in length.

3. Plastron: The plastron is creamy yellow with irregular black spots.

4. Limbs: The upper part of the limbs is dark brown, the lower part is white, and there are irregular black spots.

5. Four paws: The lower part of the four paws is dark brown without spots.

6. Tail: The tail is short and small, but the tail of the male turtle is thicker and longer than that of the female turtle.

Small tip: The above is the introduction of the morphological characteristics of the toad and tortoise.

2. Observing the health status

1. Eyes: The eyes of a healthy Histoad toad are bright, touch them with hands to close their eyes and open them to keep an eye on light, moving objects, etc. Responsive.

2. Mouth and nose: Check whether there is mucus or vesicular secretions in the mouth and nose of the tortoise. If there is, the tortoise may have a respiratory infection and is not recommended.

3. Tortoise shell: Press lightly on the tortoise shell with your fingers to see if the tortoise shell is softened and deformed. The plastron and carapace should be solid in a healthy tortoise.

4, Limbs: Gently pull the limbs of the tortoise with your hands, and feel whether it is retracting or struggling strongly. If the response is not strong, it may be that the body is too weak, and it is not recommended to choose.

5. Anus: Look at the anus of the toadstool to see if there is dirty stool, unformed stool, or diarrhea. If so, it is recommended not to choose it, it should be a sick turtle.

6. Swimming posture: When a healthy tortoise swims in the water, its limbs are flexible and natural, and its body is not inclined. If it cannot keep its balance in the water and is biased towards one side, it is recommended not to choose.

About the selection skills of the toad and tortoise, the editor will share this today, I hope it will be helpful to you. Finally, I wish you all the best of luck in bringing home the qualified Histoad tortoises!