The four-clawed tortoise is a small tortoise. Why are they called pineapple buns? Mainly because there are creamy yellow gaps between their carapace scutellum, with mottled black spots in the middle, and the overall appearance is quite like a pineapple bun.

The four-clawed tortoise is a national first-class protected animal. Individuals are prohibited from keeping it, and merchants are prohibited from selling it. Therefore, the editor does not recommend that everyone own this tortoise. However, this does not prevent us from having a deep understanding of them.

1. Basic information

1. Aliases: dry turtle, taspaha, prairie turtle, tortoise, soft-shell turtle

2, foreign language Name: CentralAsiantortoise

3. Protection level: Vulnerable (VU) IUCN standard

4. Distribution area: India, Pakistan, Iran are distributed, but in China only distributed in Xinjiang Huo within the county.

2. What does a four-clawed tortoise look like?

The four-clawed tortoise is very small. The carapace is 95-130 mm long, 86-119 mm wide and 51-69 mm high. Females are slightly larger than males. The shell is usually brown or black, while the bulk of the scale is yellow and the rest of the body is straw yellow and brown.

What are the habits of the three- and four-clawed tortoises?

The four-clawed tortoise lives in the loess hilly areas at an altitude of 600-1100 meters. Change the activity time according to the temperature change. When they rest, they usually hide in caves or crevices. There are two types of caves: temporary caves and dormant caves. The temporary caves do not have a fixed location. Most of them choose the base of wormwood and splendens for temporary hiding.

What do four-clawed tortoises eat?

Four-clawed tortoises are typical herbivorous tortoises. The tortoise's diet is not unique. It prefers broadleaf weeds such as dandelion, and will also eat some fresh plant leaves and flowers. Likes to drink water and often makes a low gurgling sound when drinking water.

How do five and four-clawed tortoises reproduce?

The four-clawed tortoise usually comes into heat a few weeks after going out of sleep. They circle around to attract females to mate. After about a month, the female turtle will start to build a nest and lay eggs. The female turtle will lay 1-5 eggs per nest. It will take about 56-84 days to hatch the hatchlings at about 28°C.

How to distinguish male and female tortoises?

There is no way to distinguish male and female tortoises when they are small, and when they grow up After 12.5 cm (5 inches), look at the tail. Females have shorter tails with a *-shaped cloaca, while males have much longer tails with a one-shaped cloaca, the tail is curved on the side of the body, and the space between the anus and rump shields is small.

This is a brief introduction to the pineapple bun four-clawed tortoise. I wonder if you are attracted by their cute appearance~