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Deep or shallow water for red-crowned leatherback turtles

2021-01-05 / 849 Read

The red-crowned leatherback is suitable for shallow water. Because when the water depth exceeds the upright height of the red-crowned leatherback turtle, it is easy to cause the red-crowned leatherback turtle to choke on water or be drowned. After understanding whether the red-crowned leatherback turtle is raised in deep water or shallow water, let's take a look at how to properly raise the red-crowned leatherback turtle.

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Water quality requirements for red-crowned leatherback turtle It is relatively high, and the water in the tank must be clean when raising red-crowned leatherback turtles. Therefore, the water needs to be changed frequently, and a filter system can also be added to the tank.

The red-crowned leatherback turtle is an omnivorous turtle. When feeding red-crowned leatherback turtles, you can feed some vegetable leaves and leftovers. You can also feed the red-crowned leatherback turtle some water turtle feed or small fish, shrimp, mealworms, etc.