Brazilian red-eared turtle (Latin name: Trachemys scripta elegans, English name: Red-eared slider), also known as Brazilian turtle, red-eared turtle, cute turtle, beautiful painted turtle, red-eared painted turtle, grass turtle, Johnson & Johnson Turtles, mahjong turtles, colorful turtles, red-eared skate turtles, Mississippi red-eared turtles, red-eared lateral line turtles, and lovely splendid turtles are one of the subspecies of the colored turtles of the family Zephyridae and a semi-aquatic turtle. The Brazilian red-eared tortoise may be the most widely kept reptile in the world, and it is listed as one of the most dangerous invasive species in the world due to the massive plundering of similar living resources. So how to feed the Brazilian turtle?

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1. Feeding

The amount of food to be fed to a Brazilian turtle is appropriate for the size of its head. The weight and amount you feed should not exceed the size of its head. Turtle about 7cm can be fed once a day, or 5 or 6 times a week, and fasted for 1 or 2 days. The older the turtle, the less frequently it will be fed.

The life of the tortoise is closely related to the climate. It begins to feed in early April every year; its feeding activity reaches its peak from June to August, and its weight gain is the fastest; in October, when the temperature gradually drops, its food intake begins to decrease. , when the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius, it stops feeding and enters the hibernation period. The 7cm Brazilian tortoise can hibernate naturally. After hibernation, the tortoise is stronger and healthier! The hibernation method is very simple. Change the water once a week.

2. Domestication

Reptiles have limited acquired learning ability, and they rely more on innate instincts. Knowing this and domestication will do more with less.

The main purpose of domestication of turtles is to make them not afraid of people and take the initiative to ask their owners for food. The domestication of all animals follows one principle - making it dependent/fearful of people. As long as people who don't have water in their brains know that the former point is the best, but some special cases are not ruled out, for example, the Indian Asam tamed the elephant to make it fearful for people, and the news did not report that he was killed by an angry elephant Is it an Indian elephant trainer? (The method of elephant training has been warned by animal protection organizations for a long time, but it is still arbitrary) The bottom line principle of the animal kingdom-everything is for survival, and almost no animals can train without food rewards. accept. So the conventional method (and to a certain extent, the only method) used in animal domestication is food induction.

The domestication takes place after the turtle has started eating for a period of time. First let the turtle get acquainted with the owner and know that you are not a threat to it. At this time, the turtle should be able to eat in front of the owner or even take food from the owner, and the turtle's physical strength has been replenished. At this time, it doesn't matter that the turtle needs to be hungry for a while because of domestication.