The Chinese tortoise, commonly known as tortoise, is the most widely distributed and most numerous species of turtles in my country. It is a top-grade food tonic and medicinal tonic, and it has been regarded as a symbol of health and longevity in China since ancient times. In the international market, the Chinese tortoise is very popular, and people in Japan, the Philippines, and Europe and the United States regard it as a symbol of good luck and longevity, so the tortoise has also become a pet that people like to keep.

Physical characteristics

The tortoise body is long oval, with a slightly carapace Uplifted, with 3 longitudinal edges and obvious ridges. The top of the head is black olive, with smooth skin on the front and fine scales on the back. The plastron is flat and the rear end is notched. The neck, limbs, and exposed skin are grey-black or black olive.

The male is smaller in size, has a long tail, and has a foul odor. When sexually mature, the carapace and plastron are black, and the olive green pattern on the skin fades and turns black.

The female carapace is light brown to dark brown, the plastron is brown-black, the tail is short, and the body has no odor. Chinese tortoises have strong adaptability to the environment, low water quality requirements, and greater tolerance to poor water quality. During high-density farming, there is no mutual killing and the prevalence is low.

Life habits

The tortoise breathes with its lungs, and has horny nails on the body surface, which can reduce water evaporation. Sexually mature tortoises lay their eggs on land and do not need to go through the fully aquatic stage.

The tortoise is an omnivorous animal. In nature, the animal feed is mainly worms, small fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, clams, earthworms and animal carcasses and Internal organs, hot pig blood, etc.; plant feeds are mainly plant stems and leaves, melon peels, wheat bran, etc.

The tortoise likes to burrow in groups, sometimes due to too many groups, the carapace is smooth and the limbs are worn and the skin is still not scattered.

Shelling of tortoises is an extremely rare phenomenon in nature and may also be an abnormal phenomenon of living things.

Natural Enemy Information

The main enemies of tortoises are snakes, water rats, weasels, wild cats, etc. In summer, tortoises are often active at night, and water rats and weasels also come and go at night. Although tortoises are protected by hard shells, they are still easily bitten by enemies and die. In addition, when the turtle eggs are putrefied and deteriorated, a large number of ants are often attracted to endanger the eggs and hatchlings, which is detrimental to the breeding of turtles. Therefore, we must pay attention to remove these enemies, so that the breeding tortoises can get a good ecological environment, which is conducive to the reproduction and growth of the tortoises.