The Annam Turtle is mainly distributed in central Vietnam. The rearing temperature is 18-32°C, and the feed is vegetable leaves, fruit, fish meat, shrimp meat, chicken, and animal liver. The diet is more mixed, and occasionally eat a small amount of bananas. In spring and summer, feed twice a week, about 25 grams each. In autumn, the amount of feeding and the number of feedings can be relatively increased. need.
The newly hatched Annan tortoises weigh between 6.4 and 13 grams, with an average of 9.75 grams. After the yolk of the Annan tortoise has been absorbed cleanly, it can be transferred to a large plastic pot for temporary cultivation. When entering the pot, the juvenile tortoise of Annan is soaked in 1 mg/L potassium permanganate solution for disinfection. 0.2 square meters of plastic pots can be stocked with 45 juvenile turtles. The water level in the basin should just submerge the turtle's back. Change the water once a day. Begin to feed with cooked chicken (duck) egg yolk or minced pork liver for 1 week, and switch to minced fish or eel after 1 week. The amount of feeding is based on the leftovers of the juvenile turtles. Feeding should be done in the morning and evening.
Annam turtle hatchlings can be transferred to hatchlings shortly after they switch to fish. Juvenile ponds are cement ponds or ponds. Before entering the pond, juvenile turtles are immersed in 1 mg/elevated potassium manganate solution or 5% salt water for about 10 minutes. The stocking density is 80~100/m2. Animal feeds such as fish, shrimps, snails, and offal of livestock and poultry are mainly fed, supplemented by plant-based fruits, vegetables and grains, and compound feeds with a protein content of about 40% can also be fed. The daily feeding amount is generally 4% to 6% of the body weight of the juvenile turtle, and if it is compound feed, it is 2% to 3% of the turtle body weight, whichever is leftover. 2 feedings in the morning and evening.
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