sight turtles are favored by many families for domestic consumption because they are easy to care for and have a long life.
However, to keep turtles healthy in an indoor environment, housewives need to master some factors in caring for turtles.
Create an airy living environment
An airy living environment will play an important role in ensuring the health of turtles. Establishing a comfortable living space will make it easier for turtles to move and operate.
For shrimp turtles, they should have a large area with newspaper lining, pine shell or plastic sheets. When raising outdoors, it will require a piece of land with grass to create conditions for turtles to move naturally.
For water turtles, the pond needs to be large enough for the turtles to swim comfortably. Arrange a miniature landscape in the tank such as placing a few rocks higher than the water surface, so that turtles can climb up and dry in the sun. This will help turtles absorb natural light and facilitate metabolism and vitamin D3 synthesis.
Ensuring nutrition
Nutrition will also directly affect the health and development of turtles. Providing the right feed will help turtles maintain good health and prevent disease.
Accordingly, turtles need 70% fiber and 30% fresh vegetables in their diet, so grass, mulberry leaves, hibiscus flowers, kale, mustard greens, lettuce, sweet potato leaves, water spinach, pumpkin, carrots... will be the food for turtles.
Maintain temperature and light
Temperature and light will be two important factors supporting the daily activities of turtles. Maintaining the right temperature and light environment also helps protect the health of turtles better.
Daytime temperatures should be around 32°C, while adult turtles may need around 37°C. Housewives should note that the turtle's habitat should be maintained at around 27°C.
Ornamental turtles need to take regular sunlight or they will experience some symptoms such as weakness, weak body, difficulty moving and weak body.
Therefore, the location of the turtle pond should have a lot of light. If there is no suitable location in the house, you need to install UVB lights and heating lights to create a suitable temperature for the turtles to live.
Sanitation and disease prevention
Farming and disease prevention is one of the factors that cannot be ignored when caring for ornamental turtles. A clean environment helps turtles avoid infections and parasites.
Regularly clean the barn, remove leftover food and waste to prevent bacteria from growing. For water turtle ponds, it is necessary to replace water periodically and ensure that the water is always clean.
