Snapping turtles
Snapping turtles are a relatively cruel species among turtles, so whether they are fed regularly or do other care work You need to pay great attention to it all the time. If we want to raise good snapping turtles, we first need to have a certain understanding of their living habits, so that raising them can be smoother. So let’s take a closer look at the living habits of snapping turtles.
Snapping turtles like to stay in the water during the day, lying on wood or rocks, and occasionally wander on the water. Sometimes their legs are up, their carapace is down, and their heads are exposed above the water. Exercise more frequently in the evening. Snapping turtles also protect their carapace with color, making them look like rotten wood when floating in the water, making them difficult to spot. It often sticks its eyes and nose out of the water, but its head does not stick out completely
Under normal circumstances, snapping turtles have two ways of breathing in the water: when moving in deep water, they swim with their hands and feet. , tread water, keep the body in a stable and upright posture, extend the neck, and the snout shows water breathing; when exercising in shallow water, use the hind limbs to support the bottom of the pool, and the forelimbs do not stop paddling to make the body stand, extend the neck to the snout Exposed to hold breathing. Snapping turtles have the custom of "basking on their backs". Whether it is a natural or artificially farmed snapping turtle, when the weather is clear and the sun is warm, it will climb to quiet beaches and rocks to bask in the sun, often for 2-3 hours a day. When the snapping turtle is basking on its back, its head, neck, hands and feet are fully stretched, and its back is facing the sun, standing proudly. When the ambient temperature is low, juvenile snapping turtles prefer to bask in their backs. Snapping turtles can achieve the following goals by basking on their backs: first, to increase body temperature, accelerate blood circulation, and promote metabolism; second, to kill and remove parasites, pathogens, epiphytic algae, etc. attached to the body surface; third, to promote back growth. The thickening of the nail cortex enhances resistance to adverse external conditions; fourth, it increases the synthesis of vitamin D in the body. If the snapping turtle breeding pond does not have a place to bask, the snapping turtles will easily get sick or even die. It seems that basking is essential for the existence of snapping turtles. Therefore, sunlight must be sufficient in the industrial snapping turtle breeding greenhouse, and a basking place must be established in the snapping turtle breeding pond.
Snapping turtles are naturally aggressive, especially on the mainland, where species often extend their heads and necks to bite each other in order to compete for food, couples and resting places. However, snapping turtles that have lived alone since childhood will not This situation breaks out. Therefore, the principle of breeding snapping turtles in the same pond must be followed during factory breeding. Snapping turtles in different ponds must not be "mixed" together to avoid cannibalism.
Snapping turtles are easily frightened and are extremely sensitive to sounds and movement of objects.If the snake is alerted, it will quickly dive into the water to escape. It is afraid of sound and likes peace, but it is not afraid of light. It does not hide when exposed to light, which is related to its preference for positive energy. Therefore, when catching snapping turtles at night, lamps and flashlights are often used to catch them.
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