Parrot turtle is a strange turtle species. It originally lived in rocky shallow rivers in mountainous regions. Now it is in danger of extinction in the natural world. It is necessary to vigorously promote domestication and artificial breeding of parrot turtles.
Recently, technicians from the leading museum of amphibians and reptiles in Haining City, Zhejiang Province, have succeeded in cultivating parrot turtles. The parrot turtle has a long tail and has scales. Its head, eyes, and mouth resemble parrots. It is particularly lovable. It has powerful limbs, sharp claws, 5 claws on the forelegs, 4 claws on the hind limbs, and a beak between the fingers and toes. It can crawl quickly and can climb stones and trunks. When quiet, it looks like an owl watching the prey. It was irritated and often buzzed, and opened his mouth to defend himself. If an animal larger than it is encountered, it will suddenly make a roar in its mouth and scare the enemy. The parrot turtle is of great ornamental value. Its unique facial features, its laughing gestures, its peculiar actions provoked life, and it was raised in glass jars. The back shell of the parrot turtle has not been carved. It is a natural handicraft. If you use multiple turtle shells or a variety of materials to stick to a variety of unique and exquisite handicrafts, it will be even more exhilarating. Parrot turtle not only has ornamental value, but also its meat is delicious, delicate and odorless. It is a high-protein, high-amino acid, low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-calorie food and has a nourishing and health-care effect. Its meat, blood, eggs, gallbladder and turtle shells can be used as medicine, can be used to make yin and yang, cure cold, impotence, prolapse of the uterus, vaginal discharge, infertility, spermatorrhea, prolapse, enuresis, leukemia, thrombocytopenia, neurasthenia, etc. Zhu Zheng. Turtle plate has a swelling effect, folk tradition with parrot turtle treatment of edema, excellent effect. Therefore, parrot turtle is a highly valued breed. The artificial breeding technique of parrot turtle is introduced as follows:
First, venues and facilities
Parrot turtles can be raised in ponds, cylinders, and ponds. It is better for families and specialized households to raise their ponds. The site should be selected where the leewards are sunny, the water sources are adequate, the drainage and irrigation are convenient, and the environment is relatively quiet. The pool can be made of bricks and bricks, using cement to wipe the light. The size of the pool depends on the number of turtles. The depth of the pool is about 80 centimeters. The bottom of the pool is shaped like a pot. The bottom of the pool should be covered with 20 centimeters of sand. The pool should be kept at 50. About a centimeter, the pond can be planted with a small amount of weeds or stocked with some water lilies so that the turtles can hide or hide. On the land around the breeding ponds, a fence with a height of 1m to 1.5m will be built to prevent escape, and spawning grounds will be set up in the enclosure. The pond is a perennial habitat for turtles. It is generally built on the southern tip of the lake. It has an egg production site at the north end. It has a short east-west direction and a long north-south direction. The east, west and south sides of the pond are constructed with cement to build the wall of the pond and are perpendicular to the bottom of the pond. About 30 centimeters above the impoundment level, the top of the wall is designed to prevent fleeing, and the north is connected to the spawning ground with a gentle slope to facilitate the laying of eggs from the mother and the turtle. The spawning ground area is set at 0.05 square meters per turtle, all of which are piled into a box shape with high-quality loamy soil or sandy loam soil to facilitate manual egg collection.
Second, breeding and hatching
Male and female turtles weigh about 250 grams, turtle age 5 to 6 years of age, their gonads begin to mature, and have reproductive capacity. From September to October, from 5pm to 6pm, temperatures begin at 20°C to 25°C, and spawning starts when the water temperature rises in June of the following year. The spawning period lasts until mid-August. Spawning takes place from dusk to dawn, and lasts until around 8 am the following morning. During the spawning period, it is best not to disturb the female turtle at the spawning ground during the night. On the morning of the next day, the female turtles have left the spawning ground and entered the pool. According to the traces of the turtle's spawning holes, the eggs can be dug and gently picked out and laid flat in the collection box (pot) and sent to the tank. Artificial incubation. In the egg-filling device, a layer of 3cm or so wet sand is laid, and the eggs must be arranged in order to prevent extrusion. After picking the eggs, the spawning ground should be leveled by hand. If the site is too dry, water should be sprayed to adjust the humidity so that it can lay eggs again. Put the fresh and high-quality fertilized eggs picked out into the incubator. Spread the bottom of the incubator with about 20 cm of fine sand that can be hand-kneaded and bury the eggs one by one in the sand that is 2 to 3 cm deep. , Wipes on the cover, watering 1 to 2 times a day, keeping the humidity 80%, the temperature between 25 °C to 30 °C, after 50 days to 60 days will hatch hatchlings. Freshly hatched juveniles do not need to be fed within 1 to 3 days. They can be sterilized and prevented by just dipping in 8.5% saline, and then transferred to a terrarium with fine sand. After 3 days, the fish, shrimps, clams, and a little rice can be fed. After 60 days of careful feeding, the fish can be transferred to a rearing pond for rearing.
Third, feeding and management
1. Juvenile turtle feeding and management. The hatchling's feed is basically the same as that of the turtle's feed, except that the pellets are required to be softer and softer, and the feeding amount is about 5% to 8% of the weight and weight of the hatchlings, and they are each shot in the afternoon and afternoon. If artificial hatchery artificial full-grain feed is used, the total body weight will be 3% to 5%, and it will be sprinkled on the table in the morning and evening. If artificial powder feed is fed, it should be fully wetted and rubbed for a long time to make it soft and full of viscosity, and then be fed near the water on the food table. Turtle ponds should have sun shade on the shed, and should be filled with fresh water to keep the water fresh. The residue should be cleared in time to prevent water from being damaged. The winter hatchlings should be kept warm to ensure safe wintering. They can be covered with plastic film when the water temperature is below 15°C.
2. Adult turtle feeding and management, parrot turtle eating a wide range, both animal feed, but also eat plant feed, to make it grow faster, should be based on animal feed, supplemented by vegetable feed, but also need to add a variety of Vitamins, trace elements, and calcium, phosphorus and other mineral feeds. The ratio of animal and plant feeds should be 7:3 or 8:2. The feeds should be fresh. The feeds should be fed on the same day of the day and no rotten food should be fed. The quality and quantity of feed also vary according to the different growth stages and climatic conditions of parrot turtles. July to September each year is the peak period for feeding activities of parrot turtles, and the fastest weight gain is achieved. Therefore, these three months should be supplied with sufficient nutrients to allow them to eat more quickly. In spring and autumn, the parrot turtle likes to feed before and after noon, so feed it before noon. Summer temperatures are high, and most of them are active during the afternoon from 5 to 7 pm. During the period of hibernation, the feeding amount should be increased to make the turtle long-term fat, which is conducive to wintering. Before the mating period of the parrot turtle and during the mating period, feeds rich in protein and easy to digest, as well as vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, etc. should be fed to increase the fertilization rate and reproduction rate of parrot turtles. After November of each year, when the temperature is lower than 15°C, parrot turtles will lie in the sediment at the bottom of the pool, and they will stay in a state of hibernation. At this point no need to feed, do not need to change the water, but pay attention to insulation, covered with straw and other objects around the pool. Normally (referring to the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn) should pay attention to changing the water in the rearing pond, changing it once every two days in the summer and changing every five days in the spring and autumn to keep the water clean and prevent the turtle from getting sick.
Fourth, disease prevention
Parrot turtles have a strong vitality and usually do not suffer from illness. However, diseases such as nutrition and metabolism can also occur when feeding is poor.
1. Malnutrition. 1 Cause: Long-term feeding of a feed with low nutritional value. 2 Symptoms: The diseased turtle's constitution is wasting, lack of energy, accompanied by indigestion, and the turtle's weight loss is about 20%. 3 Prevention and treatment: Feeding nutrients rich in feed (such as: lung, bovine lung, liver, etc.) and appropriate amount of yeast tablets can be cured.
2. Fat metabolism disorders. 1 etiology: excessive feeding of denatured fatty acids in the turtle body large savings, resulting in liver, kidney, pancreatic dysfunction, metabolic disorders and lesions. 2 symptoms: sick turtles slow movement, often swim in the water, decreased appetite, and finally refused to die. 3 control: First, do not cast high-fat diet (such as fat) and dry silkworm cocoon stored for a long time; Second, do not feed the spoilage of feed; Third, in the feed properly add VE, VC, etc., to prevent feed protein and fat It is oxidized and deteriorated; the fourth is to feed animal feed and vegetable feed in proportion. Pay attention to and do the above things to avoid the occurrence of the disease.
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