Breeding method of tortoise 1 There are many ways to raise turtles artificially in breeding places, such as pond culture, tank culture, wooden basin culture and reservoir pond culture. Each way has its own advantages and disadvantages, so you can choose according to local conditions. For general professional households and small-scale farms, it is better to build pond culture because of its convenient management and great economic benefits. Families can choose fish tanks, pots and other containers. 2, feed selection Tortoise has a wide range of feeding habits, such as rice, wheat, peas, small fish, shrimp, insects, snails, refined pork and so on. Among them, the favorite foods are small fish, refined pork and corn. In artificial feeding, in order to avoid poor growth and anorexia caused by a single feed, a variety of feeds should be adopted, such as fish, shrimp, snails and mussels in animal feed and rice, wheat and corn in plant feed. In order to let the tortoise fully digest the feed, before feeding the feed, feed corn, peas, etc. It must be crushed and soaked for about 2 hours, and other large foods must be chopped first. 3. Feeding methods The life of turtles is closely related to the climate, and they start foraging at the beginning of April every year; From June to August, the feeding activity reached its peak and the weight gain rate was the fastest. After the temperature gradually decreased in June 5438+ 10, the food intake began to decrease, and stopped eating when it was below 10 degrees Celsius, and entered the hibernation period. Therefore, turtles should be raised according to their growth characteristics. The main points are as follows: (1) Timing. The temperature is low in spring and autumn, and soft-shelled turtles are only fed around noon, so it is more appropriate to feed them at 8-9 am. From Grain Rain to the autumnal equinox is the peak season for turtles to feed, and it is in summer. Generally speaking, soft-shelled turtles are inactive at noon, and they are usually fed in the afternoon 17- 19, so it is more appropriate to feed in the afternoon 16- 17. Timing can make turtles eat on time and get more nutrition. (2) positioning. Fixed feeding points should be set up along the edge of the pool, and the feeding platform of the feeding point should be close to the water surface, which is convenient for turtles to swallow water and bite. The purpose of feeding the feed in a fixed position is to make the tortoise form a habit, which is convenient for finding food and observing the situation of the tortoise. (3) Qualitative judgment. The feed should be kept fresh, and the leftover food should be removed in time after feeding to prevent the feed from rotting and stinking, affecting the appetite of turtles and polluting the water quality. (4) quantitative. The feeding amount of feed depends on the temperature, water quality, the appetite and activity of soft-shelled turtle, and also depends on the appetite and activity, and it is advisable to have a little surplus in the meal. Generally, feed for one or two days 1 time. Skills of turtle breeding: put some pebbles in the water and fill the prepared glass fish tank with water. Generally, the depth of turtle breeding can be slightly higher than the turtle's back, not too deep. A stone should be placed above the water to provide the turtle with a place to bask in the sun, rest and breathe. The water needs to be changed every day. Turtles need a lot of calcium, so they should be fed calcium-rich food. Water turtles generally feed pork, beef, shrimp, small fish, poultry liver and fish. These foods should be chopped or shredded. If you feed shrimp and fish, you need to remove the head and bones of the shrimp to avoid piercing the throat of the turtle. Frozen food should be thawed and can only be fed to turtles when the temperature is consistent with the water temperature. Tortoise can also eat watermelon. When domestic turtles go into hibernation, they will spread thick wet sand in glass containers and cover them with newspapers. The tortoise will sleep in the sand by itself and replenish water once a week to keep the sand and newspapers moist. Soft-shelled turtles that don't hibernate in the sand can be placed in shallow water and covered with a layer of wet cotton yarn to keep them moist, which also has a certain heat preservation effect. Turtles hibernating in the sand should ensure that the sand is clean and pollution-free, and keep the sand moist during hibernation. Precautions for raising soft-shelled turtles (1) Generally speaking, domestic soft-shelled turtles are pure water turtles. (2) In summer, turtles like to be in the water. To keep the water clean, you need to let the turtle bask in the sun for about ten minutes. You can take the turtle out and let it walk and crawl in sight. The tortoise stopped eating after 10 months and slowly went into hibernation. I woke up slowly in April and May of the following year and began to eat slowly. (3) The feeding amount of turtles is generally the size of their heads and necks. In summer, the temperature is high, and the turtle's metabolism is fast. It can be fed once a day, but it is generally recommended to feed it every other day. Turtles don't like frequent feeding. Turtles are hungry-tolerant animals, provided that sufficient water supply is ensured. (4) When autumn came in June+10, 5438, the tortoise began to eat very little, only once every few days, and didn't stop eating until the tortoise began to hibernate in winter. (5) Turtles that wake up from hibernation must not be fed.