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Turtles are one of many people's beloved pets for their slow movements and cute looks.😀
Today, for those who want to welcome a turtle as a pet, we will learn about what to consider for a turtle and how to raise a turtle.
Select the Turtle Type
Turtles have different temperatures and living conditions for each type.
There are sea turtles that live in the sea and land turtles that live only on land, and each turtle has a different living environment, such as wetland turtles, semi-aquatic turtles, and fully aquatic turtles. 😮
If you have decided on the type of turtle you want to raise, you should check the country of origin of the turtle and create a temperature or living environment suitable for it.
Creating a Living Environment for Turtles.
Turtles may have a slightly different living environment for each type 🧐
Please prepare a large tank in common and a clean and safe place for turtles to feel.
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You don't have to consider the pH of the water in the tank, but if you're using tap water, remove chloride using a chlorine filter or put water in advance and leave it in the scorching sun for 2-3 days before using it. 🌞
Turtle's prey
It is also important to take care of the nutrition of turtles.
In addition to regular feed, you can also provide additional snacks such as fruits and vegetables 🥗
They can eat fruits and vegetables, insects and insects, and even fish.
While raising a turtle, please check what food it eats well, how much it eats, and how often it eats and provide it.
Also, young turtles are better off taking care of meat than fruits or vegetables because most of them change their food habits to vegetables or fruits as they grow up. 🍗
Food that turtles can't eat
Turtles have different food habits from species to species, but there are common foods to avoid.
First of all, dairy products are one of the foods you should avoid because reptiles cannot digest milk 🍼
Turtles don't have the ability to break down the lactose in dairy products, so they can die if they eat dairy products.
Seconds,, oxalate plants 🥑
It's better not to give the turtle plants with oxalate.
Oxalate can interfere with the absorption of calcium in turtles and cause deficiencies, which can lead to kidney problems, so be careful.
It is said to be in some plants, beans, and avocados.
The third one is snacks like sugar, candy, and chocolate 🍫
Since turtles can digest very little sugar, don't eat foods that contain too much sugar please be careful.
Lastly, it's dog food or cat food
Dog or cat food is a nutritional ingredient needed for dogs or cats since it's made up, to give it to the reptile turtle It leads to overnutrition or deficiency
Please be careful as your liver may be damaged.
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Temperature and Illuminance Management
Turtles are sensitive to temperature and illumination 💡
If you checked the type and country of origin of the turtle, you can know the living environment of the turtle.
If you checked the turtle's living environment, you can use thermostats and UV lamps to meet the environmental conditions needed for the turtle to maintain proper temperature and illumination. 😉
After touching the turtle, wash your hands
The last thing you need to keep in mind for a healthy life with turtles is that you must wash your hands after touching them 🤲
Salmonella bacteria inhabit the turtle's body.
Infection with this salmonella can cause food poisoning and gastrointestinal disorders such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and fever.
In severe cases, acute renal failure or sepsis can lead to death, so be sure to wash your hands when touching or petting turtles. 😨
So far, we've seen how to raise turtles.
I hope it was good information for those who resolved to raise turtles.
We will come back with a useful post next time.
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