Pig-nosed turtles
Pig-nosed turtles usually like to eat some vegetarian food , can also be well adapted to the feeding provided by humans, and can also provide many kinds of meat in some special periods. In other words, this is a turtle that is not picky about food and is easy to raise.
1. Food habits of pig-nosed turtles
Pig-nosed turtles have a mixed diet. Adult turtles still eat a lot of food. Because they are naturally lazy, they do not automatically catch food. The pig-nosed turtle's eating principle is to wait and see what happens, and eat whatever it encounters. It won't be picky about the fat or the thin. Therefore, celery, fungus, cabbage, rice amaranth, green vegetables, apples, pears, tomatoes, lettuce, watermelon, grapes, cucumbers, etc., beef, shrimp, animal offal, mealworms, crickets (certain introduction), red blood worms, etc. Everything else may be their food. Pig-nosed turtles are definitely not picky or anorexic, or may stop eating.
Two. The pig-nosed turtle starts eating
The newly purchased pig-nosed turtle does not It needs to be fed in a hurry. Only when it adapts to the new water quality environment will it start eating slowly. So you have to keep the environment quiet and quiet, and this process usually takes about three or four days. After that, if the conditions are right, the strong pig snout will successfully start eating. It is best to use fruits with special fragrance (such as bananas, grapes, etc.) for the first feeding, which can easily stimulate the pig's interest and appetite. The amount of feeding should not be too much, because the main purpose is to start eating and at the same time let its stomach and intestines work in the new water quality environment. After the food is successfully started and penetrated successfully, normal feeding can be carried out.
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