How to make the tortoise stick its head out
Don't pay attention, the operator should be patient and can't move his body at will, otherwise the tortoise will easily shrink its head.
For other turtles, tapping the carapace gently will make the glans protrude slowly. For four-eyed turtles, spotted turtles and other species, the turtle's head is down, its tail is up, its body is tilted horizontally, and its head will gradually protrude slowly.
Some sick or small turtles are weak. Turtles can also stick out their heads when pulling out their forelimbs. At this time, they slowly get stuck in the glans and then slowly pull out. Don't push too hard, lest you hurt the turtle. If all the above methods fail, you can grab the turtle's two forelimbs and pull them out first. When the turtle's glans protrudes, the other party immediately grabs the glans.
Extended data
1, how to control the glans penis
When the glans penis is extended, the thumb and forefinger should be used to quickly clamp both sides of the back end of the head, and the fingers should just clamp the glans penis at the place where the neck is connected with the head, so that the glans penis cannot be retracted into the shell. After clamping the glans penis, don't pull it out. You can only control the glans penis to prevent its head from shrinking into its shell. When the head is not retracted into the shell, the head can be gently and slowly pulled outward. Be careful: don't push too hard, so as not to pinch the glans penis.
2. How to make the tortoise open its mouth
In order to make the tortoise open its mouth, it is necessary to control the glans first, and then break the tortoise's mouth with the help of machinery. If the tortoise's neck shrinks in the human shell, it will be more difficult for the tortoise to open its mouth; Moreover, after the tortoise is frightened, it takes a long time to slowly eliminate its timidity and then slowly stick its head out. After controlling the turtle's glans, the turtle is usually made to open its mouth with the help of an opener, a metal bar or a hemostatic forceps.
Specific operation method: first erect the turtle and stimulate the edge of the turtle mouth with hard objects. When the turtle attacks with its mouth open, the operator immediately puts the mouth opener, hemostatic forceps or metal bar into the turtle mouth, and immediately adjusts the position of the mouth opener to make the turtle mouth open. In addition, because the young turtle is small and weak, the operator can also directly open the turtle's mouth by hand, one person controls its head, and the other person releases hard objects such as hemostatic forceps to open the turtle's mouth after breaking its upper and lower jaws.
3. Methods of controlling turtle limbs
In the process of daily management, examination and treatment, it is often necessary to pull out turtle limbs. However, the tortoise's limbs are very flexible, and when disturbed, it will immediately retract into the human shell. The tortoise's limbs have a movement law: put the tortoise's abdomen up, stimulate its left forelimb with hands or hard objects, and its right hind limb will stick out; If the right forelimb is stimulated, its left hind limb will stretch.
Conversely, if the left hind limb is stimulated, its right forelimb will elongate. After understanding the movement law of the tortoise, the operator should make preparations in advance. When the hind limb or forelimb is extended, the operator can quickly grasp it and hold the thigh (thigh) with the index finger so that it cannot be retracted into the shell. If you only grasp the calf or palm, the turtle leg will easily retract. For a small turtle, sometimes you can grasp the palm directly first, then pull the leg hard and move slowly to the calf. However, we must pay attention to it. When grasping the paws, we must grasp them more. We can't just grasp the paws or grasp several paws, so as not to hurt the turtle.
fodder
The turtle's life is closely related to the climate, and it begins to eat at the beginning of April every year. Feeding activity reached its peak from June to August, and the weight gain rate was the fastest. 5438+ 10 After the temperature gradually dropped in June, its food intake began to decline. When the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius, stop eating and enter the hibernation period. Therefore, turtles should be raised according to their growth characteristics, and the general requirements are as follows:
(1) timing. The temperature is low in spring and autumn, and the tortoise is inactive in the morning and evening. It only feeds around noon, so it is more appropriate to feed 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, get more nutrition and ensure fresh feed.
(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 turtles in a fixed position is to make them form a habit, so that they can find food conveniently, and at the same time, it is convenient to observe the activities of the turtles and check their feeding situation.
(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 1 ~ 2 days/time.
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