Alabama red-bellied turtle
Alabama red The belly turtle generally weighs 6 to 12 pounds, is fine and smooth, and is flat oval in shape. The color of its carapace ranges from green to black. Under certain circumstances, the green pattern will turn into yellow or red. The plastron is generally orange-red to yellow, and sometimes has black patterns. The size and shape of the patterns are variable.
The skin of the Alabama red-bellied turtle is black, and the head, neck, hands, feet and tail are covered with fluorescent green to fluorescent yellow or green to yellow. stripe. Male turtles have longer front claws and thicker tails. Female turtles are generally larger, with shorter front claws and shorter and thinner tails.
The carapace of the small and medium-sized aquatic turtles of the Alabama red-bellied turtle family is 35~45cm long. The shell color of the Alabama red-bellied turtle is very bright when it is young. When it grows up, Afterwards, the turtle will become dull and dull, with a completely grayish color (in the wild). The Alabama red-bellied turtle, which is carefully raised and raised artificially, can still maintain its bright body color.
The gonads of Alabama red-bellied turtles around seven to eight years old are mature, and they usually mate in early May and enter the spawning period from June to September. Egg-laying is completed four times a year, with about 1 to 10 eggs being laid each time.
In order to popularize the hatching rate, artificial hatching can be used. After the turtle lays eggs, collect the eggs, observe them in direct sunlight, select the best eggs with red insides, and place them in an incubation box with a height of about 10 cm, a width of about 50 cm, and a length of about 70 cm. Spread 6 cm thick fine sand. Maintain the temperature between 25℃ and 32℃, shake the eggs well and then cover with 4 cm thick fine sand. Sprinkle water three times a day, and hatchlings can hatch in 60 to 80 days.
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