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| The best types of turtles for home rearing |
The best types of turtles for home rearing
Although
turtles are not the most active pets, they are very beautiful and
friendly. Just watching them swim and move around the house or garden
can be calming and contribute to relieving stress. It is also great that
caring for them does not require much effort or cost, so In this article, we will learn about the best types of turtles for home breeding
Red-eared turtle (Red-Eared Slider)
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| Red-eared turtle (Red-Eared Slider) |
The
red-eared turtle is very popular, so it is widely available, which
makes it easy to obtain it. These turtles are beautiful, social and
friendly, and they are usually active throughout the day.
Red-eared
turtles love to swim, but they are usually housed indoors to protect
them from external weather conditions, while providing appropriate
lighting and space for their movement. They can also be left in the
garden, if the weather is warm
Eastern box turtle
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Eastern box turtle
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Eastern
box turtles are quiet and a little shy, they don't like to be handled
much, and they are most active in the early morning when their
environment is damp
The
eastern box turtle requires a moist and good environment to maintain
the health of its respiratory system, and its place must be kept warm,
in addition to the need to provide a large surface of water, and the
food of the young turtle often consists of slugs, worms, insects, or
larvae, while the adult can be fed seeds and fruits and herbs, in addition to fish and eggs
Frilled turtle (Western Painted Turtle)
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| Frilled turtle |
The
frilled turtle spends the night sleeping at the bottom of the pond or
on partially submerged objects. During the day, it is very active, and
it is a bit shy, which makes it like to hide most of the time. It is
worth noting that observing the frilled turtle is fun. For the beauty of
its shells and its distinctive design
The
frilled turtle loves to swim, so it needs clean water, for drinking and
swimming, with a water area of not less than four times the size of the
turtle, and at a depth of at least 1.5 times the length of the turtle,
and their water tank must be filtered, and it is worth noting that they
should be exposed to light The sun is a period of time, and the frilled
turtle mainly feeds on plants and small animals, such as; Fish, aquatic
insects and some carrion
Masked Turtle (Common Musk Turtle)
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| Frilled turtle |
The
masked turtle does not like to be dealt with much, as it can become a
little aggressive, or release a musty smell when it feels threatened,
but in return it is brave, curious, and loves to have fun and entertain
itself
The masked turtle is a carnivore, quot; Insects,
snails, tadpoles and algae, and they sometimes search for fish carrion.
It is worth noting that the hooded turtle does not like to swim, so the
water bodies around it must be shallow
(Spotted Turtle)
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| Spotted Turtle |
The spotted turtle is so named; because
of the presence of colored spots on its shell, and it is very active
from March to October, and it can also be seen alone or in groups, and
it is wonderful that it loves communication with humans, and it is also
long-lived, so that some live for more than 100 years
The spotted tortoise should eat a varied diet of leafy greens and greens; such as peas and fruits, in addition to meat, and they do not need large spaces, while they need good lighting and warmth
