Brazilian Painted Turtle Breeding Technology

The area of ​​a new turtle pond is generally 100-500 square meters, and the water depth is kept at about 80-120 centimeters. 1.The stocking density is generally 3-5 parent turtles, adult turtles 10-15 and hatchlings2.The feeding feeds are mainly animal feeds such as small fish and shrimps, snail meat, earthworms, animal offal, etc., both raw and cooked, with a small amount of grains, fruits and other plant feeds, adding a variety of vitamins and trace elements. Reproduction
The laying time of Brazilian painted turtles is generally between 6 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. First lay 3-5 centimeters thick fine stones on the bottom of the pool, then put 3 centimeters thick wet sand, bury the geothermal heating wire in the sand, then dig out the eggs laid the next day and arrange them on the sand in order, with the white spots facing upward; the spacing is 1 centimeters, and cover the eggs 60-80 days to hatch. If conditions permit, the turtles can be moved into a small indoor pond to overwinter. Each square meter can contain about 30 turtles weighing 500 grams.