How to Maintain Turtles Brazil

Brazil turtle is one of the turtles that have been popular water maintained. Brazil tortoise is also known as turtle red-ear slider or Latin trachemys scripta elegans In this maintenance sheet, general maintenance will be discussed for this species. Search / further research is essential to build the best treatment plan for the species raised.

Maintenance Courts (Indoor)

Forms of accommodation in the most useful room is an aquarium. Chicks for turtles, recommended water depth of 7.5 cm to 15 cm with rocks rocks to dry areas for basking. Appropriate tank size for chicks is 60 cm or 75 cm x 30 cm. When the turtle had grown large, their habitat should be replaced even greater. Turtles Brazil are good swimmers so water depth is not an important factor when they mature. Depth of 20 cm to 60 cm enough for the turtle between 10 cm and adult turtles.

Water

Water quality is very important for water turtles. Many problems that occur in water turtles can be avoided if the keepers use a bit of time and money to design and purchase a filter system for turtles. For the adult turtle, we recommend to use the filter canister (canister) because they are easy to clean and provide the quality of a good water filter. Turtle chicks may be a bit difficult because the water is shallow. Therefore powerhead sponge filter or filters can be used for shallow water. Change the water often becomes a necessity or obligation.

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Reflector lamps should be used as a drying facility (basking). This reflector should be positioned to provide a basking spot at 32 degrees Celsius in one habitat area. Habitat should also be equipped with full spectrum fluorescent light to provide UVB. UVB source is necessary for the synthesis of vitamin D3 that is required for calcium metabolism. Mercury Vapor lamps can also be used to meet the need for warmth and UV rays. Water plants or plastic plants are encouraged to provide a sense of security and hiding places.

Outer House Maintenance (Outdoor)

Anti-predator habitat provides various advantages over indoor accommodations and should be considered as an option in the warm weather.

Swimming can be made in a safe environment to make a habitat out of the house more comfortable. A larger pool could use a filter to provide a spectacular place for your turtle.

Food

Be careful not to feed too much. For adult turtle feeding is recommended only 2 to 3 times a week and every day or every two days for the turtle chicks are growing fast. The slider will consuming vegetables, green vegetables such as green mustard, turnip greens, dandelion, spinach, carrots, zucchini and water plants such as duckweed, water lettuce, etc. hyacint water. They also consume insects, worms, and fish. Many turtles food commercially available in the market has become a very good food for the slider turtle.

Supplements

Additional calcium supplementation is very important. Calcium powder can be sprinkled on food. Maintenance is recommended to use calcium supplements with vitamin D3 if the animal be kept in the room (indoor) and calcium without vitamin D3 if kept outside the home (outdoor). Provision of cuttle bone (cuttlefish bone) is also recommended to be eaten up.