Is the ink turtle a deep-water turtle or a shallow-water turtle?

The ink turtle is a shallow water turtle.

This turtle is actually a male Chinese grass turtle. Mock turtles live in water, but they need shallow water to raise them. If the water level is too deep, it may suffocate. Keeping the ink turtle needs to prepare some stepping stones to make it surface for air. If the water level is too low, the tortoise will upset its stomach carelessly, and the buoyancy in the water is not enough, and the tortoise may be drowned. Therefore, the water level of the soft-shelled turtle should be appropriate, the small soft-shelled turtle can be submerged in the turtle shell, and the water depth of the big soft-shelled turtle can be 10-20cm.

The water level of soft-shelled turtle should be appropriate. If the water is too deep, turtles may suffocate. If the water is too shallow, it is inconvenient for the tortoise to turn over, and it may be suffocated by sunburn. The definition of shallow water generally means that the turtle shell is submerged by water, at most one or two centimeters more than the turtle shell, so that the turtle can raise its head and stretch its neck to breathe air, which is safer and the turtle is not easy to suffocate.

Life habits of ink turtle

Ink turtle is a semi-aquatic and semi-terrestrial reptile. Mainly inhabit rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and other waters. Trapped in water during the day. When it is hot in summer, they look for shade in droves. Gentle temperament, do not fight with each other. When the enemy is injured or frightened, the head, limbs and tail are retracted into the shell.

The ink turtle is an omnivorous animal. It feeds on animals, insects, worms, small fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, tender leaves of plants, duckweed, melon skin, wheat grains, rice and weed seeds. It has strong hunger tolerance and will not starve to death if it is not eaten for several months.

The ink turtle is a temperature-changing animal. When the water temperature is below 10℃, hibernate in the mud at the bottom of the water or in the covered loose soil. The hibernation period generally lasts from 1 1 to April of the following year. When the water temperature rises to 15℃, the cave will move. Water temperature 18-20℃ to start feeding. Afraid of high temperature above 20℃, hiding in deep cement.