Giant snapping turtle (confirmed introduction)
The giant snapping turtle is also called the true snapping turtle. It is a relatively cruel species of turtle, and it is often not mixed with other species of turtles. Moreover, snapping turtles are easy to raise, grow quickly, and accumulate meat quickly, so many people call them meat turtles. Used for butchering and eating meat.
True snapping turtles are mainly scattered around Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas in the United States. Giant snapping turtles can be found in most areas of Mississippi, southern Alabama, and the swamp areas of Georgia and Florida. However, the artificial development of giant snapping turtles is more difficult, and there are currently no successful records.
Latin name:Macroclemystemminckii
Alias:< /strong>Large alligator turtle, hump turtle, snapping turtle.
Classification position: Alligator snapping turtles, genus Alligator snapping turtles.
Dispersed: Central and southern United States, Mississippi River in North America, Georgia.
Living habits: Like to live in rivers, ditches, lakes, swamps and deep ponds with aquatic plants and silt at the bottom.
Growth temperature: Strong adaptability, can survive in water temperatures of 3~45℃.
Recreational: Aquatic and terrestrial turtles.
Food habits: Omnivorous turtles that mainly feed on animal feed. In nature, they forage for frogs, snakes, insects, and shrimps. , crabs, shellfish, fish, aquatic plants, etc. artificially raisedUnder certain conditions, eat fish, lean meat, waterfowl offal and some vegetable leaves, and also feed some mixed feed.
Individual size: Large in size, the length of the carapace can reach 75~80 cm.
Identification of males and females:The female turtle has a rounder body, a short and slightly thin tail, and the cloaca is located within the edge of the carapace; the male turtle has The body is larger and has a longer tail, except that the cloaca is located on the edge of the carapace.
Growth characteristics: February to July is the growth season every year, and 8 to 50 eggs are often laid. Egg white spherical shape, 30~51 mm in diameter. The incubation period is 100~140 days.
Polyculture or not: Polyculture is not allowed.
Difficulty of raising:Easy.
Special requirements: Like to stay in a place with a water depth of 1~1.5 meters.
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