Yellow-headed temple turtle (confirmed introduction)

The yellow-headed temple turtle The body size is relatively large, and it is often found that the weight of wild temple turtles is less than 20 kilograms. The price of temple turtles is not expensive. Nowadays, many artificially bred individuals have appeared on the market, providing convenience for temple turtle enthusiasts. The temple turtle is currently a conservation animal.

The temple turtle, the watermelon turtle and the giant marsh turtle are known as the "three torrent turtles" with the largest size in Asia. Wild yellow-headed temple turtles are difficult to raise, and it is not recommended to raise them with strangers. Currently on the market, second-generation artificial seedlings are relatively easy to raise and can be tried.

Chinese name: Yellow-headed Temple Turtle

Latin Great name:Hieremysannandalei

English name:Yellow-headed temple turtle

Alternate names:Temple turtle, yellow-headed turtle

Kingdom:Animal kingdom

Phylum:Chordata

Class: Creeping Class

Order: Turtles

Family: Telaeidae

Genus: Oriental Chelonia

Food habits:Eat plant-based feed

Geographical distribution:Distributed in Thailand , Cambodia, Malaysia.

Customs: Live in rivers, lakes and streams.

Growth method: Oviparous

Female identification: Male abdomen The center of the nail is concave, the tail is thick and long; the female's plastron is flat, the anal opening is closer to the posterior edge of the plastron, and the tail is short.

Living habits: Live in rivers, lakes and streams. Can live in sea water for a short time and eat plant food.

Rearing equipment: Temple. Turtles do not have strict requirements for housing equipment. All kinds of ponds are acceptable, but they must be arranged in a "water and land" layout, that is, there must be a water part in a pond and a resting part on the ground.

Feeding and control: Lagging temple turtles rarely squirm. They usually retract their heads into their shells. They squirm more in the evening or at night. They will utter " A gasping sound.

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