Buying a tortoise in a pet store, you think you are buying a pet. In fact, the Central Asian land tortoise will always remain a wild reptile. Only a small part is able to reproduce outside of the will. Many individuals who have been moved from their natural habitat to a home environment are getting used to the new environment for months.
Central Asian turtle: content
This species is overland and digs burrows in its homeland, and actively moves only a couple of months. That is why the content of the Central Asian turtle involves the acquisition of a spacious terrarium. In a good spacious terrarium with competent care your pet can live for many years. How long does the Central Asian turtle live? Most often you can count on 15 years of life for your pet. Although the range of life of a reptile is from 5 to 40 years, rarely they live more than 15.
Often, the owners of the turtle quietly let her walk around the apartment. But this is not the safest option, because at night you can simply not notice the pet and step on it. In addition, a reptile can catch a cold if it accidentally stays in a draft. The Central Asian land turtle retains its instinct for digging for life and digging it will be everything that it will get in the way: your carpet, garbage, other small items.
Terrarium for Central Asian turtles
Be sure to install a lamp in the "house" of your pet so that you can get warm. The temperature should vary between + 25-35 ° C. The terrarium should be spacious enough. It is better to give preference to a rectangular shape. For one resident there will be enough volume from 60 to 100 liters. Note: the width of the terrarium must be three times the width of the turtle itself. Many individuals at home will not give up water. Some even take a bath. When installing drinkers and trays for the turtle, make sure to tamp them in the ground. Then the edges of the container will not press on the neck. If you decide to install a bathroom, you need to do this according to all the rules. The water level should not exceed half the height of the reptile's shell. Take care of a special ladder to make it easier to get out of the pallet. Water should be kept at room temperature. A couple of times a month you can invite your pet to take a warm bath. This well stimulates the cleaning of the intestines and improves appetite.
Care for the Central Asian turtle
To ensure good care for your Central Asian turtle, you need to carefully monitor its nutrition. The diet should include finely chopped mixtures of greens, vegetables and fruits. You can buy special petroleum additives in the pet store. In the summer, you can treat your pet with dandelions, clover, plantain and lawn grass. The turtle will not refuse the berries of strawberries, raspberries or blackberries. What to feed the Central Asian turtle in the winter? in the pet store you will be offered special food. The diet should consist of greens on 70%, from fruit on 25%, and the rest should cover albuminous, vitamin and mineral additives.
In no case can the tortoise be given the following products: citrus peel, milk, black bread, canned and dried pet food, porridge or other products from your table. Try to limit the consumption of cucumbers, grapes, onions with garlic, asparagus, minced meat, spicy greens.
How to determine the gender of the Central Asian turtle?
You will be able to correctly determine the sex of the turtle only after it is at least six years old. The length
Consider the abdominal part of the shell. In males, this part is concave, which makes it more convenient to fit on the convex armor of the female during mating. In females the abdominal part is flat, the tail is short. The cloaca is located near the very end of the carapace. The male's tail is much thicker and longer. The cloaca in them has a longitudinal strip. The tail of the male often bends to the ground, and the female is small and just sticks out, in shape resembles an asterisk.